BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2026: Outstanding Technical Design of a Comedy Series

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

Past Awards in This Category: 2025   2024   2023   2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...














THE FOUR SEASONS (Netflix)
HACKS (HBO Max)
MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES (Apple TV)
NOBODY WANTS THIS (Netflix)
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (Hulu)
SHRINKING (Apple TV)
WIDOW'S BAY (Apple TV)

And the Winner Is...
THE FOUR SEASONS
Netflix
This might seem like an odd choice but there's something I just love about the "vibes" of The Four Seasons and I think a lot of that has to do with the distinct settings for each season. Now through two seasons, they have had very distinct looks for each season. I know that's sort of the point of the show but it's impressive nonetheless. Whether scaling a mountain in the spring, relaxing at the Jersey Shore in the summer, hitting up a cabin in the fall or traveling to Italy in the winter, each pair of episodes was very specific and I felt like I was on the trip with the characters. Italy in particular had a lot of beautiful scenes. Now with the show renewed for a third season, I'm excited to see where they go next.

Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:
While comedies may not always be as flashy, these comedies are all very slick looking shows. Hacks has always been a really visually pretty show and it had a great final episode set in Paris. Only Murders in the Building is always done at an exceptionally high technical level and they really shined in their casino scenes this season. Nobody Wants This and Shrinking are a bit more understated but just really nice looking shows. Margo's Got Money Troubles had some visual flairs, particularly with the cosplay scenes. Finally, the closest competitor was Widow's Bay, which had a lot of impressive homages to classic films and tropes.

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

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