Hello, and welcome to the first edition of the 2022 OSCAS (On-Screen Community Awards)!

As an avid telly addict, it goes without saying that this has been my most productive year in terms of binge-watching various programmes across 2022. From BBC and ITV to streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ or Apple TV, the quality of television has been remarkable and (for the most part) mesmerising!

It was a year that saw Martin Freeman don a terrific scouse accent in the Liverpool-based crime series The Responder, while the emotional strain of working in a maternity ward was brilliantly captured in the marvellous mini-series This is Going to Hurt. There were other new stories that fascinated us too including the adventures (and misadventures) of a Philadelphia elementary school, an autistic Korean lawyer, two lovestruck teenage boys, a strained Chicago kitchen, a squadron of SAS soldiers and a pack of devoted Irish sisters seeking to take down a certain prick.

Additionally, a number of real-life figures were given faithful adaptations on the small-screen from the good (Anne Williams, Julia Child, the LA Lakers) to the bad (Michael Peterson, John Darwin) and to the downright despicable (Stephen Port, Jeffrey Dahmer).

Meanwhile, Marvel and Star Wars provided plenty of eye-catching entertainment with hit shows like Ms. Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor while the Game of Thrones franchise retained some credibility via the prequel series House of the Dragon. Sadly, Amazon’s expensive adaptation of the Lord of the Rings proved to be a sad case of style over substance for this die-hard Rings fan….

On the subject of disappointment, we said a bittersweet goodbye to a range of fascinating characters including Tony Johnson, Sam Fox, Anne Lister, Dolores Abernathy, Earnest Marks, and of course, Jimmy McGill, Kim Wexler and the Breaking Bad universe in general. The less said about a certain Russian assassin’s demise, the better….

Additionally, we also bid adieu to the beloved Byrde, Pearson and Shelby clans while popular collaborations like Grace and Frankie, Jen and Judy and the Derry Girls also departed our screens. Told you it was a tough year!

However, we also continued to follow the lives of some ongoing favourites throughout 2022 including Rue Bennett, Miriam Maisel, Deborah Vance, Sterling Archer, Vinnie O’Neill, June Osborne, the Frasers, and the (new-look) Royal Family.

With all said and done, it is now my pleasure to reveal the first group of winners for the 2022 On-Screen Community TV Awards…

 

BEST USE OF A SONG

DERRY GIRLS, ‘Sunchyme‘

 OTHER NOMINEES:

• AFTER LIFE, “Both Sides, Now”
• BETTER THINGS, “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”
• EUPHORIA, “Holding Out For a Hero”
• RALPH & KATIE, “Knock on Wood”
• WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY, “Tusk”

 

BEST OPENING TV CREDITS

SEVERANCE

OTHER NOMINEES:

• BAD SISTERS
• EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO
• LIGHT & MAGIC
• THE OFFER
• THE STAIRCASE
• WELCOME TO WREXHAM
• WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY

 

MOST EMOTIONAL TV DEATH

Patrick Fabian, BETTER CALL SAUL

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Paddy Considine, HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
• Julia Garner, OZARK
• Michael Mando, BETTER CALL SAUL
• Ambika Mod, THIS IS GOING TO HURT
• Mandy Moore, THIS IS US

 

BEST TV SERIES FINALE

BETTER CALL SAUL, ‘Saul Gone’

 OTHER NOMINEES:

• ATLANTA, “It Was All a Dream”
• BETTER THINGS, “We Are Not Alone”
• DERRY GIRLS, “The Agreement”
• GENTLEMAN JACK, “It’s Not Illegal”
• THIS IS US, “Us”

 

BEST ON-SCREEN DUO

Emily Fairn and Josh Finan, THE RESPONDER

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Christina Applegate & Linda Cardellini, DEAD TO ME
• Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin, GRACE AND FRANKIE
• Quincy Isaiah & Solomon Hughes, WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY
• Dylan Llewellyn & Jon Pointing, BIG BOYS
• Stephen Merchant & Eleanor Tomlinson, THE OUTLAWS

 

BEST TV COUPLE

Joe Locke & Kit Connor, HEARTSTOPPER

 OTHER NOMINEES:

• Caitríona Balfe & Sam Heughan, OUTLANDER
• Park Eun-bin & Kang Tae-oh, EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO
• Leon Harrop & Sarah Gordy, RALPH & KATIE
• Suranne Jones & Sophie Rundle, GENTLEMAN JACK
• Bob Odenkirk & Rhea Seehorn, BETTER CALL SAUL

 

