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Today's award is Outstanding Technical Design of a Drama Series! Past Awards in This Category:  2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 This year's nominees are... THE BEAR (FX/Hulu) EUPHORIA (HBO) THE LOWDOWN (FX) THE MADISON (Paramount+) THE PITT (HBO Max) PLURIBUS (Apple TV) TASK (HBO) And the Winner Is... PLURIBUS Apple TV Pluribus was such a unique show and that included its technical style. There were parts of it that had the trappings of a post-apocalyptic drama but it also was a sunnier and in some ways even eerier version of that because of the premise of the show. The show was very distinctly set in Vince Gilligan's beloved New Mexico and used that location to its advantage with the wide open spaces and of course the cul-de-sac. There was also some incredible technical work from the hive whenever they were doing something in concert with each other (such as leaving when they needed space from Carol). It was ...

The first award is Outstanding Technical Design of a Limited/Anthology Series! This award considers all technical elements of a show including sets, costumes, and cinematography.  Past Awards in This Category:  2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 This year's nominees are... BEEF (Netflix) DEATH BY LIGHTNING (Netflix) DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY (Peacock) HALF MAN (HBO) JURY DUTY PRESENTS: COMPANY RETREAT (Prime Video) LOVE STORY (FX) And the Winner Is... DEATH BY LIGHTNING Netflix The limited series Death by Lightning captured a time and story in American history that doesn't get the attention that many other eras get. And the show masterfully captured the 1880s. Despite being filmed overseas (what isn't these days), the show had a unique look that made the story feel fresh and not like a stodgy period piece. Not to mention the costumes and beards! The most impressive scenes were in the convention hall. Whi...

Here are the nominees for the Comedy Series categories! Check out past nominees in this field:  2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 There are 29 eligible shows I watched at least four episodes of. Since that falls between 21-30, my rule is seven nominees per category. The eligible series in alphabetical order are: Abbott Elementary (ABC),  Adults (FX), American Classic (MGM+), Best Medicine (FOX), Big Mistakes (Netflix), Chad Powers (Hulu), The Chair Company (HBO), DMV (CBS), English Teacher (FX), The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC), The Four Seasons (Netflix), Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (CBS), Ghosts (CBS), Hacks (HBO Max), I Love LA (HBO), Loot (Apple TV), A Man on the Inside (Netflix), Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV), Nobody Wants This (Netflix), Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), The Paper (Peacock), Platonic (Apple TV), Rooster (HBO), Shrinking (Apple TV), St. Denis Medi...

Here are the nominees for the Drama Series categories! Check out past nominees in this field:  2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 There are 24 eligible shows I watched at least four episodes of. Since that falls between 21-30, my rule is seven nominees per category. The eligible series in alphabetical order are: 9-1-1 (ABC), The Bear (FX/Hulu),  Boston Blue (CBS), Chicago Fire (NBC), Chicago Med (NBC), Criminal Minds: Evolution (CBS), The Diplomat (Netflix), Elsbeth (CBS), Euphoria (HBO), High Potential (ABC), The Hunting Wives (Netflix), Landman (Paramount+), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), The Lowdown (FX), The Madison (Paramount+), Matlock (CBS), Memory of a Killer (FOX), The Morning Show (Apple TV), Paradise (Hulu), The Pitt (HBO Max), Pluribus (Apple TV), Smoke (Apple TV), The Summer I Turned Pretty (Prime Video), Task (HBO) And the Nominees Are... Outstanding Drama Series The Bear (FX/Hulu) The Diplomat (N...

Here are the nominees for Limited/Anthology Series categories! These are shows that are either designed for limited runs or that run as an anthology season by season or episode by episode. Check out past nominees in this field:   2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 There are 16 eligible shows I watched at least four episodes of. Since that falls between 11-20, my rule is six nominees per category. The eligible series in alphabetical order are: Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (Netflix), All Her Fault (Peacock), The Beast in Me (Netflix), Beef (Netflix), Death By Lightning (Netflix), Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock), DTF St. Louis (HBO), The Girlfriend (Prime Video), Half Man (HBO), Imperfect  Women (Apple TV), Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video), Love Story (FX), Murdaugh: Death in the Family (Hulu), Vanished (MGM+), Vladimir (Netflix), Wayward (Netflix) And the Nominees Are.....

For a seventh annual year, I will be presenting an extended end of season awards show. It will have some similarities to the Emmys in terms of categories and eligibility but will of course be completely based on my preferences and what I have watched.  Here are the rules for eligibility: - Shows had to have aired the majority of its season between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026. - A show is considered eligible if I watched at least four episodes of it. Many of them I have watched the full season, but four episodes is the cutoff for eligibility. - I am making my own calls for whether an actor/actress fits into a leading or supporting category as well as genre categories (comedy, drama, limited/anthology). That will often align with Emmy categorizations but that is not always the case. For example, I am classifying  The Bear  as a drama and Hannah Einbinder as a Lead Actress for  Hacks . - A limited series is any series that was designed to be close-ended. An antho...