Emmy Nominations 2026
Emmy Award winners Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear, IF) and Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere, Widow’s Bay) announced the nominees for the 78th Emmy Awards during a presentation at the Wolf Theatre in Los Angeles today. The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on September 14, 2026, with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay as the host.
HBO Max’s comedy series Hacks made history by leading with 24 nominations, breaking the previous record of 23 shared by The Bear and The Studio. In the comedy categories, The Bear was joined by Shrinking, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and Widow’s Bay among the major contenders. When it comes to drama, The Pitt is the top nominee with 25 nods, while Pluribus, The Diplomat, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and The Gilded Age also earned nominations.
One notable absence, however, was the year’s breakout hit, Heated Rivalry. Despite its widespread popularity, the series was ineligible for the Emmy Awards because it was financed outside the United States. Instead, it will compete at the International Emmy Awards, having already won 16 honors at the Canadian Screen Awards. Still, the show received some Emmy recognition through Connor Storrie, who earned a nomination for his guest-hosting appearance on Saturday Night Live.
Jason Bateman led individual performers with four Emmy nominations across different projects, while Quinta Brunson, Paul W. Downs, Matthew Rhys, Jason Segel, Martin Short, and Noah Wyle each earned three nominations. Meanwhile, the late Rob Reiner also received an Emmy nomination for his guest role in The Bear.
Check out the full list of nominations below.
2026 Emmy Nominations
Outstanding Drama Series
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Guilded Age (HBO Max)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Slow Horses (Aplpe TV)
Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV)
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Shrinking (Apple TV)
Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
All Her Fault (Peacock)
The Beast in Me (Netflix)
Beef (Netflix)
DTF St. Louis (HBO Max)
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (Hulu)
Outstanding Television Movie
Heads of State (Prime Video)
Miss You, Love You (HBO Max)
People We Meet on Vacation (Netflix)
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix)
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War (Prime Video)
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors (Peacock)
Outstanding Variety Series
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny (ABC)
The 83rd Annual Golden Globes (CBS)
The 68th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
The Oscars (ABC)
The 78th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Outstanding Variety Special (Prerecorded)
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable… (Netflix)
The Muppet Show (Disney+)
Nikki Glaser: Good Girl (Hulu)
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: Final Show (Disney+)
Wicked: One Wonderful Night (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Chase Infiniti, The Testaments
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Zendaya, Euphoria
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Rufus Sewell, The Dilomat
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man
Steve Carell, Rooster
Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
Carey Mulligan, Beef
Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Riz Ahmed, Bait
Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Oscar Isaac, Beef
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Taylor Dearden, The Pitt
Fiona Dourif, The Pitt
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Sepideh Moafi, The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
Karolina Wydra, Pluribus
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Patrick Ball, The Pitt
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt
Gerran Howell, The Pitt
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Tom Pelphrey, Task
Carlos-Manuel Vesga, Pluribus
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay
Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Megan Stalter, Hacks
Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Nick Offerman, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Stephen Root, Widow’s Bay
Michael Urie, Shrinking
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis
Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault
Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis
Youn Yuh-jung, Beef
Constance Zimmer, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jason Bateman, DTF St. Louis
Richard Gadd, Half Man
David Harbour, DTF St. Louis
Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis
Charles Melton, Beef
Nick Offerman, Death By Lightning
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Brittany Allen, The Pitt
Tal Anderson, The Pitt
Tina Ivlev, The Pitt
Miriam Shor, Pluribus
Merritt Wever, The Gilded Age
Shailene Woodley, Paradise
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Colman Domingo, Euphoria
Ernest Harden Jr., The Pitt
Jeff Hiller, Pluribus
Jeff Kober, The Pitt
Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses
Bradley Whitford, The Diplomat
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Leslie Bibb, Hacks
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear
Betty Gilpin, Widow’s Bay
Cherry Jones, Hacks
Laurie Metcalf, Hacks
Kaitlin Olson, Hacks
Lauren Weedman, Hacks
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Michael J. Fox, Shrinking
Brett Goldstein, Shrinking
Hamish Linklater, Widow’s Bay
Christopher McDonald, Hacks
Rob Reiner, The Bear
Connor Storrie, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
The Gilded Age, Salli Richardson Whitfield (“My Mind is Made Up”)
Paradise, Hanelle M. Culpepper (“Exodus”)
The Pitt, Noah Wyle (“12 P.M.”)
Pluribus, Vince Gilligan (“We Is Us”)
Slow Horses, Saul Metzstein (“Scars”)
Task, Salli Richardson Whitfield (“Out Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdowing, There is a River”)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary, Randall Einhorn (“Ballgame”)
The Bear, Christopher Storer (“Bears)
The Chair Company, Andrew DeYoung (“Life Goes By Too F***ing Fast, It Really Does.”)
Hacks, Lucia Aniello (“Hacks”)
The Ms. Pat Show, Mary Lou Belli (“Give It Arrest”)
Widow’s Bay, Hiro Murai (“Welcome To Widow’s Bay!”)
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Beef, Jack Schreier (“It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey”)
Beef, Lee Sung Jin (“Oh, the Comfort, the Inexpressible Comfort”)
Black Rabbit, Jason Bateman (“The Black Rabbits”)
DTF St. Louis, Steven Conrad
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
The Diplomat, Peter Ackerman and Debora Cahn (“Amagansett”)
The Pitt, Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill (“1 P.M.”)
The Pitt, Valerie Chu (“12 P.M.”)
Pluribus, Vince Gilligan (“We Is Us”)
Slow Horses, Will Smith (“Scars”)
Task, Brad Ingelsby (“A Still Small Voice”)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary, Quinta Brunson (“Team Building”)
The Chair Company, Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin (“Life Goes By Too F***ing Fast, It Really Does.”)
The Comeback, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow (“Valerie Does It All”)
Hacks, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky (“Hacks”)
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, Anthony King (“Mergers and Acquisitions”)
Widow’s Bay, Katie Dippold (“Welcome To Widow’s Bay!”)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
All Her Fault, Megan Gallagher (“Episode 8”)
The Beast in Me, Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle (“Sick Puppy”)
Beef, Lee Sung Jin (“All the Things We’re Never Going to Have”)
Death By Lightning, Mike Makowsky
DTF St. Louis, Steven Conrad
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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