BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2025: Outstanding Writing of a Limited/Anthology Series

Today's award is Outstanding Writing of a Limited/Anthology Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

This year's nominees are...

SAMANTHA LEVENSHUS, Good American Family "If You Tell a Story Well Enough" (Hulu)

DANIEL PEARLE, Accused "Margot's Story" (FOX)

KIM ROSENSTOCK, Dying For Sex "It's Not That Serious" (FX/Hulu)

MIKE SKERRETT, Accused "Lorraine's Story" (FOX)

JACK THORNE & STEPHEN GRAHAM, Adolescence (Netflix)

MIKE WHITE, The White Lotus (HBO)

And the Winner Is...

KIM ROSENSTOCK

Dying For Sex "It's Not That Serious" (FX/Hulu)

I was a bit mixed on much of the run of Dying For Sex but the final episode really moved me and made the whole serious much more worth it. As Michelle Williams' Molly reached the end stage of her cancer and her life, the finale pulled it all together with a script from Kim Rosenstock that was equal parts heartfelt and humorous. From the Mother-Daughter relationship to the friendship with Jenny Slate's Nikki that was at the core of the series, the episode beautifully captured something so terrible with a very human approach that even included a little bit of hopefulness.

Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:

There were two shows on this list where the entire series was eligible because all the episodes were written by the same person. Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham crafted a tight and tense four episode series that became the sensation that is Adolescence. To cover that much ground in only four episodes is impressive. Mike White is a brilliant writer as we know and he had many great moments of writing in the third season of The White Lotus, but I didn't think it was quite as strong as his writing in the first two seasons. The penultimate episode of Good American Family was a tight and well-written episode that brought the two divergent views of the series together. Finally, two standout episodes of Accused featuring Debra Winger and Felicity Huffman told very compelling and complete stories in just a 44 minute broadcast drama length.

Tomorrow: Outstanding Writing of a Drama Series!

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