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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2025: Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Comedy Series

Today's award is Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Comedy Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2024   2023   2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...









BRADLEY COOPER as Elijah Gemstone in The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
BRYAN CRANSTON as Griffin Mill in The Studio (Apple TV+)
JIMMY FOWLIE as Daniel in English Teacher (FX)
RON HOWARD as Himself in The Studio (Apple TV+)
ZOE KRAVITZ as Herself in The Studio (Apple TV+)
KUMAIL NANJIANI as Gator Joe in Poker Face (Peacock)
JULIANNE NICHOLSON as Dance Mom in Hacks (Max)

And the Winner Is...
ZOE KRAVITZ
The Studio (Apple TV+)
I wasn't totally sold on Zoe Kravitz in her first appearance (the Golden Globes episode) on The Studio. But by the time she was high out out of her mind at CinemaCon, she had completely won me over with a bonkers performance where she seemed to be having the time of her life. Kravitz has been strong in the past (she was a nominee for me for High Fidelity in 2020) but this seemed to unlock a new side of her. Even in the first episode she was in, she had some good moments as a celebrity who seemed blasé about awards but actually cared as much as everyone else about the Globes. I hope we get to see more of Kravitz in the second season.

Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:
This was a strong group this year. There were two other guest stars from The Studio. Speaking of relishing the crazy, Bryan Cranston seemed to have a great time as a larger than life CEO of a studio while Ron Howard proved he still has the acting chops all these years after he switched over to the director's chair in a very heightened version of himself. Just like Kravitz unleashed something new, so did Kumail Nanjiani in Poker Face. His episode wasn't very good but he was truly ridiculous and fun. There might be a themed of unhinged performances because that also applies to Julianne Nicholson and her turn as the trainwreck that was Dance Mom on Hacks. Jimmy Fowlie had the line reading of the year in a small but memorable part in English Teacher. Finally, Bradley Cooper was the star of The Righteous Gemstones for its very ambitious final season premiere and while the episode didn't completely work for me, Cooper was absolutely fantastic and could have won this award.

Tomorrow: Outstanding Writing of a Limited/Anthology Series!
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