The 28th Annual Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) Television Award Winners
The Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) announced the winners of its 28th Annual OFTA TV Awards on October 6th, 2024. recognizing the best in television across various categories. This year, Shogun made history by claiming a record-breaking 17 wins-the most ever for a series in a single season. Among its impressive victories, Shogun won Best Drama Series, Best Actor for Hiroyuki Sanada, Best Guest Actor for Nestor Carbonell, and multiple awards across technical categories including Best Directing, Writing, Cinematography, and more.
Also in the drama category, The Crown had a strong showing, with Imelda Staunton winning Best Actress, Jonathan Pryce taking home Best Supporting Actor, and Elizabeth Debicki honored as Best Supporting Actress. Claire Foy’s portrayal in The Crown earned her the Best Guest Actress award, while the series also secured an award for Best Costume Design.
On the comedy side, The Bear continues to dominate the category for the third year in a row, taking home the prestigious Best Comedy Series award, alongside wins for Jeremy Allen White as Best Actor and several technical awards. Hacks saw Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder win for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Abbott Elementary earned honors for Best Supporting Actor (Tyler James Williams) and Best Cinematography, while Only Murders in the Building took home awards for Best Casting & Ensemble, Best Production Design, and Best Makeup.
Below is the full list of winners and nominees from the 28th OFTA TV Awards:
Hall of Fame Inductees
In addition to picking the best in television across the past year, the members of OFTA annual select TV shows, actors, crew, theme songs, characters, and new this year, episodes.
Below are the inductees:
Productions
12 Angry Men (1997)
Breaking Bad (2008-2013)
Dekalog (1989)
The Office (2005-2013)
The Oscars (1953-Present)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Actors
Steve Carell
Neil Patrick Harris
Phil Hartman
Florence Henderson
Julie Kavner
Jerry Orbach
Katy Sagal
Martin Sheen
Yeardley Smith
Peggy Wood
Behind the Scenes
Chris Carter (producing, directing, writing)
Alf Clausen (music)
Michael Crichton (producing, writing)
Vince Gilligan (producing, writing)
John Wells (producing, directing, writing)
John Williams (music)
Theme Songs
ER
Hawaii Five-0
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
The Twilight Zone
Twin Peaks
The Wire
Characters
Barney Fife – The Andy Griffith Show
Bert & Ernie – Sesame Street
FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper – Twin Peaks
Hercule Poirot – Agatha Christie’s Poirot
JR Ewing – Dallas
Veronica Mars – Veronica Mars
Episodes
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Lamb to the Slaughter
All in the Family – Cousin Maude’s Visit
Breaking Bad – Felina
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Hush
Doctor Who – Blink
Doctor Who – An Unearthly Child
Ellen – The Puppy Episode
Game of Thrones – The Rains of Castamere
L.A. Law – Good to the Last Drop
Lost – The Constant
28th OFTA TV Awards Winners
BEST DRAMA SERIES
3 Body Problem
The Crown (RUNNER-UP)
Fallout
The Gilded Age
The Morning Show
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Shogun (WINNER)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Idris Elba – Hijack
Donald Glover – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (RUNNER-UP)
Walton Goggins – Fallout
Anson Mount – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shogun (WINNER)
Morgan Spector – The Gilded Age
Dominic West – The Crown
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show
Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age
Maya Erskine – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Eiza González – 3 Body Problem
Ella Purnell – Fallout
Queen Latifah – The Equalizer
Anna Sawai – Shogun (RUNNER-UP)
Imelda Staunton – The Crown (WINNER)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Tadanobu Asano – Shogun
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (RUNNER-UP)
Mark Duplass – The Morning Show
Adam Goldberg – The Equalizer
Jon Hamm – The Morning Show
Takehiro Hira – Shogun
Jonathan Pryce – The Crown (WINNER)
Benedict Wong – 3 Body Problem
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jane Adams – The Idol
Christine Baranski – The Gilded Age (RUNNER-UP)
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (WINNER)
Jess Hong – 3 Body Problem
Greta Lee – The Morning Show
Lesley Manville – The Crown
Holland Taylor – The Morning Show
BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Nestor Carbonell – Shogun (WINNER)
Paul Dano – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Kyle MacLachlan – Fallout (RUNNER-UP)
