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

 

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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

 

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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