Television’s biggest night is underway, with the 2026 Emmy Awards bringing together the year’s most-nominated shows and stars as Law & Order: SVU’s Mariska Hargitay takes on hosting duties.
HBO’s The Pitt enters this year’s ceremony as the most-nominated series, scoring 25 nods across categories – nearly double its nominations from last year. The medical drama is once again up for Outstanding Drama Series (which it won last year), while star Noah Wyle has nominations for Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Directing For A Drama Series. Seven cast members have also been recognised with nominations across the supporting acting categories.
Close behind is HBO comedy Hacks, which earned 24 nominations for its final season, breaking the comedy record previously shared by The Bear and The Studio, which each received 23. Jean Smart is once again nominated for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and could claim her fifth Emmy for Hacks and eighth overall, which would tie the record for the most Emmy wins by an actress. Hannah Einbinder, Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs are also among the show’s acting nominees.
Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay made a strong showing in its first year, picking up 19 nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series and a Lead Actor nomination for Matthew Rhys. Stephen Root, Dale Dickey and Kate O’Flynn are nominated in the supporting categories.
Fellow Apple TV newcomer Pluribus earned 18 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series and Lead Actress for Rhea Seehorn, while Carlos Manuel Vesga and Karolina Wydra received supporting nominations.
Netflix’s Beef leads the limited or anthology series field with 16 nominations. Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan are both nominated in the lead acting categories.
Sarah Snook is carrying the flag for Australia at this year’s ceremony, with nominations for Foxtel/Binge’s All Her Fault.
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2026 Emmy Winners:
Drama Series
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Slow Horses (Apple TV)
Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV)
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)
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 (FX)
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)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Chase Infiniti, The Testaments
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus (WINNER)
Zendaya, Euphoria
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
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 (WINNER)
Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
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
Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series
Riz Ahmed, Bait
Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Oscar Isaac, Beef
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me (WINNER)
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
Tayler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
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
Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay (WINNER)
Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Megan Stalter, Hacks
Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Taylor Deardon, The Pitt
Fiona Dourif, The Pitt
Allison Janney, The Diplomat (WINNER)
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Sepideh Moafi, The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
Karolina Wydra, Pluribus
Directing For A Comedy Series
Randall Einhorn, Abbott Elementary
Christopher Storer, The Bear
Andrew DeYoung, The Chair Company
Lucia Aniello, Hacks
Mary Lou Belli, The Ms. Pat Show
Hiro Murai, Widow’s Bay
Directing For A Drama Series
Salli Richardson Whitfield, The Gilded Age
Hanelle M. Culpepper, Paradise
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Vince Gilligan, Pluribus
Saul Metzstein, Slow Horses
Salli Richardson Whitfield, Task
Writing For A Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, The Chair Company
Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, Hacks
Anthony King, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay
Writing For A Drama Series
Peter Ackerman and Debora Cahn, The Diplomat
Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt
Valerie Chu, The Pitt
Vince Gilligan, Pluribus
Will Smith, Slow Horses
Brad Ingelsby, Task
