OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac for (“Don't Be Afraid, Just Start the Tape”) in "INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE"

Jin Ha as Baek Solomon for (“Chapter Nine”) in "PACHINKO"

Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell for (“Jenneke”) in "WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND LIGHT"

Adam Scott as Mark Scout for (“Cold Harbor”) in "SEVERANCE"

David Tennant as Tony, Lord Baddingham for (“Episode 8”) in "RIVALS"

Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch for (“7:00 P.M.”) in "THE PITT"

AND THE WINNER IS:

JACOB ANDERSON AS LOUIS DE POINTE DU LAC FOR ("DON'T BE AFRAID, JUST START THE TAPE") IN "INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE"

This is the first win and third nomination for Jacob Anderson. He was previously nominated as part of the ensemble of Game of Thrones (2014-15). He wins for his performance as Louis de Pointe du Lac on Interview with the Vampire.

Jacob Anderson for such a long time in my mind has been Greyworm on Game of Thrones one of the series many ensemble members who while not provided with the strongest of acting material has stayed with me visually which is why witnessing both seasons of Interview with the Vampire has been incredible as Anderson a charismatic performer has been gifted a part which fully shows his thrilling range.

While I did not nominate Anderson for his great work in the first season as the second season aired last summer and stayed in my mind this past year his even greater work this season was the easy winning choice for me. His Louis whether desperately proclaiming his love, fighting for his life in a theatrical vampire trial or forced to some sort of coffin captivity showed himself a miraculous screen performer and the only right choice for me to make in this stacked category. His characters emotional breakdown in the seasons fifth episode was an especially compelling moment for Anderson and an example that rightfully won him this award.

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Adolescence

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Dying for Sex

The Penguin

Presumed Innocent

Say Nothing

AND THE WINNER IS:

ADOLESCENCE

With this win Adolescence wins three prizes from ten nominations. The series won also won Leading Actor (Grahame) and Directing. It was also nominated for Supporting Actor (Cooper), Supporting Actor (Walters), Supporting Actress (Doherty), Writing, Casting, Cinematography and Editing.

As soon as I pressed play and worked my way quickly through the miraculous four chapters of Adolescence I knew that I was watching a pretty brilliant piece of art. Truly the series becoming a sensation makes absolute sense given the shows incredible production both from a writing perspective and an emotional level. All involved were truly contributing their best work and seemingly will be awarded many times throughout the next couple of months including this major win from me. 

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Cate Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft in "DISCLAIMER"

Tamara Lawrance as Millie-Jean Black in "GET MILLIE BLACK"

Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone in "THE PENGUIN"

Lola Petticrew as Dolours Price in “SAY NOTHING”

Michelle Williams as Molly in "DYING FOR SEX"

Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones in "BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY"

AND THE WINNER IS:

LOLA PETTICREW AS DOLOURS PRICE IN "SAY NOTHING"

This is the first win and nomination for Lola Petticrew. They win for their performance as Dolours Price in Say Nothing.

Ambika had already delivered a breath taking performance as the gentle but ultimately tragic Shruti Acharya last year that who was to know she'd follow it up almost immediately with an even more impressive work as the delightful yet challenging Emma Morley in the Netflix series adaptation of the great novel of the same name. Having only been familiar with the One Day story from the rather unimpressive movie from a decade ago I was unprepared for how riviting this series adaptation would be mostly due to the great power of its central acting couple.

Mod I found especially brilliant able to play the flaws of her character yet never have you the audience not be entirely in love with her. Mod with this two brilliant breakthrough performances looks to be in for a brilliant career in the future. So far she has showcased a dramatic range any actress her age would be lucky to showcase. I for one look forward to the next project starring her.

