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I hope you enjoyed my month of awards! Check back here regularly starting September 7 for a revamped blog with new daily features. Here's a recap of all the awards, check below this post for each individual award post! Outstanding Drama Series: The Morning Show (Apple TV+) Outstanding Comedy Series: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series: Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)   Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Steve Carell, The Morning Show (Apple TV+) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Ted Danson, The Good Place (NBC) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series: Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series: Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice (Showtime) Outstanding Supporting Actress in...

This is the final award, Outstanding Drama Series! The nominees are: THE CROWN (Netflix) EUPHORIA (HBO) THE MORNING SHOW (Apple TV+) OZARK (Netflix) POSE (FX) SUCCESSION (HBO) THIS IS US (NBC) And the Winner Is... THE MORNING SHOW Apple TV+ This was a tough choice for me and one I spent a lot of time thinking about because I don't think any of these shows were perfect but they were all so good. I ultimately went with the one that kept me most engrossed through the whole season and that was The Morning Show , which also built momentum as the season went along. I know it had its share of critics when it premiered (accompanied by an insane amount of hype) but I had the luxury of watching it months later. Maybe it was lower expectations based on what I had heard, but it far exceeded my expectations. The show could so easily have been all about catfights between Jennifer Ani...

Today's award is Outstanding Comedy Series! The nominees are: BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (NBC) THE CONNERS (ABC) DEAD TO ME (Netflix) HIGH FIDELITY (Hulu) THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (Amazon) MIXED-ISH (ABC) NEVER HAVE I EVER (Netflix) SUPERSTORE (NBC) And the Winner Is... THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL Amazon I'm sure this winner won't surprise you if you've been following the nominations and winners so far. I thought season three of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was excellent in every way. After a second season that sort of lost its way after the great Catskills arc, I thought taking Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) on the road for season three was a wonderful idea. It gave the show a breath of fresh air, some fun new characters and stunning visuals. I wasn't sure about building up Jane Lynch's character but that ended up being a stroke of brilliance as Lync...

We've gotten to the big ones! Today's award is Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series! The nominees are: DEFENDING JACOB (Apple TV+) LITTLE AMERICA (Apple TV+) LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE (Hulu) THE LOUDEST VOICE (Showtime) MRS. AMERICA (FX on Hulu) UNBELIEVABLE (Netflix) And the Winner Is... MRS. AMERICA FX on Hulu This was probably the toughest decision of all the awards for me with so many worthy contenders that are so different, they are hard to compare. After a lot of thought, my winner is Mrs. America , which had it all. The story was compelling and unique, the acting was top notch, the technical design was beautiful. Most importantly, it had a really distinct voice. Sure, the casting was incredible if you look at pictures of the real life figures in the ERA debate, but every performance went so far beyond just an imitation. The story was told in such an interesting way from d...

Today's award is Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series! The nominees are: JENNIFER ANISTON as Alex Levy in The Morning Show (Apple TV+) OLIVIA COLMAN as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown (Netflix) LAURA LINNEY as Wendy Byrde in Ozark (Netflix) MANDY MOORE as Rebecca Pearson in This is Us (NBC) MJ RODRIGUEZ as Blanca Rodriguez in Pose (FX) REESE WITHERSPOON as Bradley Jackson in The Morning Show (Apple TV+) ZENDAYA as Rue Bennett in Euphoria (HBO) And the Winner Is... JENNIFER ANISTON The Morning Show (Apple TV+) In another very competitive category for actresses, Jennifer Aniston takes the award for her acclaimed turn on the first season of The Morning Show . Regardless of what you think about The Morning Show , I think it should be pretty clear that this one of Aniston's best projects in a long time, perhaps since Friends . She was captivating as Alex Levy. She ...

Today's award is Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series! The nominees are: CHRISTINA APPLEGATE as Jen Harding in Dead to Me (Netflix) KRISTEN BELL as Eleanor Shellstrop in The Good Place (NBC) RACHEL BROSNAHAN as Midge Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) AIDY BRYANT as Annie Easton in Shrill (Hulu) LINDA CARDELLINI as Judy Hale in Dead to Me (Netflix) ZOE KRAVITZ as Robyn Brooks in High Fidelity (Hulu) JANE LEVY as Zoey in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) MAITREYI RAMAKRISHNAN as Devi in Never Have I Ever (Netflix) And the Winner Is... RACHEL BROSNAHAN The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) The actress categories are tough this year but my award goes to the titular character in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel . Mrs. Maisel is smartly written and beautifully directed, and it has a tremendous supporting cast (as evidenced by my nominations). Bu...

Today's award is Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series! The nominees are: CATE BLANCHETT as Phyllis Schlafly in Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) KAITLYN DEVER as Marie Adler in Unbelievable (Netflix) KRISTINE FROSETH as Alaska Young in Looking For Alaska (Hulu) KERRY WASHINGTON as Mia Warren in Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) MERRITT WEVER as Detective Karen Duvall in Unbelievable (Netflix) REESE WITHERSPOON as Elena Richardson in Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) And the Winner Is... CATE BLANCHETT Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) This was a STACKED category but also a fairly easily decision because I think Cate Blanchett may have given the performance of the year. There's nothing easy about playing a lead character based on a real life figure and seen as a villain by not only many other characters on the show but also by at least half the audience. And yet, being the lead, she al...

Today's category is Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series! The nominees are: JASON BATEMAN as Marty Byrde in Ozark (Netflix) STERLING K. BROWN as Randall Pearson in This is Us (NBC) STEVE CARELL as Mitch Kessler in The Morning Show (Apple TV+) BRIAN COX as Logan Roy in Succession (HBO) JUSTIN HARTLEY as Kevin Pearson in This is Us (NBC) BILLY PORTER as Pray Tell in Pose (FX) JEREMY STRONG as Kendall Roy in Succession (HBO) And the Winner Is... STEVE CARELL The Morning Show (Apple TV+) I will admit, I am a big fan of Steve Carell. Michael Scott is my all time favorite TV character. But I wouldn't give this award to him just because I like him or past roles. He was excellent in The Morning Show  in a role that was very difficult. Playing the "Matt Lauer" role, Carell had to be both the charming and charismatic TV personality that America woke up with...

Today's award is Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series! The nominees are: ANTHONY ANDERSON as Andre Johnson in Black-ish (ABC) TED DANSON as Michael in The Good Place (NBC) MICHAEL DOUGLAS as Sandy Kominsky in The Kominsky Method (Netflix) JOHN GOODMAN as Dan Conner in The Conners (ABC) BEN PLATT as Payton Hobart in The Politician (Netflix) ANDY SAMBERG as Jake Peralta in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC) DAX SHEPARD as Mike in Bless This Mess (ABC) RAMY YOUSSEF as Ramy in Ramy (Hulu) And the Winner Is... TED DANSON The Good Place (NBC) This was an interesting category because there are many veteran actors in here (only one was part of a brand new show). I'm not sure any of them had their best season ever but they were all rock solid and strong. I went with Ted Danson for his final season of The Good Place . Danson is a TV legend and has made each part his ow...