Jonathan Pryce – Slow Horses
John Turturro – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claire Foy – The Crown (WINNER)
Michaela Coel – Mr. & Mrs. Smith (RUNNER-UP)
Marcia Gay Gay Harden – The Morning Show
Sarah Paulson – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Parker Posey – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
BEST CASTING & ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
3 Body Problem
The Crown (RUNNER-UP)
Fallout
The Gilded Age
The Morning Show
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Shogun (WINNER)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
BEST DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES
3 Body Problem
The Crown
Fallout (RUNNER-UP)
The Gilded Age
The Morning Show
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Shogun (WINNER)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
BEST WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
3 Body Problem
The Crown (RUNNER-UP)
Fallout
The Gilded Age
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Shogun (WINNER)
Slow Horses
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (RUNNER-UP TIE)
The Bear (WINNER)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Palm Royale
Reservation Dogs
What We Do in the Shadows (RUNNER-UP TIE)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Matt Berry – What We Do In The Shadows
Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm
Theo James – The Gentlemen
Steve Martin – Only Murders In The Building
Kayvan Novak – What We Do In The Shadows
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (RUNNER-UP)
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (WINNER)
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai – Reservation Dogs
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do In The Shadows
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (RUNNER-UP)
Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
Maya Rudolph – Loot
Kaya Scodelario – The Gentlemen
Jean Smart – Hacks (WINNER)
Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Lionel Boyce – The Bear
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Harvey Guillén – What We Do In The Shadows
Nicholas Lyndhurst – Frasier
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (RUNNER-UP)
Paul Rudd – Only Murders in the Building
William Stanford Davis – Abbott Elementary
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (WINNER)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Carol Burnett – Palm Royale
Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (WINNER)
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (RUNNER-UP)
Annie Potts – Young Sheldon
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Kristen Schaal – What We Do In The Shadows
Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building
BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jon Bernthal – The Bear (WINNER)
Matthew Broderick – Only Murders in the Building
Christopher Lloyd – Hacks
Bob Odenkirk – The Bear (RUNNER-UP)
Will Poulter – The Bear
BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Olivia Colman – The Bear
Jamie Lee Curtis – The Bear (WINNER)
Kaitlin Olson – Hacks
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – Only Murders in the Building
Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live (RUNNER-UP)
BEST CASTING & ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (RUNNER-UP)
The Bear
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Gentlemen
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building (WINNER)
Reservation Dogs
What We Do in the Shadows
BEST DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (RUNNER-UP)
The Bear (WINNER)
The Gentlemen
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Palm Royale
Reservation Dogs
What We Do in the Shadows
BEST WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (RUNNER-UP)
The Bear (WINNER)
The Gentleman
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Palm Royale
Reservation Dogs
What We Do in the Shadows
BEST MOTION PICTURE
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie
Quiz Lady (WINNER)
Red, White & Royal Blue (RUNNER-UP)
Scoop
Unfrosted
BEST LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Baby Reindeer (WINNER)
Fargo (RUNNER-UP)
Fellow Travelers
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Lessons in Chemistry
Ripley
The Sympathizer
True Detective: Night Country
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (RUNNER-UP)
Jon Hamm – Fargo
Tom Hollander – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman In Moscow
Matthias Schoenaerts – The Regime
Andrew Scott – Ripley (WINNER)
Tony Shalhoub – Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country (WINNER)
Nicole Kidman – Expats
Brie Larson – Lessons In Chemistry
Julianne Moore – Mary & George
Juno Temple – Fargo (RUNNER-UP)
