Monday, July 31, 2023

BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2023: The Recap

I hope you enjoyed my month of awards!

Here's a recap of all the awards, check below this post for each individual award post! Check back in the fall for the resuming of regular blog posts. We'll see exactly what the structure will be and when it will start with the strikes going on and potentially less content than usual so stay tuned!

Past Recaps: 2022   2021   2020

Outstanding Comedy Series: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Outstanding Drama Series: Succession (HBO)
Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series: The White Lotus (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Sarah Snook, Succession (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series: Bel Powley, A Small Light (National Geographic)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Drew Tarver, The Other Two (HBO Max)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Kieran Culkin, Succession (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series: Steve Carell, The Patient (FX/Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series: Meghann Fahy, The White Lotus (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Matthew Mcfadyen, Succession (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series: Richard Jenkins, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)

Outstanding Directing of a Comedy Series: Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel "Four Minutes" (Prime Video)
Outstanding Directing of a Drama Series: Christopher Storer, The Bear "Review" (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding Directing of a Limited/Anthology Series: Mike White, The White Lotus (HBO)

Outstanding Writing of a Comedy Series: Jordan Temple, Abbott Elementary "Educator of the Year" (ABC)
Outstanding Writing of a Drama Series: Jesse Armstrong, Succession "Connor's Wedding" (HBO)
Outstanding Writing of a Limited/Anthology Series: Taffi Brodesser-Akner, Fleishman is in Trouble "The Liver" (FX/Hulu)

Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Comedy Series: Adrien Brody, Poker Face (Peacock)
Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Drama Series: Nick Offerman, The Last of Us (HBO)
Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series: Stacy Rose, Little America (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Technical Design of a Comedy Series: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Outstanding Technical Design of a Drama Series: The Last of Us (HBO)
Outstanding Technical Design of a Limited/Anthology Series: The White Lotus (HBO)

Nominations by Show
14 nominations: Succession
12 nominations: The Last of Us
10 nominations: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Poker Face
9 nominations: The White Lotus
8 nominations: Abbott Elementary, Fleishman is in Trouble, Ted Lasso
7 nominations: The Crown, Schmigadoon!
6 nominations: The Bear, Beef
5 nominations: For All Mankind, The Handmaid's Tale, A League of Their Own, Only Murders in the Building
4 nominations: Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Love & Death, The Night Agent, The Other Two, A Small Light
3 nominations: Accused, Barry, Little America, The Patient, What We Do in the Shadows
2 nominations: 1923, Daisy Jones & The Six, The Diplomat, Five Days at Memorial, George & Tammy, The Good Fight, Lucky Hank, Somebody Somewhere, Tiny Beautiful Things
1 nomination: American Auto, Black Bird, Criminal Minds: Evolution, Dead to Me, Dear Edward, Ghosts, Hello Tomorrow!, P-Valley, Shrinking, UnPrisoned, White House Plumbers
0 nominations: 9-1-1, Alaska Daily, American Horror Stories, Blue Bloods, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, The Company You Keep, A Friend of the Family, Kindred, The Last Thing He Told Me, Law & Order: SVU, The Old Man, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Quantum Leap, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Tulsa King, The Watcher, Yellowjackets

Nominations by Platform
41 nominations: HBO
29 nominations: Apple TV+
24 nominations: Netflix
17 nominations: FX/Hulu, Prime Video
13 nominations: Hulu
10 nominations: Peacock
8 nominations: ABC, HBO Max
5 nominations: Paramount+
4 nominations: National Geographic
3 nominations: FOX, FX
2 nominations: AMC, Showtime
1 nomination: CBS, NBC, Starz

Wins by Show
5 wins: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Succession
4 wins: The White Lotus
2 wins: Abbott Elementary, The Last of Us
1 win: The Bear, The Crown, Fleishman is in Trouble, Little America, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, The Other Two, The Patient, Poker Face, A Small Light

Wins by Platform
11 wins: HBO
5 wins: Prime Video
3 wins: FX/Hulu
2 wins: ABC, Netflix
1 win: Apple TV+, HBO Max, National Geographic, Peacock

See you in the fall!

