SAMPLE 28th Annual Cadet TV Awards 2023

Drama

best drama series
Andor (Disney+)
The Crown (Netflix)
Evil (Paramount+)
House of the Dragon (HBO)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Star Trek: Picard (Paramount+)
Succession (HBO)
The White Lotus (HBO)

best lead actor, drama series
Diego Luna – Andor
Antony Starr – The Boys
Paddy Considine – House of the Dragon
Jacob Anderson – Interview with the Vampire
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason
Kieran Culkin – Succession
Jeremy Strong – Succession

best lead actress, drama series
Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Christine Baranski – The Good Fight
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Emma D’Arcy – House of the Dragon
Katee Sackhoff – The Mandalorian
Sarah Snook – Succession
Kelly Reilly – Yellowstone

best supporting actor, drama series
Kyle Soller – Andor
Rory Kinnear – The Diplomat
Matt Smith – House of the Dragon
Sam Reid – Interview with the Vampire
Chris Chalk – Perry Mason
Todd Stashwick – Star Trek: Picard
Matthew Macfadyen – Succession
Alexander Skarsgård – Succession

best supporting actress, drama series
Aminah Nieves – 1923
Genevieve O’Reilly – Andor
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Eve Best – House of the Dragon
Amanda Plummer – Star Trek: Picard
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Sabrina Impacciatore – The White Lotus
Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus

best guest actor, drama series
Andy Serkis – Andor
Murray Bartlett – The Last of Us
Nick Offerman – The Last of Us
Omid Abtahi – The Mandalorian
Glynn Turman – Queen Sugar
James Cromwell – Succession
Justin Kirk – Succession
Arian Moayed – Succession

best guest actress, drama series
Fiona Shaw – Andor
Natascha McElhone – The Crown
Christine Hakim – The Last of Us
Melanie Lynskey – The Last of Us
Anna Torv – The Last of Us
Amy Sedaris – The Mandalorian
Michelle Forbes – Star Trek: Picard
Hiam Abbass – Succession

best writing, drama series
Andor “One Way Out”
Bad Sister “The Prick”
The Diplomat “The James Bond Clause”
House of the Dragon “The Princess and the Queen”
The Last of Us “Long, Long Time”
Star Trek: Picard “The Last Generation”
Succession “Connor’s Wedding”
The White Lotus “Arrivederci”

best directing, drama series
Benjamin Caron – Andor “Rix Road”
Levan Akin – Interview with the Vampire “Like Angels Put in Hell By God”
Alex Gabassi – The Crown “Mou Mou”
Greg Yaitanes – House of the Dragon “The Black Queen”
Peter Hoar – The Last of Us “Long, Long Time”
Terry Matalas – Star Trek: Picard “The Last Generation”
Mark Mylod – Succession “Connor’s Wedding”
Mike White – The White Lotus “Arrivederci”

comedy

best comedy series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Poker Face (Peacock)
Shrinking (AppleTV+)
Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)
Tulsa King (Paramount+)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

best lead actor, comedy series
Bill Hader – Barry
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Nicholas Hoult – The Great
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Sylvester Stallone – Tulsa King
Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows

best lead actress, comedy series
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Christina Applegate – Dead to Me
Elle Fanning – The Great
Rose Byrne – Physical
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Tatiana Maslany – She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows

best supporting actor, comedy series
Chris Perfetti – Abbott Elementary
Josh Gad – Avenue 5
Anthony Carrigan – Barry
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
Michael Zegen – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Harrison Ford – Shrinking
Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso

best supporting actress, comedy series
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Lisa Ann Walter – Abbott Elementary
Ayo Adebiri – The Bear
Gbemisola Ikumelo – A League of Their Own
Teresa Ruiz – Mo
Molly Shannon – The Other Two
Jessica Williams – Shrinking
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso

best guest actor, comedy series
Jon Bernthal – The Bear
Oliver Platt – The Bear
Luke Kirby – The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
James Caverly – Only Murders in the Building
Nathan Lane – Only Murders in the Building
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Poker Face
Nick Nolte – Poker Face
Maximillian Osinski – Ted Lasso

