BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2026: The Limited/Anthology Series Nominees

Here are the nominees for Limited/Anthology Series categories! These are shows that are either designed for limited runs or that run as an anthology season by season or episode by episode.

Check out past nominees in this field:  2025   2024   2023   2022   2021   2020

There are 16 eligible shows I watched at least four episodes of. Since that falls between 11-20, my rule is six nominees per category.

The eligible series in alphabetical order are: Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (Netflix), All Her Fault (Peacock), The Beast in Me (Netflix), Beef (Netflix), Death By Lightning (Netflix), Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock), DTF St. Louis (HBO), The Girlfriend (Prime Video), Half Man (HBO), Imperfect Women (Apple TV), Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video), Love Story (FX), Murdaugh: Death in the Family (Hulu), Vanished (MGM+), Vladimir (Netflix), Wayward (Netflix)

And the Nominees Are...

Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series
Beef (Netflix)
Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Half Man (HBO)
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video)
Love Story (FX)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination in this category for Beef, which was nominated in 2023.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series
Olivia Cooke, The Girlfriend (Prime Video)
Carey Mulligan, Beef (Netflix)
Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story (FX)
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault (Peacock)
Kerry Washington, Imperfect Women (Apple TV)
Robin Wright, The Girlfriend (Prime Video)

Notes on Nominees: Fourth overall nomination for Sarah Snook, who won Lead Actress in a Drama for Succession in 2023. Second nomination in this category for Kerry Washington, who was nominated in 2020 for Little Fires Everywhere.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series
Jamie Bell, Half Man (HBO)
Michael Chernus, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Richard Gadd, Half Man (HBO)
Oscar Isaac, Beef (Netflix)
Matthew Macfadyen, Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Michael Shannon, Death by Lightning (Netflix)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination in this category (and third overall) for Richard Gadd, who was nominated in 2024 for Baby Reindeer. Second nomination in this category (and fourth overall) for Matthew Macfadyen. He was nominated in this category for Quiz in 2020 and won Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Succession in 2023. Second nomination in this category for Michael Shannon, who was nominated for George & Tammy in 2023.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series
Grace Gummer, Love Story (FX)
Stephanie Hodge, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video)
Kate Mara, Imperfect Women (Apple TV)
Emily Pendergast, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video)
Cailee Spaeny, Beef (Netflix)
Youn Yuh-jung, Beef (Netflix)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination for Kate Mara, who was nominated for Lead Actress in Limited/Anthology in 2021 for A Teacher. Second nomination for Youn Yuh-jung, who was nominated for Supporting Actress in a Drama in 2022 for Pachinko.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series
Alex Bonifer, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video)
Stuart Campbell, Half Man (HBO)
David Harbour, DTF St. Louis (HBO)
Charles Melton, Beef (Netflix)
Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Shea Whigham, Death by Lightning (Netflix)

Notes on Nominees: Third overall nomination for Nick Offerman, who won for Guest Actor in a Drama Series for The Last of Us in 2023.

Outstanding Directing of a Limited/Anthology Series
Alexandra Brodski, Half Man "Episode 2" (HBO)
Steven Conrad, DTF St. Louis (HBO)
Anthony Hemingway, Love Story "Search and Recovery" (FX)
Matt Ross, Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Jake Szymanski, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video)
Lee Sung Jin, Beef "Oh, the Comfort, the Inexpressable Comfort" (Netflix)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination in this category for Matt Ross, who was nominated in 2022 for Gaslit. 

Outstanding Writing of a Limited/Anthology Series
Steven Conrad, DTF St. Louis (HBO)
Isis Davis & Smita Bhide, The Girlfriend "Episode 4" (Prime Video)
Richard Gadd, Half Man (HBO)
Mike Makowsky, Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Kim Rosenstock, Love Story "Battery Park" (FX)
Lee Sung Jin and Anna Ouyang Moench & Greg Hong, Beef "The Increasing Flimsiness of Any Certainties About the Future" (Netflix)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination this year for Steven Conrad, Richard Gadd (fourth overall) and Lee Sung Jin. Second nomination in this category for Kim Rosenstock, who won last year for Dying For Sex. Second nomination for Anna Ouyang Moench, who was nominated last year for Severance.

Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series
Lisa Gilroy, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video)
Jessica Harper, Love Story (FX)
Zeljko Ivanek, Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Ian Roberts, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video)
Naomi Watts, Love Story (FX)
Constance Zimmer, Love Story (FX)

Notes on Nominees: All first-time nominees.

Outstanding Technical Design of a Limited/Anthology Series
Beef (Netflix)
Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Half Man (HBO)
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video)
Love Story (FX)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination in this category for Beef, which was nominated in 2023.

Nominations
9 nominations: Beef, Death by Lightning, Love Story
8 nominations: Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
7 nominations: Half Man
3 nominations: Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy, DTF St. Louis, The Girlfriend
2 nominations: Imperfect Women
1 nomination: All Her Fault
0 nominations: Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, The Beast in Me, Murdaugh: Death in the Family, Vanished, Vladimir, Wayward

Tomorrow: The Drama Series nominees!

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