Sofía Vergara – Griselda
Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Kate Winslet – The Regime
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Jonathan Bailey – Fellow Travelers (RUNNER-UP)
Anthony Boyle – Masters of the Air
Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer
Tom Goodman-Hill – Baby Reindeer
John Hawkes – True Detective: Night Country
Jack Huston – Expats
Lewis Pullman – Lessons in Chemistry
Treat Williams – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (WINNER)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Tantoo Cardinal – Echo
Dakota Fanning – Ripley (WINNER)
Lily Gladstone – Under the Bridge
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer (RUNNER-UP)
Aja Naomi King – Lessons in Chemistry
Nava Mau – Baby Reindeer
Sandra Oh – The Sympathizer
Andrea Riseborough – The Regime
BEST CASTING & ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Baby Reindeer
Expats
Fargo (WINNER)
Fellow Travelers
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans (RUNNER-UP)
Lessons in Chemistry
Masters of the Air
Ripley
BEST DIRECTING OF A MOTION PICTURE OR LIMITED SERIES
Baby Reindeer (RUNNER-UP)
Expats
Fargo
Fellow Travelers
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Lessons in Chemistry
Ripley (WINNER)
The Sympathizer
BEST WRITING OF A MOTION PICTURE OR LIMITED SERIES
Baby Reindeer (WINNER)
Expats
Fargo
Fellow Travelers
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Lessons in Chemistry
Masters of the Air
Ripley (RUNNER-UP)
BEST VARIETY OR SKETCH SERIES
The Amazing Race
The Daily Show
Jeopardy!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (RUNNER-UP)
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Saturday Night Live (WINNER)
The Voice
Welcome to Wrexham
BEST VARIETY, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Faye
The Oscars (WINNER)
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids’ TV (RUNNER-UP)
Telemarketers
BEST HOST OR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
Anthony Anderson – We Are Family
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race (RUNNER-UP)
Stephen Colbert – Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Alan Cumming – The Traitors (WINNER)
Ken Jennings – Jeopardy!
Jimmy Kimmel – Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Keke Palmer – Password
Pat Sajak – Wheel of Fortune
BEST DIRECTING IN A VARIETY, SKETCH, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
The Daily Show
Jeopardy!
Jim Henson: Idea Man
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live (WINNER)
Squid Game: The Challenge
The Traitors (RUNNER-UP)
Welcome to Wrexham
BEST WRITING IN A VARIETY, SKETCH, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
Conan O’Brien Must Go
The Daily Show
How to with John Wilson
Jeopardy!
Jim Henson: Idea Man
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (WINNER)
The Reluctant Traveler
Saturday Night Live (RUNNER-UP)
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM
Archer
Blue Eye Samurai
Bob’s Burgers
Family Guy
Invincible
The Simpsons (RUNNER-UP)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
X-Men ’97 (WINNER)
BEST NARRATION
David Attenborough – Planet Earth III
Angela Bassett – Queens (WINNER)
Morgan Freeman – Life on our Planet (RUNNER-UP)
Paul Rudd – Secrets of the Octopus
Octavia Spencer – Lost Women of Highway 20
BEST VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Hank Azaria – The Simpsons (RUNNER-UP)
Alex Borstein – Family Guy
Sterling K. Brown – Invincible (WINNER)
Maya Erskine – Blue Eye Samurai
AJ LoCascio – X-Men ’97
Maya Rudolph – Big Mouth
Hannah Waddington – Krapopolis
Lenore Zann – X-Men ’97
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION IN A SERIES
3 Body Problem
The Crown
Fallout
Only Murders in the Building (RUNNER-UP)
Shogun (WINNER)
Slow Horses
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED, OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
All the Light We Cannot See
Baby Reindeer
Fargo (RUNNER-UP)
Lessons in Chemistry
Ripley (WINNER)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (RUNNER-UP)
The Bear (WINNER)
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Reservation Dogs
What We Do in the Shadows
BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
3 Body Problem
The Crown (RUNNER-UP)
Fallout
Loki
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Shogun (WINNER)
BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED, OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Fargo (RUNNER-UP)
Fellow Travelers
Lessons In Chemistry
Masters of the Air
Ripley (WINNER)
True Detective: Night Country
BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A VARIETY, SKETCH, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
The Daily Show (RUNNER-UP)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Jeopardy!
