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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2021: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Today's award is Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series!

Check out the nominees and winner from 2020!

This year's nominees are:

NAOMI ACKIE as Alicia in Master of None (Netflix)













ANNA BARYSHNIKOV as Lavinia Dickinson in Dickinson (Apple TV+)













LECY GORANSON as Becky Conner-Healy in The Conners (ABC)











RACHEL HILSON as Mia Brooks in Love, Victor (Hulu)











ZOSIA MAMET as Ani Mouradian in The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)













BUSY PHILIPPS as Summer Dutkowsky in Girls5Eva (Peacock)











MAEVE PRESS as Genevieve in Everything's Gonna Be Okay (Freeform)












HANNAH WADDINGHAM as Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)












And the Winner Is...
HANNAH WADDINGHAM
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
As ice queen Rebecca, Hannah Waddingham was the perfect foil for the optimistic title character. She also went on quite a journey over the course of the season. It would be easy for the character of Rebecca to just come across as an unlikeable jerk early on but Hannah Waddingham's portrayal made her much more complicated and nuanced. Because of Waddingham's portrayal, the transformation of Rebecca over the course of the season was more believable and more satisfying. While playing a character working against the very likable main character for most of the season, Waddingham was still able to endear herself to the audience and also had a lot of great lines. Ted Lasso doesn't just work because of its title character, it works because of the ensemble and Hannah Waddingham was a large part of that.

Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:
This was an eclectic group of nominees. Naomi Ackie was the best part about Master of None's odd third season with a non-comedic but effective performance of a woman going through IVF. Lecy Goranson was overshadowed in the early days of The Conners but has since become the show's MVP. Rachel Hilson is a really strong actress on both Love, Victor and This is Us and I would like to see her topline a show in the near future. Anna Baryshnikov was the funniest part of the second season of Dickinson as her character became a much more visible presence. Zosia Mamet was the best of the many supporting actresses on The Flight Attendant with some very funny dialogue. Maeve Press is a very underrated talent on Everything's Gonna Be Okay and had some stellar moments in the second season. And finally, Busy Philipps was so ridiculous but so likable on Girls5Eva.

Tomorrow: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series!
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