Sunday, July 30, 2023

BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2023: Outstanding Comedy Series

It's time for the final award - Outstanding Comedy Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (ABC)













GHOSTS (CBS)











THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (Prime Video)















THE OTHER TWO (HBO Max)











POKER FACE (Peacock)












SCHMIGADOON! (Apple TV+)













TED LASSO (Apple TV+)













WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (FX)













And the Winner Is...

Saturday, July 29, 2023

BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2023: Outstanding Drama Series

Today's award is Outstanding Drama Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...

THE BEAR (FX/Hulu)











THE CROWN (Netflix)











FOR ALL MANKIND (Apple TV+)










THE HANDMAID'S TALE (Hulu)













THE LAST OF US (HBO)











THE NIGHT AGENT (Netflix)













SUCCESSION (HBO)













And the Winner Is...

Friday, July 28, 2023

BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2023: Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series

We are at the big three awards! Today's award is for Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...

BEEF (Netflix)













FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE (FX/Hulu)











LOVE & DEATH (HBO Max)











THE PATIENT (FX/Hulu)













A SMALL LIGHT (National Geographic)













THE WHITE LOTUS (HBO)











And the Winner Is...

Thursday, July 27, 2023

BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2023: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Today's award is Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...

RACHEL BROSNAHAN as Midge Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)











QUINTA BRUNSON as Jeanine Teagues in Abbott Elementary (ABC)













MIREILLE ENOS as Lily Devereaux in Lucky Hank (AMC)











BRIDGET EVERETT as Sam in Somebody Somewhere (HBO)











ANA GASTEYER as Katherine Hastings in American Auto (NBC)











NATASHA LYONNE as Charlie Cale in Poker Face (Peacock)












CECILY STRONG as Melissa Gimble in Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+)











HELENE YORKE as Brooke Dubek in The Other Two (HBO Max)











And the Winner Is...

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2023: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Today's award is Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...

CHRISTINE BARANSKI as Diane Lockhart in The Good Fight (Paramount+)













HELEN MIRREN as Cara Dutton in 1923 (Paramount+)










ELISABETH MOSS as June Osbourne in The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)











BELLA RAMSEY as Ellie Williams in The Last of Us (HBO)













KERI RUSSELL as Ambassador Kate Wyler in The Diplomat (Netflix)











SARAH SNOOK as Shiv Roy in Succession (HBO)













IMELDA STAUNTON as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown (Netflix)











And the Winner Is...

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2023: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series

Today's award is Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...

LIZZY CAPLAN as Libby Epstein in Fleishman is in Trouble (FX/Hulu)











JESSICA CHASTAIN as Tammy Wynette in George & Tammy (Showtime)











KATHRYN HAHN as Clare Pierce in Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu)











ELIZABETH OLSEN as Candy Montgomery in Love & Death (HBO Max)











BEL POWLEY as Miep Gies in A Small Light (National Geographic)













ALI WONG as Amy Lau in Beef (Netflix)











And the Winner Is...

Monday, July 24, 2023

BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2023: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

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

Past Awards in This Category: 2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...

KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY as Josh Skinner in Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+)













DELROY LINDO as Edwin Alexander in UnPrisoned (Hulu)











STEVE MARTIN as Charles-Haden Savage in Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)













KAYVAN NOVAK as Nandor the Relentless in What We Do in the Shadows (FX)











BOB ODENKIRK as William Henry Devereaux Jr. in Lucky Hank (AMC)











MARTIN SHORT as Oliver Putnam in Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)













JASON SUDEIKIS as Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)













DREW TARVER as Cary Dubek in The Other Two (HBO Max)











And the Winner Is...