John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A. (WINNER)
Saturday Night Live
Wheel of Fortune
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
Abbott Elementary (WINNER)
The Conners
Frasier
How I Met Your Father
Night Court (RUNNER-UP)
The Upshaws
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
The Bear (RUNNER-UP)
The Crown
Fallout
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Shogun (WINNER)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED, OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
All the Light We Cannot See
Fargo (RUNNER-UP)
Lessons in Chemistry
Masters of the Air
Ripley (WINNER)
True Detective: Night Country
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A VARIETY, SKETCH, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
American Idol
America’s Got Talent
The Daily Show
Jeopardy! (RUNNER-UP)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live (WINNER)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – PERIOD
Agatha Christie’s Murder Is Easy
The Crown (RUNNER-UP)
The Gilded Age
Palm Royale
Ripley
Shogun (WINNER)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SCI-FI/FANTASY
3 Body Problem
Ahsoka
Echo
Fallout (RUNNER-UP)
Loki (WINNER)
What We Do in the Shadows
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – CONTEMPORARY
The Bear (RUNNER-UP)
The Crown
Fargo
The Gentlemen
The Morning Show
Only Murders in the Building (WINNER)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – PERIOD
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
The Gilded Age
Lessons in Chemistry
Palm Royale
Ripley (RUNNER-UP)
Shogun (WINNER)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – SCI-FI/FANTASY
3 Body Problem
Ahsoka (WINNER)
Echo
Fallout (RUNNER-UP)
Loki
What We Do in the Shadows
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – CONTEMPORARY
The Bear
The Crown (WINNER)
Fargo
The Gentlemen
Only Murders in the Building (RUNNER-UP)
True Detective: Night Country
BEST MAKEUP – PROSTHETIC
3 Body Problem
Ahsoka
Fallout (WINNER)
Shogun (RUNNER-UP)
True Detective: Night Country
The Witcher
BEST MAKEUP – PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER
Ahsoka (RUNNER-UP)
The Crown
Fallout
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
The Gilded Age
Shogun (WINNER)
BEST MAKEUP – CONTEMPORARY
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Hacks
The Morning Show
Only Murders in the Building (WINNER)
True Detective: Night Country (RUNNER-UP)
BEST SOUND MIXING IN A SERIES
3 Body Problem
The Crown
Fallout
Only Murders in the Building (RUNNER-UP)
Shogun (WINNER)
What We Do in the Shadows
BEST SOUND MIXING IN A NON-SERIAL PROGRAM
Billy Joel: The 100th
Fargo
Grammy Awards (RUNNER-UP)
Masters of the Air (WINNER)
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
BEST SOUND EDITING IN A SERIES
3 Body Problem
The Bear
Fallout (RUNNER-UP)
Only Murders in the Building
Shogun (WINNER)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
BEST SOUND EDITING IN A NON-SERIAL PROGRAM
All the Light We Cannot See (RUNNER-UP)
Fargo
Masters of the Air (WINNER)
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
Welcome to Wrexham
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Ahsoka
All the Light We Cannot See
Fallout (RUNNER-UP)
Loki
Ripley
Shogun (WINNER)
BEST STUNT COORDINATION
The Continental: From the World of John Wick (RUNNER-UP)
Fallout
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Shogun (WINNER)
Warrior
What We Do in the Shadows
BEST MAIN TITLE DESIGN
3 Body Problem
Fallout (WINNER)
Lessons in Chemistry
Palm Royale
Shogun (RUNNER-UP)
BEST MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
Feud: Capote vs. the Swans (RUNNER-UP)
Lessons in Chemistry
Masters of the Air
Palm Royale
Shogun (WINNER)
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Skimming the list, the only ones I've finished are The Bear, The Crown, Ahsoka, Saturday Night Live, Loki, Invincible, The Grammys, and The Oscars
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