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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2026: A Look Ahead

For a seventh annual year, I will be presenting an extended end of season awards show. It will have some similarities to the Emmys in terms of categories and eligibility but will of course be completely based on my preferences and what I have watched.  Here are the rules for eligibility: - Shows had to have aired the majority of its season between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026. - A show is considered eligible if I watched at least four episodes of it. Many of them I have watched the full season, but four episodes is the cutoff for eligibility. - I am making my own calls for whether an actor/actress fits into a leading or supporting category as well as genre categories (comedy, drama, limited/anthology). That will often align with Emmy categorizations but that is not always the case. For example, I am classifying  The Bear  as a drama and Hannah Einbinder as a Lead Actress for  Hacks . - A limited series is any series that was designed to be close-ended. An antho...