FX’s Shōgun and MAX’s Hacks led the 2024 Cooler Awards as determined by the readers and staff at The Contending. Both series received four wins including Drama and Comedy Series respectively. Taking second place was FX’s Fargo which received Limited or Anthology Series and two acting awards for its stars Jon Hamm and Juno Temple.
You can find the winners and nominees listed below!
Drama Series
The Crown
The Curse
The Gilded Age
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
*** Shōgun *** WINNER
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Nathan Fielder, The Curse
Donald Glover, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
*** Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun *** WINNER
Dominic West, The Crown
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Maya Erskine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Ella Purnell, Fallout
*** Anna Sawai, Shōgun *** WINNER
Emma Stone, The Curse
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Khalid Abdalla, The Crown
*** Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun *** WINNER
Jon Hamm, The Morning Show
Nathan Lane, The Gilded Age
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age
*** Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown *** WINNER
Lesley Manville, The Crown
Audra McDonald, The Gilded Age
Kristin Scott Thomas, Slow Horses
Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Ghosts
*** Hacks *** WINNER
The Righteous Gemstones
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Utkarsh Ambudkar, Ghosts
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
*** Jeremy Allen White, The Bear *** WINNER
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Girls5Eva
Edi Patterson, The Righteous Gemstones
*** Jean Smart, Hacks *** WINNER
Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Lionel Boyce, The Bear
Michael Cyril Creighton, Only Murders In the Building
William Stanford Davis, Abbott Elementary
*** Paul W. Downs, Hacks *** WINNER
Chris Perfetti, Abbott Elementary
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Liza Colon-Zayas, The Bear
*** Hannah Einbinder, Hacks *** WINNER
Susie Essman, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Allison Janney, Palm Royale
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Limited or Anthology Series
Baby Reindeer
*** Fargo *** WINNER
Fellow Travelers
A Murder At the End of the World
Under the Bridge
Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
*** Jon Hamm, Fargo *** WINNER
Andrew Scott, Ripley
Hoa Xuande, The Sympathizer
Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
Emma Corrin, A Murder At the End of the World
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Jessica Lange, The Great Lillian Hall
Julianne Moore, Mary & George
*** Juno Temple, Fargo *** WINNER
Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series
*** Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers *** WINNER
Harris Dickinson, A Murder At the End of the World
John Hawkes, True Detective: Night Country
Joe Keery, Fargo
Sam Spruell, Fargo
Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
Lily Gladstone, Under the Bridge
*** Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer *** WINNER
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fargo
Mary McDonnell, The Fall of the House of Usher
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
