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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2025: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

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

Past Awards in This Category: 2024   2023   2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...









LIZA COLON-ZAYAS as Tina Marrero in The Bear (FX/Hulu)
TAYLOR DEARDEN as Dr. Melissa King in The Pitt (Max)
ABBY ELLIOTT as Natalie Berzatto in The Bear (FX/Hulu)
KATHERINE LANASA as Dana Evans in The Pitt (Max)
ALI LARTER as Angela Norris in Landman (Paramount+)
SKYE P. MARSHALL as Olympia Lawrence in Matlock (CBS)
ISABELA MERCED as Dina in The Last of Us (HBO)

And the Winner Is...
KATHERINE LANASA
The Pitt (Max)
The entire ensemble of The Pitt is excellent, but there's one performer on this side of Noah Wyle who stood above the rest. As charge nurse Dana Evans, Katherine LaNasa was everything you'd want a charge nurse to be. She was fully in charge of the ER but also compassionate caring. My son was in the NICU for nearly three months when he was born and I'm sure anyone who has spent a lot of time in a hospital would tell you the nurses are the heart and soul of each wing and LaNasa was the heart and soul of The Pitt. I just have to say after her possible exit was teased at the end of the season - as much as I love The Pitt, I will be real mad if she's not back for the second season. I think she will be but I just have to say it.

Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:
There were very different types of roles represented in this category. Liza Colon-Zayas had one of the standout episodes of the year in The Bear and while that episode was near perfection, this award was about the body of work across the entire season so it's good enough for a nomination but not the award. Her co-star Abby Elliott is the only returning nominee in this category and got even better in the third season with a standout episode of her own. LaNasa's co-star on The Pitt was a breakout character and got better and better as the season went on with a very interesting portrayal. Skye P. Marshall was solid the whole season of Matlock but had a really good run near the end of the season. Isabela Merced was a revelation in the new season of The Last of Us as a good counter-balance to Bella Ramsey. Finally, Ali Larter gave an absolutely bonkers performance in Landman that has to be appreciated for just how insane it was.

Tomorrow: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series!
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