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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2025: The Drama Series Nominees

Here are the nominees for the Drama Series categories!

Check out past nominees in this field: 2024   2023   2022   2021   2020

There are 22 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), Blue Bloods (CBS), Chicago Fire (NBC), Chicago Med (NBC), Criminal Minds: Evolution (Paramount+), The Diplomat (Netflix), Elsbeth (CBS), Forever (Netflix), The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu), High Potential (ABC), Landman (Paramount+), Land of Women (Apple TV+), The Last of Us (HBO), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Matlock (CBS), The Night Agent (Netflix), Paradise (Hulu), The Pitt (Max), Severance (Apple TV+), Silo (Apple TV+), Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV+)

And the Nominees Are...

Outstanding Drama Series
The Bear (FX/Hulu)
The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Landman (Paramount+)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Matlock (CBS)
The Pitt (Max)
Severance (Apple TV+)

Notes on Nominees: Third nomination in this category for The Handmaid's Tale and last year's winner The Bear. Second nomination in this category for The Last of Us and Severance.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, Matlock (CBS)
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Britt Lower, Severance (Apple TV+)
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Carrie Preston, Elsbeth (CBS)
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us (HBO)
Keri Russell, The Diplomat (Netflix)

Notes on Nominees: Third nomination for The Bear (fifth overall) for Ayo Edebiri. Third nomination for Elisabeth Moss. Second nomination for Britt Lower. Carrie Preston, Bella Ramsey and Keri Russell. 

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jon Hamm, Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV+)
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us (HBO)
Adam Scott, Severance (Apple TV+)
Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat (Netflix)
Billy Bob Thornton, Landman (Paramount+)
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Noah Wyle, The Pitt (Max)

Notes on Nominees: Third nomination overall for Jon Hamm, who has also been nominated for The Morning Show and Fargo. Third nomination for Jeremy Allen White. Second nomination for Pedro Pascal, 2022 winner Adam Scott and Rufus Sewell.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Liza Colon-Zayas, The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Taylor Dearden, The Pitt (Max)
Abby Elliott, The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt (Max)
Ali Larter, Landman (Paramount+)
Skye P. Marshall, Matlock (CBS)
Isabela Merced, The Last of Us (HBO)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination for Abby Elliott.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Patrick Ball, The Pitt (Max)
Gerran Howell, The Pitt (Max)
Gabriel Luna, The Last of Us (HBO)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Tramell Tillman, Severance (Apple TV+)
John Turturro, Severance (Apple TV+)
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination for last year's winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Second overall nomination for John Turturro (he won Supporting Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series in 2020 for The Plot Against America). Second overall nomination for Bradley Whitford (he was nominated for Guest Actor or Actress in a Comedy Series for Brooklyn Nine-Nine in 2020).

Outstanding Directing of a Drama Series
Neil Druckmann, The Last of Us "The Price" (HBO)
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear "Napkins" (FX/Hulu)
Glenn Ficarra & John Requa, Paradise "The Day" (Hulu)
Amanda Marsalis, The Pitt "6:00 P.M." (Max)
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale "Execution" (Hulu)
Mark Mylod, The Last of Us "Through the Valley" (HBO)
Ben Stiller, Severance "Woe's Hollow" (Apple TV+)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination for 2022 winner Ben Stiller. Second nomination this year (sixth overall) for Ayo Edebiri. Second nomination this year (fourth overall) for Elisabeth Moss. Third nomination for Mark Mylod, who was nominated twice for directing Succession

Outstanding Writing of a Drama Series
Yahlin Chang, The Handmaid's Tale "Exodus" (Hulu)
Neil Druckmann & Hailey Gross & Craig Mazin, The Last of Us "The Price" (HBO)
R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt "9:00 P.M." (Max)
Anna Ouyang Moench, Severance "Woe's Hollow" (Apple TV+)
Joe Sachs, The Pitt "2:00 P.M." (Max)
Catherine Schetina, The Bear "Napkins" (FX/Hulu)
Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, Matlock "I Was That, Too" (CBS)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination for Yahlin Chang. Second nomination this year for Neil Druckmann, who was also nominated for Directing. Third nomination for Craig Mazin. 

Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress of a Drama Series
Vanessa Bayer, Elsbeth (CBS)
Jon Bernthal, The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Kaitlyn Dever, The Last of Us (HBO)
Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt (Max)
Allison Janney, The Diplomat (Netflix)
Nathan Lane, Elsbeth (CBS)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination for last year's winner Jamie Lee Curtis. Second overall nomination for Vanessa Bayer, who was nominated for Guest Actor or Actress in a Comedy Series in 2022 for Barry. Second overall nomination for Jon Bernthal, who was nominated for Guest Actor or Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series in 2022 for The Bear. Second overall nomination for Kaitlyn Dever, who was nominated for Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series in 2020 for Unbelievable

Outstanding Technical Design of a Drama Series
The Bear (FX/Hulu)
The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Landman (Paramount+)
Land of Women (Apple TV+)
The Last of Us (HBO)
The Pitt (Max)
Severance (Apple TV+)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination in this category for 2023 winner The Last of Us. Third nomination in this category for The Bear. Second nomination in this category for The Handmaid's Tale and Severance

Nominations
11 nominations: The Bear, The Pitt
10 nominations: The Last of Us
8 nominations: Severance
6 nominations: The Handmaid's Tale
4 nominations: Landman, Matlock
3 nominations: The Diplomat, Elsbeth
1 nomination: Land of Women, Paradise, Your Friends and Neighbors
0 nominations: 9-1-1, Blue Bloods, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Criminal Minds: Evolution, Forever, High Potential, Law & Order: SVU, The Night Agent, Silo

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