The 2021 Silver Garbage Award Nominees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2021
WORST COMEDY SERIES: Call Me Kat (FOX) Call Your Mother (ABC) Connecting (NBC/Peacock) The Crew (Netflix) Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me! (Netflix)
WORST DRAMA SERIES: Clarice (CBS) Debris (NBC) Filthy Rich (FOX) neXt (FOX) Selena: The Series (Netflix) WORST SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM: The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC) Boss Level (Hulu) Love In The Time of Corona (Freeform) Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special (Apple TV+) A Recipe for Seduction (Lifetime) WORST REALITY PROGRAM: The Big Shot with Bethenny (HBO Max) Double Shot at Love (MTV) Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (MTV) Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E!) The Pack (Amazon Prime) WORST NEW SERIES: The Big Shot with Bethenny (HBO Max) Clarice (CBS) Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me! (Netflix) Filthy Rich (FOX) neXt (FOX) WORST REBOOT/SPIN-OFF: The Big Shot with Bethenny (HBO Max) - Part rip-off of “The Apprentice”, part spin-off of “Bethenny” Franchise Call Me Kat (Fox) - Americanized Reboot of the British Series of the Same Name Clarice (CBS) - Reboot of the 1991 Film The Silence of the Lambs Filthy Rich (FOX) - Americanized Reboot of the New Zealand Series of the Same Name Punky Brewster (Peacock) - Spin-Off and Sequel of the Original 1980s TV Series WORST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Diedrich Bader - American Housewife (ABC) Eddie Cibrian - Country Comfort (Netflix) Jamie Foxx - Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me! (Netflix) Kevin James - The Crew (Netflix) Thomas Middleditch - B Positive (CBS) WORST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Mayim Bialik - Call Me Kat (FOX) Soleil Moon Frye - Punky Brewster (Peacock) Katharine McPhee - Country Comfort (Netflix) Katy Mixon - American Housewife (ABC) Kyra Sedgwick - Call Your Mother (ABC) WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: David Alan Grier - Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me! (Netflix) Don Johnson - Kenan (NBC) Leslie Jordan - Call Me Kat (Fox) Dean Norris - The United States of Al (CBS) Freddie Prinze Jr. - Punky Brewster (Peacock) WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Porscha Coleman - Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me! (Netflix) Holly Hunter - Mr. Mayor (NBC) Swoosie Kurtz - Call Me Kat (Fox) Kimrie Lewis - Kenan (NBC) Kyla Pratt - Call Me Kat (Fox) WORST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES: Mark Paul Gosselaar - Saved By The Bell (Peacock) Andie McDowell - Mr. Mayor (NBC) Natalie Morales - Mr. Mayor (NBC) Elon Musk - Saturday Night Live (NBC) Morgan Wallen - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
WORST COMEDY SERIES WRITING: Call Your Mother (ABC) Connecting (NBC/Peacock) The Crew (Netflix) Country Comfort (Netflix) Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me! (Netflix)
WORST COMEDY SERIES DIRECTING: Call Me Kat (Fox) Connecting (NBC/Peacock) Country Comfort (Netflix) Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me! (Netflix) The United States of Al (CBS)
WORST LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Ricardo Chavira - Selena: The Series (Netflix) Gerald McRaney - Filthy Rich (FOX) Jay Rodriguez - Magnum P.I. (CBS) John Slattery - neXt (FOX) Jonathan Tucker - Debris (NBC) WORST LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Jessica Brown Findlay - Brave New World (Peacock) Rebecca Breeds - Clarice (CBS) Kim Cattrall - Filthy Rich (FOX) Queen Latifah - The Equalizer (CBS) Christian Serratos - Selena: The Series (Netflix) WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Corey Cott - Filthy Rich (FOX) Steve Harris - Filthy Rich (FOX) Chris Noth - The Equalizer (CBS) Scroobius Pip - Debris (NBC) Jesse Posey - Selena: The Series (Netflix) WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Aubrey Dollar - Filthy Rich (FOX) Jennifer Ferrin - The Equalizer (CBS) Denise Richards - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Perdita Weeks - Magnum P.I. (CBS) Diamond White - The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) WORST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES: Juliette Lewis - Filthy Rich (FOX) John McConnell - Filthy Rich (FOX) Demi Moore - Brave New World (Peacock) Jen Richards - Clarice (CBS) Alanna Ubach - Filthy Rich (FOX) WORST DRAMA SERIES WRITING: Clarice (CBS) Filthy Rich (FOX) NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) neXt (FOX) Selena: The Series (Netflix) WORST DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING: Clarice (CBS) Debris (NBC) Filthy Rich (FOX) NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) neXt (FOX) WORST SPECIAL CLASS LEAD ACTOR: Frank Grillo - Boss Level (Hulu) Ken Jennings - The Chase (ABC) & Jeopardy (Syndicated) Mario Lopez - A Recipe for Seduction (Lifetime) Dr. Mehmet Oz - The Dr. Oz Show (Syndicated) & Jeopardy (Syndicated) Pauly D & Vinny - A Double Shot at Love & Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (MTV) WORST SPECIAL CLASS LEAD ACTRESS: Justene Alpert - A Recipe for Seduction (Lifetime) Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special (Apple TV+) Tina Fey - The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC) Bethenny Frankel - The Big Shot with Bethenny (HBO Max) Amy Poehler - The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC) WORST SPECIAL CLASS SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mel Gibson - Boss Level (Hulu) Brendan Gleeson - The Comey Rule (Showtime) Aaron Rodgers - Jeopardy (Syndicated) Christian Slater - Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story (Netflix) Snoop Dogg - Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special (Apple TV+) WORST SPECIAL CLASS SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Carole Baskin - Dancing with the Stars (ABC) Caitlyn Jenner - Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E!) Naomi Judd - V.C. Andrews’ Ruby (Lifetime) Meghan McCain - The View (ABC) Sharon Osbourne - The 47th Annual Daytime Emmys and The Talk (CBS) WORST SPECIAL CLASS WRITING: Boss Level (Hulu) The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC) Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special (Apple TV+) A Recipe for Seduction (Lifetime) There’s No “I” in Threesome (HBO Max) WORST SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING: The Binge (Hulu) The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC) Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special (Apple TV+) NFL Honors (CBS) A Recipe for Seduction (Lifetime)
WORST SCREEN DUO: Any Two Actors, Devices, or Zoom Screens - Connecting (NBC) Freddie Highmore & Paige Spara - The Good Doctor (ABC) Any Two (or More) Kardashians - Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E!) Adhir Kalyan & Parker Young - The United States of Al (CBS) Peter Bergman & Courtney Hope - The Young and the Restless (CBS)
WORST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST: Connecting (NBC) Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me (Netflix) Filthy Rich (FOX) Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (MTV) Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E!)