best guest actress, comedy series
Taraji P. Henson – Abbott Elementary
Whoopi Goldberg – Harlem
Shirley MacLaine – Only Murders in the Building
Ellen Barkin – Poker Face
Hong Chau – Poker Face
Cherry Jones – Poker Face
Judith Light – Poker Face
Patti Guggenheim – She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

best writing, comedy series
Abbott Elementary “Development Day”
The Bear “System”
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel “Four Minutes”
Only Murders in the Building “I Know Who Did It”
Poker Face “Escape From Shit Mountain”
Ted Lasso “So Long, Farewell”
Tulsa King “Go West, Old Man”
What We Do in the Shadows “Private School”

best directing, comedy series
Abbott Elementary “Teacher’s Conference”
Barry “Wow”
The Bear “Review”
Jury Duty “Ineffective Assistance”
Poker Face “Escape From Shit Mountain”
Shrinking “Imposter Syndrome”
Ted Lasso “Sunflowers”
Wednesday “Wednesday’s Child is Full of Woe”

longform

best tv movie or limited series
Beef (Netflix)
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)
Five Days at Memorial (AppleTV+)
From Scratch (Netflix)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+)
Prey (Hulu)
Fleishman is in Trouble (FX)
Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu)

best lead actor, tv movie or limited series
Steven Yeun – Beef
Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Jesse Eisenberg – Fleishman is in Trouble
Jake Lacy – A Friend of the Family
Ewan McGregor – Obi-Wan Kenobi
Eugenio Mastrandrea – From Scratch
Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Kumail Nanjiani – Welcome to Chippendales

best lead actress, tv movie or limited series
Ali Wong – Beef
Rachel Weisz – Dead Ringers
Vera Farmiga – Five Days at Memorial
Lizzy Caplan – Fleishman is in Trouble
Zoe Saldaña – From Scratch
Amber Midthunder – Prey
Dominique Fishback – Swarm
Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things

best supporting actor, tv movie or limited series
Joseph Lee – Beef
Young Mazino – Beef
Rodney Burford Jr. – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Colin Hanks – A Friend of the Family
Hayden Christensen – Obi-Wan Kenobi
Quentin Plair – Tiny Beautiful Things
Murray Bartlett – Welcome to Chippendales

best supporting actress, tv movie or limited series
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Julie Ann Emery – Five Days at Memorial
Cherry Jones – Five Days at Memorial
Claire Danes – Fleishman is in Trouble
Mckenna Grace – A Friend of the Family
Danielle Deadwyler – From Scratch
Sarah Pidgeon – Tiny Beautiful Things
Evan Rachel Wood – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

best writing, tv movie or limited series
Beef “The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain”
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story “Silenced”
Five Days at Memorial “The Reckoning”
Fleishman is in Trouble “Me Time”
From Scratch “Aftertastes”
Prey

best directing, tv movie or limited series
Beef “The Great Fabricator”
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story “Silenced”
Five Days at Memorial “Day Three”
Fleishman is in Trouble “Me Time”
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Prey

general

best reality or variety program
Below Deck: Mediterranean (Bravo)
The Problem with Jon Stewart (AppleTV+)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy (CNN)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (AppleTV+)
Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer (Netflix)

best performer in a reality or variety series
Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph – Baking It
Robin Thede – A Black Lady Sketch Show
Hasan Minhaj – Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester
Jeff Probst – Survivor
Sasha Colby – RuPaul’s Drag Race
Ego Nwodim – Saturday Night Live
Pedro Pascal – Saturday Night Live
Wanda Sykes – Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer

best narrator or voiceover performance
Maya Rudolph – Big Mouth
Josh Gad – Central Park
Kathryn Hahn – Central Park
Julie Andrews – Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Tawny Newsome – Star Trek: Lower Decks
Jack Quaid – Star Trek: Lower Decks

best dramatic ensemble
Andor
Bad Sisters
Beef
Five Days at Memorial
Fleishman is in Trouble
From Scratch
Star Trek: Picard
Succession

best comedic ensemble
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Other Two
Saturday Night Live
Shrinking
Ted Lasso
Tulsa King
What We Do in the Shadows

best animated program
Central Park
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Wars: The Bad Batch

