Hello, and welcome to the first edition of the 2023 OSCAS (On-Screen Community Awards)!

Once again, it has been another exhilarating year of television that continues to provide plenty of quality across different channels (including BBC and ITV) and streaming services (including Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+).

2023 saw Idris Elba use his negotiating skills to rescue fellow hostages trapped onboard a plane in Apple TV’s gripping thriller series Hijack, while solar contractor Ronald Gladden was kept in the dark about his involvement in a fake trial in Amazon’s humorous reality hoax sitcom Jury Duty.

We were also introduced to a variety of new stories concerning the ups and downs of various individuals including an Irish crime unit, a strictly religious family, a depressed therapist, an aspiring comedian actress, and rival rap siblings.

It was also a stressful time for kitchen staff in both the second series of The Bear, and the excellent television spin-off of Boiling Point.

Once again, a number of real-life figures were given the small-screen treatment, from the good (Noele Gordon, Cary Grant) to the terrible (Jimmy Savile, Raoul Moat, The Yorkshire Ripper).

Elsewhere, the Star Wars franchise continued to expand with both Ahsoka, and a third lot of The Mandalorian, while Frasier Crane and Raylan Givens made mixed returns to television after many years away.

On the subject of disappointment, we said a sad goodbye to a memorable group of characters including Sgt. Catherine Cawood, Coach Ted Lasso, Midge Maisel, Dushane Hill, Sterling Archer, Otis Millburn, the ghosts of Button House and more reluctantly, the Tongs and LA Lakers.

And of course, let’s not forget the bittersweet farewells of both the Roy dynasty and the Royal Family in the concluding chapters of Succession, and The Crown.

We also continued to follow the lives of some ongoing favourites including Charlie and Nick, Vinnie O’Neill, Wrexham FC, the Frasers, and the staff of Abbott Elementary.

With all said and done, it is now my pleasure to reveal the first group of winners for the 2023 On-Screen Community TV Awards…

 

BEST USE OF A SONG

TED LASSO, ‘So Long, Farewell‘

 OTHER NOMINEES:

• THE BEAR, ‘Holiday Road’
• BRASSIC, ‘Next to Me’
• DAISY JONES & THE SIX, ‘Look At Us Now’
• SEX EDUCATION, ‘With or Without You’
• TED LASSO, ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’

 

BEST NEW OPENING TV CREDITS

BOILING POINT

OTHER NOMINEES:

• CHAMPION
• DAISY JONES & THE SIX
• FUNNY WOMAN
• SHRINKING
• THREE LITTLE BIRDS

 

MOST EMOTIONAL TV DEATH

Richard Dormer, BLUE LIGHTS

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Paul Barber, THE FULL MONTY
• Brian Cox, SUCCESSION
• Saffron Hocking, TOP BOY
• Cobie Smulders, SECRET INVASION
• Perry Yung, WARRIOR

 

BEST TV SERIES FINALE

SUCCESSION, ‘With Open Eyes’

OTHER NOMINEES:

• THE CROWN, ‘Sleep, Dearie Sleep’
• HAPPY VALLEY, ‘#3.6’
• THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, ‘Four Minutes’
• TED LASSO, ‘So Long, Farewell’
• TOP BOY, ‘If We Are Not Monsters’

 

BEST ON-SCREEN DUO

Brett Goldstein and Phil Dunster, TED LASSO

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Rachel Brosnahan & Alex Borstein, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
• Ronald Gladden & James Marsden, JURY DUTY
• Gbemisola Ikumelo & Hammed Animashaun, BLACK OPS
• Annie Murphy & Salma Hayek, BLACK MIRROR: JOAN IS AWFUL
• Hannah Walters & Stephen McMillan, BOILING POINT

 

BEST TV COUPLE

Joe Locke & Kit Connor, HEARTSTOPPER

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Caitríona Balfe & Sam Heughan, OUTLANDER
• Yazmin Belo & Javone Prince, THREE LITTLE BIRDS
• Leah Brotherhead & Perry Fitzpatrick, HULLRAISERS
• Corinna Brown & Kizzy Edgell, HEARTSTOPPER
• Yasmin Finney & William Tao, HEARTSTOPPER

 

