OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Jeanie Bacharach Burke for Beef

Bernard Telsey and Adam Caldwell for The Gilded Age

Courtney Bright and Nicole Daniels for Love Story

Matt Lander and David Rubin for Margo's Got Money Troubles

Cathy Sandrich Gelfond and Erica Berger for The Pitt

AND THE WINNER IS:

BERNARD TELSEY AND ADAM CALDWELL FOR THE GILDED AGE

These are the first wins for Bernard Telsey and Adam Caldwell. Telsey was previously nominated for casting Fosse/Verdon (2019) & Only Murders in the Building (2024-2025).

The Gilded Age has been such a rewarding series to stick with over the years where the show has increased in quality with each new season that airs. In the shows third season the world expanded and casting of characters we loved grew that I had a great time tuning in each new week to check out the shows brilliance.

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Production Design by Grace Yun; Set Decoration by Kellie Jo Tinney for (“All the Things We're Never Going to Have”), Beef

Production Design by Bob Shaw; Set Decoration by Jennifer Alex Nickason for ("Marriage is a Gamble"), The Gilded Age

Production Design by Simon Rogers for (“The Commander and the Grey Lady”), Industry

Production Design by Patrick Howe; Set Decoration by Rich Murray for (“Nail in the Coffin”), Only Murders in the Building

Production Design by Mark Scruton; Set Decoration by David Morison for ("Here We Woe Again"), Wednesday

AND THE WINNER IS:

PRODUCTION DESIGN BY PATRICK HOWE; SET DECORATION BY RICH MURRAY FOR ("NAIL IN THE COFFIN"), ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING

This is the second win and third nomination for Patrick Howe and first win/nomination for Rich Murray. Patrick previously won for Only Murders in the Building (2025) and was nominated for Only Murders in the Building (2023).

Regardless of the quality of the story telling of Only Murders in the Building what will always be stand out about the series is the production/set design team and how inventive they can be in regards to all the incredible locations murders take place on each year the show runs. This fifth season marked another great triumph by the team with the under apartment casino, locations for all the new characters and just time revisited to stand out spaces of all the previous five years. With the show travelling abroad next season I only expect the team to find even more inventive design that maybe a third straight win might occur again.

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE

The Comeback ("Valerie Faces Reality")

The Gilded Age ("Marriage is a Gamble")

Industry (“The Commander and the Grey Lady”)

Love Story ("America's Widow")

Wonder Man ("Matinee")

AND THE WINNER IS:

LOVE STORY ("AMERICA'S WIDOW")

This is the first win and nomination for the hairstyling team for Love Story.

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Michael Wilkinson for ("The Man from Ohio"), Death by Lighting

Kasia Walicka-Maimone for ("Marriage is a Gamble"), The Gilded Age

Laura Smith for ("The Commander and the Grey Lady"), Industry

Rudy Mance for ("Pilot"), Love Story

Mirren Gordon-Crozier for ("The Hungry Ghost"), Margo's Got Money Troubles

AND THE WINNER IS:

KASIA WALICKA-MAIMONE FOR ("MARRIAGE IS A GAMBLE"), THE GILDED AGE

This is the third win and nomination for Kasia Walicka-Maimone. She previously won for The Gilded Age (2022, 2024).

The quality of The Gilded Age continues to grow as a show I outright love each year it airs and of course this turn of the century set drama continues to feature beautiful costume designs for it's host of characters featured. I would gladly have the show continue for many years to come to appreciate so much of it's greatness with Kasia Walicka-Maimone and her wardrobe team responsible for so much of the glorious gowns.

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE

The Beauty ("Beautiful Pilot")

It: Welcome to Derry ("The Black Spot")

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms ("The Hedge Knight")

Margo's Got Money Troubles ("The Hungry Ghost")

The Pitt (“5:00 P.M.”)

AND THE WINNER IS:

THE BEAUTY ("BEAUTIFUL PILOT")

This is the first win and nomination for the makeup team of The Beauty.

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Khandi Alexander as Miss Carroll for (“Mall 3: Heroes”) in "ABBOTT ELEMENTARY"

Candice Bergen as Constance for (“Dereks' Don't Die”) in "SHRINKING"

Ayo Edebiri as Mimi Rush for (“Roger & Munchy”) in "I LOVE L.A."

Lisa Gilroy as Christine Westbrook-Clark for (“Team Building”) in "JURY DUTY PRESENTS: COMPANY RETREAT"

Taraji P. Henson as Vanetta for (“Birthday”) in "ABBOTT ELEMENTARY"

Brie Larson as Francie Fak for ("Bears") in "THE BEAR"

AND THE WINNER IS:

AYO EDEBIRI AS MIMI RUSH FOR ("ROGER & MUNCHY") IN "I LOVE L.A."

This is the first win and seventh nomination for Ayo Edebiri. She was previously nominated individually for The Bear (2023-2024) & Abbott Elementary (2023); she was also nominated alongside the ensemble of The Bear (2023-2025). She wins for her performance as Mimi Rush on I Love L.A.

Ayo Edebiri has truly been on a rollercoaster ride of a career in the past 5 years where she has been apart of many successful comedy led projects (some dramas too) establishing herself as name to be admired. Edebiri co-starring with I Love L.A. creator Rachel Sennott in the great 2023 comedy Bottoms I'm sure led to Ayo's guest appearance on her HBO series which I am so thankful for.

Edebiri who plays an eccentric British pop star on her two episode appearance has a wacky British accent and expression on her face many times throughout that had me in stiches. Edebiri's accent landing somewhere between terrible and convincing made the performance that much more stand out and even with a full calendar year passing since the series aired I've not forgotton Edebiri's delightful guest appearance. With the show being renewed for a second season I hope Sennot and her writers can find a way to bring Edebiri back as she was so fun in her two episode appearance.

2025-26 "An Irish Person" TV AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Welcome yet again to my rundown of what I consider to be the best in television of this past year. This time it's for the 2025-26 TV season. I watch and love a lot of TV so my nominees usually cover a variety of different shows. I will be starting to announce nominees and winners in all categories daily leading up to the actual Primetime Emmy Awards which this year will air on September 14th. I will start tomorrow with "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series".

On July 8th the 78th Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced and just so I don't spoil my choices but reveal a little preview is that there will be some commonalities shared throughout between my choices and the Academies.