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller in “ADOLESCENCE”

Jake Gyllenhaal as Rusty Sabich in “PRESUMED INNOCENT”

Brian Tyree Henry as Ray Driscoll in “DOPE THIEF”

Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez in “MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIC MENEDEZ STORY”

Aaron Pierre as Terry Richmond in “REBEL RIDGE”

Josh Andrés Rivera as Aaron Hernandez in "AMERICAN SPORTS STORY"

AND THE WINNER IS:

STEPHEN GRAHAM AS EDDIE MILLER IN "ADOLESCENCE"

This is the first win and fifth nomination for Stephen Graham. He was previously nominated as part of the ensemble of Boardwalk Empire (2012, 14-15). He was also nominated for this year for writing Adolescence (2025). He wins for his performance as the Eddie Miller on Adolescence.

Stephen Grahame personally for me has always been reminiscent of the character actors of the Golden Age of Hollywood film making where I've seen him in a lot of productions where I always know his face yet his name is one i've grown to know because of how reliable he has always been. With Adolescence Grahame a legend of the British film/tv industry has made the strongest impact of his entire career starring and co-creating a series which is so exceptional everyone involved is beyond brilliant.

Grahame in the series plays one of the devastated parents of the series central family with each chapter revealing something new about this man and giving Grahame the greatest acting opportunity of his career till this point. He was genuinely heartbreaking in the series final chapter and given how the series has exploded internationally I'm just so thankful he has reached the masses where more individuals will appreciate his true greatness.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Alan Taylor for (“The Red Dragon and the Gold”), House of the Dragon

Levan Akin for (“No Pain”), Interview with the Vampire

Amanda Marsalis for (“6:00 P.M.”), The Pitt

Jessica Lee Gagné for (“Chikhai Bardo”), Severance

Ben Stiller for (“Cold Harbour”), Severance

AND THE WINNER IS:

JESSICA LEE GAGNÉ FOR ("CHIKHAI BARDO"), SEVERANCE

This is the second win and third nomination for Jessica Lee Gagné. Gagné won this year also for her cinematography work on Severance (2025). She was previously nominated for the same craft three years ago for Severance also.

Jessica Lee Gagné stepping up into the directors chair this season was such a pleasure as her stand alone seventh episode was truly the directing triumph of the whole season for me. So many memorable shots with a better understanding of the mysterious Gemma being central to the episodes entire success. I am to remember a lot of Jessica's particular direction for years to come I must say given how stand out the episode proved.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Paul W. Downs for (“Clickable Face”), Hacks

Jessica Yu for (“Blow-Up”), Only Murders in the Building

Jamie Babbit for (“My Best Friend's Wedding”), Only Murders in the Building

Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini for (“Valley of the Dolls”), Only Murders in the Building

Nathan Fielder for (“Pilot’s Code”), The Rehearsal

AND THE WINNER IS:

JESSICA YU FOR ("BLOW-UP"), ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING

This is the first win and nomination for Jessica Yu.

Only Murders in the Building had many standout episodes this season that deciding on one standout episode proved difficult although I eventually decided upon "Blow-Up" which stylistically was concerned with the idea of film directing containing many creative ways of filming certain scenes to bring out the seasons great comedy and dramatic moments.

Jessica Yu whose been a regular television director recently again proves herself a capable talent with her standout work in this series.

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne for (“Episode 3”), Adolescence

Harris Danow for (“My Pet”), Dying for Sex

Sasha Stewart & Sabrina Wu for (“Happy Holidays”), Dying for Sex

David E. Kelley & Sharr White & Miki Johnson for (“The Verdict”), Presumed Innocent

Clare Barron for (“Do No Harm”), Say Nothing

AND THE WINNER IS:

CLARE BARRON FOR ("DO NO HARM"), SAY NOTHING

This is the first win and nomination for Clare Barron.

Say Nothing only developing a small but strong audience of viewers this past television will continue to baffle me as the series deserved as big an audience as any other successful miniseries it has been nominated against by me has received this past year. The series adaptating from a compelling literary text translated so well to it's series format I was thrilled from the very start to the end of this sprawling complex historical story.

I hope the show continues to find success in the years to come as it hopefully produces stars of all involved as it rightfully should.