BEST GUEST ACTOR

James Cromwell / Ewan Roy / SUCCESSION

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Hank Azaria / Danny Stevens / THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
• Jon Bernthal / Michael Berzatto / THE BEAR
• Matthew Broderick / Himself / ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
• Luke Kirby / Lenny Bruce / THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
• Lee Mack / Eddie Braithwaite / BRASSIC
• Will Poulter / Chef Luca / THE BEAR
• Sam Richardson / Edwin Akufo / TED LASSO

 

BEST GUEST ACTRESS

Olivia Colman / Chef Terry / THE BEAR

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Hiam Abass / Marcia Roy / SUCCESSION
• Nina Arianda / Hedy / THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
• Jamie Lee Curtis / Donna Berzatto / THE BEAR
• Ayo Edebiri / Ayesha / ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
• Taraji P. Henson / Vanetta / ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
• Da’Vine Joy Randolph / Det. Donna Williams / ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
• Harriet Walter / Caroline Collingwood / SUCCESSION

 

BEST BODY OF TV WORK

Olivia Colman (SECRET INVASION, THE BEAR, HEARTSTOPPER & THE CROWN)

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Arsher Ali, EVERYONE ELSE BURNS, FUNNY WOMAN & TOP BOY
• George Costigan, HAPPY VALLEY, MARYLAND & THE POWER OF PARKER
• Ayo Edebiri, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, BLACK MIRROR: JOAN IS AWFUL & THE BEAR
• Siobhan Finneran, HAPPY VALLEY, THE RECKONING & TIME
• Lee Ingleby, THE HUNT FOR RAOUL MOAT, SCREW & THE LONG SHADOW
• Jasmine Jobson, TOP BOY & PLATFORM 7
• Matthew Macfadyen, STONEHOUSE & SUCCESSION

 

BEST TV EPISODE

SUCCESSION, ‘With Open Eyes’

 OTHER NOMINEES:

• THE BEAR, ‘Fishes’
• BOILING POINT,’#1.2′
• THE CROWN, ‘Ritz’
• HAPPY VALLEY, ‘#3.4’
• HEARTSTOPPER, ‘Perfect’
• JURY DUTY, ‘The Verdict’
• WARRIOR, ‘A Window of F*cking Opportunity’

 

BEST TV VILLAIN

Aidan Turner / Glenn Lapthorn / FIFTEEN-LOVE

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Kingsley Ben-Adir / Gravik / SECRET INVASION
• Anthony Head / Rupert Mannion / TED LASSO
• Boyd Holbrook / Clement Mansell / JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL
• James Norton / Tommy Lee Royce / HAPPY VALLEY
  
• Iwan Rheon / Molina / WOLF

 

BEST TV HERO

Sarah Lancashire / Sgt. Catherine Cawood / HAPPY VALLEY

 OTHER NOMINEES:

• H. Jon Benjamin / Sterling Archer / ARCHER
• Rosario Dawson / Ahsoka Tano / AHSOKA
• Idris Elba / Sam Nelson / HIJACK
• Samuel L. Jackson / Nick Fury / SECRET INVASION
• Katee Sackhoff / Bo-Katan Kryze / THE MANDALORIAN

 

BEST TV NEWCOMER

*TIE*

Déja J Bowens / Vita Champion / CHAMPION

Ella Lily Hyland / Justine Pearce / FIFTEEN-LOVE

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Nathan Braniff / Tommy Foster / BLUE LIGHTS
• Harry Connor / Aaron Lewis / EVERYONE ELSE BURNS
• Ronald Gladden / Himself / JURY DUTY
• Jordan Kouamé / Dr. George Adjei / MALPRACTICE
• Niamh Moriarty / Marnie / BEST INTERESTS
• Tom Victor / Archie / CONSENT

 

BEST TV MOMENT

 JURY DUTY, Ronald learns the truth

OTHER NOMINEES:

• ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, Janine and Gregory kiss
• BLUE LIGHTS, Gerry gatecrashes the operation
• HAPPY VALLEY, Tommy escapes from court
• THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, Midge gets her four minutes
• SUCCESSION, Shiv betrays Kendall
• TED LASSO, ‘So Long, Farewell’ sequence
• WARRIOR, Ah Sahm faces off against Young Jun and Hong