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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2025: Outstanding Technical Design of a Comedy Series

Today's award is Outstanding Technical Design of a Comedy Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2024   2023   2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...










BAD MONKEY (Apple TV+)
ETOILE (Prime Video)
THE FOUR SEASONS (Netflix)
HACKS (Max)
THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES (HBO)
THE STUDIO (Apple TV+)
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (FX)

And the Winner Is...
THE STUDIO
Apple TV+
The Studio was up and down in terms of quality for me with some high highs and low lows, but there's no denying that it was one of the most visually interesting shows of the year. With a very distinct filming style and vision, the show captured Los Angeles and evoked old Hollywood even though it was set in the present day. The show also famously did "oners" frequently including an entire episode that was done in one shot. While that is getting to be a bit gimmicky, it was so effectively used here and also sort of parodying the trend so it worked. The show also had to make fake movies and fake movie trailers, it set an episode at the Golden Globes and a two part finale in Vegas, so there was a whole lot involved in this show and it was a really fascinating show to look at.

Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:
Typically, Comedy Series are not as technically dazzling as Drama and Limited series though that has changed to some degree in the streaming era. Bad Monkey expertly captured South Florida with a vibe that really aided the series throughout its first season. It was probably the biggest competitor. Etoile had a ton of ballet and despite the series being a disappointment, it was visually gorgeous. The Four Seasons effectively captured each season in a distinct and memorable way. Hacks continues to be a really well done technical show that took a lot of the season to LA this year. The Righteous Gemstones is always a big and brash show and while they didn't have some of the stunts of previous season, they did have the huge task of the season premiere, set in the 1800s. Finally, What We Do in the Shadows was always a visual treat with its very clever stories and characters and the final season was no different.

Tomorrow: Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series!
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