The Pitt and Hacks cemented their Emmy frontrunner status, picking up 25 and 24 nominations, respectively, as the Television Academy announced the nominees for the 78th Annual Emmy Awards Wednesday, July 8.
The Pitt and several of its stars will look to repeat after a strong showing at the Emmys last year. The hit medical drama won Outstanding Drama Series in 2025, while stars Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa both picked up acting prizes. The show is once again nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, while Wylie, LaNasa, Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, Gerran Howell, Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, and Sepideh Moafi are all nominated for their performances.
In Outstanding Drama Series, The Pitt will compete against The Gilded Age, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Paradise, Pluribus, Slow Horses, and Your Friends and Neighbors.
Meanwhile in comedy, Hacks will look to reclaim the Outstanding Comedy Series crown it won in 2024, but lost to The Studio last year. Star Jean Smart will also look to win her fifth straight Outstanding lead Actress in a Comedy series prize for her portrayal of Deborah Vance, while Hannah Einbinder is once again nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, a prize she finally won in 2025.
In Outstanding Comedy Series, Hacks will be up against Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking, and Widow’s Bay.
In terms of total nominations, right behind The Pitt and Hacks were the two big breakout shows of the past year: Pluribus and Widow’s Bay. Widow’s Bay, the creepy comedy about a haunted New England island, picked up 19 nominations, including acting looks for stars Matthew Rhys, Stephen Root, Dale Dickey, and Kate O’Flynn.
And Pluribus, the post-apocalyptic sci-fi series from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, earned 18 nominations. Star Rhea Seehorn is back in contention for an acting Emmy after twice losing for her celebrated turn on Gilligan’s Breaking Bad prequel series, Better Call Saul. And her co-stars Carlos-Manuel Vesga and Karolina Wydra are both nominated for their performances, too.
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Other notable nominees this year include Beef and DTF St. Louis, which led the Limited Series categories. Reliable Emmy favorites like Only Murders in the Building, Abbott Elementary, Slow Horses, and The Diplomat all picked up nominations, as did The Bear — though, notably, star Jeremy Allen White missed out on an acting nod after three previous nominations and two wins. (His co-star Ayo Edebiri, also a previous winner, did score another nomination, while the late Rob Reiner earned a posthumous acting nod for his guest appearance on the show.)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert picked up nine Emmy nominations just months after its historic run ended following CBS’ decision to cancel the long-running late-night program. Euphoria, for its final season, was largely shut out of the major categories, but both Zendaya and Colman Domingo were nominated for their performances. And Bad Bunny will be eligible for his first Emmy after his Super Bowl Halftime Show picked up nine nominations.
Actors and recent Emmy winners Jeff Hiller and Liza Colón-Zayas revealed the nominees at a presentation ceremony Wednesday morning, July 8. The 78th Emmy Awards will take place Sept. 14, with Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay serving as host.
2026 Emmy Nominations
Outstanding Drama Series
The Diplomat
The Gilded Age
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Your Friends and Neighbors
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay
Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
DTF St. Louis
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
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 Diplomat
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
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 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 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 Actor In A Drama Series
Patrick Ball, The Pitt
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt
Gerran Howell, The Pitt
Tom Pelphrey, Task
Carlos-Manuel Vesga, Pluribus
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Taylor Dearden, The Pitt
Fiona Dourif, The Pitt
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
Karolina Wydra, Pluribus
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Colman Domingo, Four Seasons
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Nick Offerman, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Michael Urie, Shrinking
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay
Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Megan Stalter, Hacks
Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis
Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault
Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis
Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
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
Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning
Richard Jenkings, DTF St. Louis
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Dancing With the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors
Outstanding Variety Series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
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