BEST GUEST ACTOR

Liam Neeson / Chief Constable Byers / DERRY GIRLS 

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Jude Akuwudike / Sydney Johnson / THE CROWN
• James Cromwell / John McWilliams / JULIA
• Jack McMullen / Connor Joyce / SCREW
• Gerald McRaney / Dr. Nathan Katowsky / THIS IS US
• Liam Neeson / Himself / ATLANTA
• Tom Pelphrey / Ben Davis / OZARK
• Kevin Samuels / Robert S. Lee / ATLANTA

 

BEST GUEST ACTRESS

Michelle Wen Lee / Jihan / BRASSIC

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Betsy Brandt / Marie Schrader / BETTER CALL SAUL
• Lindsay Duncan / Jennifer Hale / SHERWOOD
• Julie Ann Emery / Betsy Kettleman / BETTER CALL SAUL
• Patty Guggenheim / Madisynn King / SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW
• Oh Hye-soo / Shin Hye-yeong / EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO
• Sinéad Keenan / Aileen O’Shea / DERRY GIRLS
• Dolly Parton / Agnes / GRACE AND FRANKIE

 

BEST BODY OF TV WORK BY AN ACTOR

Bobby Schofield (ANNE, THE SUSPECT, THE WALK-IN & SAS ROGUE HEROES)

• Paapa Essiedu, THE LAZARUS PROJECT, THE CAPTURE & GANGS OF LONDON
• Dylan Llewellyn, DERRY GIRLS, BIG BOYS & PISTOL
• Stephen Merchant, FOUR LIVES & THE OUTLAWS
• Christopher Walken, SEVERANCE & THE OUTLAWS
• Dominic West, BRASSIC, SAS ROGUE HEROES & THE CROWN

 

BEST BODY OF TV WORK BY AN ACTRESS

Monica Dolan (THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND THE CANOE & MY NAME IS LEON)

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Leanne Best, FOUR LIVES, COMPULSION & THE WALK-IN
• Poppy Lee Friar, LIFE AND DEATH IN THE WAREHOUSE & MY NAME IS LEON
• Lesley Manville, SHERWOOD & THE CROWN
• Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, SCREW & DERRY GIRLS
• Sophie Rundle, PEAKY BLINDERS & GENTLEMAN JACK

 

BEST TV EPISODE

BETTER CALL SAUL, “Plan and Execution”

 OTHER NOMINEES:

• DERRY GIRLS, “The Agreement”
• EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO, “A Tale About Sodeok-dong II”
• EUPHORIA, “Stand Still Like the Hummingbird”
• THE HANDMAID’S TALE, “No Man’s Land”
• HEARTSTOPPER, “Boyfriend”
• MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY, “Silenced”
• THIS IS US, “The Train”

 

BEST TV VILLAIN

Claes Bang / John Paul Williams / BAD SISTERS

 OTHER NOMINEES:

• Patricia Arquette / Harmony Cobel / SEVERANCE
• Neil Ashton / Davey MacDonagh / BRASSIC
• Tony Dalton / Lalo Salamanca / BETTER CALL SAUL
• Denise Gough / Dedra Meero / ANDOR
• Alfonso Herrera / Javi Elizondro / OZARK

 

BEST TV HERO

Park Eun-bin / Attorney Woo Young-woo / EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO

 OTHER NOMINEES:

• Holliday Grainger / DI Rachel Carey / THE CAPTURE
• Diego Luna / Cassian Andor / ANDOR
• Tatiana Maslany / Jennifer Walters / SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW
• Ewan McGregor / Obi-Wan Kenobi / OBI-WAN KENOBI
• Iman Vellani / Kamala Khan / MS. MARVEL

 

BEST TV NEWCOMER

*TIE*

Quincy Isaiah / Magic Johnson / WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY

Iman Vellani / Kamala Khan / MS. MARVEL

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Rodney Burford / Tony Hughes / MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY
• Emily Fairn / Casey / THE RESPONDER
• Yasmin Finney/ Elle Argent / HEARTSTOPPER
• Solomon Hughes / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY
• Joe Locke / Charlie Spring / HEARTSTOPPER
• Cole Martin / Leon / MY NAME IS LEON

 

BEST TV MOMENT

 BETTER CALL SAUL, Howard confronts Jimmy and Kim

OTHER NOMINEES:

• BAD SISTERS, Grace strangles JP to death
• DERRY GIRLS, Erin addresses the camera
• EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO, Young-woo reveals her identity to Tae Soo-mi
• FAMILY GUY, Peter goes down on Babs
• HEARTSTOPPER, Charlie and Nick share their first kiss
• THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, Susie delivers the eulogy
• THIS IS US, Rebecca performs “The Forever Now”