best casting
Abbot Elementary
Andor
Bad Sisters
The Crown
The Last of Us
Poker Face
Wednesday
The White Lotus

best music composition
Nicholas Britell – Andor
Christopher Lennertz – The Boys
Alex Belcher – Citadel
Daniel Hart – Interview with the Vampire
Bear McCreary – The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
Stephen Barton – Star Trek: Picard
Nicholas Britell – Succession
Cristobal Tapia de Veer – The White Lotus

best music and lyrics
Christopher Lennertz – The Boys, “Chimps Don’t Cry”
Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq, Angela Lauer, Tim Lauer – From Scratch, “All Because of Love”
Daniel Hart – Interview with the Vampire, “Come To Me”
Leland, Tom Campbell, John Polly, Michael Seligman – RuPaul’s Drag Race, “Wigloose: The Rusical!”
Ingrid Michaelson, Juan Ariza – Tiny Beautiful Things, “Not Gone”
Lainey Wilson – Yellowstone, “Smell Like Smoke”

best main title theme music
Brian Tyler – 1923
Nicholas Britell – Andor
Francis Barry Burns – Black Bird
Alex Belcher – Citadel
Anne Nikitin – Dangerous Liaisons
David Buckley – Evil
Benjamin Gibbard, Tom Howe – Shrinking
Danny Elfman – Wednesday

best main title design
Citadel
Evil
Five Days at Memorial
House of the Dragon
The Last of Us
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
Perry Mason
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

best cinematography
Damián García – Andor “Rix Road”
Adriano Goldman – The Crown “Mou Mou”
Nicola Daley – The Handmaid’s Tale “Ballet”
David Tattersall – Interview with the Vampire “In Throes of Increasing Wonder”
Eben Bolter – The Last of Us “Long, Long Time”
Chung-Hoon Chung – Obi-Wan Kenobi “Part VI”
Jeff Cutter – Prey
Paula Huidobro – Welcome to Chippendales

best costume design
1923
House of the Dragon
Interview with the Vampire
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
The Mandalorian
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Perry Mason
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

best production design
Andor
House of the Dragon
A League of Their Own
The Last of Us
Perry Mason
Poker Face
Star Trek: Picard
Welcome to Chippendales

best editing
Andor
Interview with the Vampire
The Last of Us
The Mandalorian
Perry Mason
Poker Face
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Succession

best makeup and hairstyling
Evil
House of the Dragon
Interview with the Vampire
The Last of Us
The Mandalorian
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Prey
Star Trek: Picard

best sound
Andor
The Boys
Citadel
The Handmaid’s Tale
Interview with the Vampire
The Mandalorian
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Trek: Picard

best visual effects
Andor
The Boys
House of the Dragon
The Last of Us
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power
The Mandalorian
Prey
Star Trek: Picard

best stunts
Andor
The Boys
Citadel
House of the Dragon
The Mandalorian
The Night Agent
Prey
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

best scene
Andor – Maarwa calls for rebellion (“Rix Road”)
Andor – Kino Loy is left behind (“One Way Out”)
Citadel – ambush in the Italian Alps (“The Human Enigma”)
House of the Dragon – Rhaenys flees with Meleys (“The Green Council”)
Obi-Wan Kenobi – the final battle (“Part VI”)
Succession – a meal fit for a king (“With Open Eyes”)
Succession – the eulogy (“Church and State”)
Succession – the death (“Connor’s Wedding”)

winners tally

Andor x x x x x
Fleishman is in Trouble x x x x x

Succession x x x x

Poker Face x x x
Star Trek: Picard x x x
Ted Lasso x x x

The Bear x x
House of the Dragon x x

RuPaul’s Drag Race x
Saturday Night Live x
Big Mouth x
The Diplomat x
The White Lotus x
Shrinking x
From Scratch x
Beef x
Abbott Elementary x
Central Park x
The Crown x
Interview With the Vampire x
The Boys x
Citadel x
Five Days at Memorial x
The Last of Us x
Perry Mason x

Please note that eligibility periods and category placements may not be 100% accurate, and is in the sole discretion of the writer to do as he wishes. Thanks.