2026 EMMY NOMINATIONS

NBC & PEACOCK

SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

5:00 PM (CA - PT) / 8:00 PM (NY - ET)

HOSTED BY MARISKA HARGITAY

EDITORIAL CARTOON by QPORIT & CHATGPT

The 78th Emmy Awards will air Monday, September 14, at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT on NBC (and streamed on Peacock). Emmy-winning Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay will host the three-hour ceremony from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.

This year’s nominations mix Emmy favorites with an unusually large collection of new programs and first-time nominees. There are also 28 first-time performer nominees this year.

The Pitt leads all programs with 25 nominations, while Hacks has 24, setting a new record for the most nominations received by a comedy in a single year. Beef leads the Limited/Anthology field with 16 nominations; Saturday Night Live leads Variety with 11; and RuPaul’s Drag Race leads Nonfiction/Reality programs with nine.

Among the performers competing are Noah Wyle, Gary Oldman, Sterling K. Brown, Jean Smart, Harrison Ford, Zendaya, Keri Russell, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sally Field, Lisa Kudrow, Steve Carell, Oscar Isaac, Sarah Snook, Ayo Edebiri, Quinta Brunson, Martin Short and Rhea Seehorn.

 

THE OTHER EMMYS

The September 14 NBC/Peacock telecast will present 19 competitive categories. But most of the Emmys are actually presented earlier during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6.

Several categories viewers might expect to be part of the main broadcast, will instead be part of the Creative Arts ceremonies, including Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, and Writing for a Variety Series.

The Creative Arts ceremonies also encompass guest acting, animation, television movies, cinematography, editing, casting, costumes, makeup, music, sound, visual effects, stunts and many other production and craft awards.

THE 2026 EMMY

NOMINATIONS

(Where available, we’ve included a link to a show’s home page!)

SERIES

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY — ABC / Hulu

THE BEAR — FX / Hulu

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 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 & NEIGHBORS — 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. & CAROLYN BESSETTE — FX / Hulu

ACTING — COMEDY

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II — Wonder Man — Disney+

STEVE CARELL — Rooster — HBO Max

MATTHEW RHYS — Widow’s Bay — Apple TV

JASON SEGEL — Shrinking — Apple TV

MARTIN SHORT — Only Murders in the Building — Hulu

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

QUINTA BRUNSON — Abbott Elementary — ABC / Hulu

AYO EDEBIRI — The Bear — FX / Hulu

ELLE FANNING — Margo’s Got Money Troubles — Apple TV

LISA KUDROW — The Comeback — HBO Max

JEAN SMART — Hacks — HBO Max

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

COLMAN DOMINGO — The Four Seasons — Netflix

PAUL W. DOWNS — Hacks — HBO Max

HARRISON FORD — Shrinking — Apple TV

NICK OFFERMAN — Margo’s Got Money Troubles — Apple TV

STEPHEN ROOT — Widow’s Bay — Apple TV

MICHAEL URIE — Shrinking — Apple TV

TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS — Abbott Elementary — ABC / Hulu

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

DALE DICKEY — Widow’s Bay — Apple TV

HANNAH EINBINDER — Hacks — HBO Max

JANELLE JAMES — Abbott Elementary — ABC / Hulu

KATE O’FLYNN — Widow’s Bay — Apple TV

MICHELLE PFEIFFER — Margo’s Got Money Troubles — Apple TV

MEGAN STALTER — Hacks — HBO Max

JESSICA WILLIAMS — Shrinking — Apple TV

ACTING — DRAMA

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

STERLING K. BROWN — Paradise — Hulu

GARY OLDMAN — Slow Horses — Apple TV

MARK RUFFALO — Task — HBO Max

RUFUS SEWELL — The Diplomat — Netflix

NOAH WYLE — The Pitt — HBO Max

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

CARRIE COON — The Gilded Age — HBO Max

CHASE INFINITI — The Testaments — Hulu

KERI RUSSELL — The Diplomat — Netflix

RHEA SEEHORN — Pluribus — Apple TV

ZENDAYA — Euphoria — HBO Max

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

PATRICK BALL — The Pitt — HBO Max

BILLY CRUDUP — The Morning Show — Apple TV

SHAWN HATOSY — The Pitt — HBO Max

GERRAN HOWELL — The Pitt — HBO Max

JACK LOWDEN — Slow Horses — Apple TV

TOM PELPHREY — Task — HBO Max

CARLOS-MANUEL VESGA — Pluribus — Apple TV

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

TAYLOR DEARDEN — The Pitt — HBO Max

FIONA DOURIF — The Pitt — HBO Max

ALLISON JANNEY — The Diplomat — Netflix

KATHERINE LANASA — The Pitt — HBO Max

SEPIDEH MOAFI — The Pitt — HBO Max

JULIANNE NICHOLSON — Paradise — Hulu

KAROLINA WYDRA — Pluribus — Apple TV

ACTING — LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR

RIZ AHMED — Bait — Prime Video

JASON BATEMAN — Black Rabbit — Netflix

CHARLIE HUNNAM — Monster: The Ed Gein Story — Netflix

OSCAR ISAAC — Beef — Netflix

MATTHEW RHYS — The Beast in Me — Netflix

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS

CLAIRE DANES — The Beast in Me — Netflix

SALLY FIELD — Remarkably Bright Creatures — Netflix

CAREY MULLIGAN — Beef — Netflix

SARAH PIDGEON — Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette — FX / Hulu

SARAH SNOOK — All Her Fault — Peacock

WRITING AND DIRECTING

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

RANDALL EINHORN — Abbott Elementary — ABC / Hulu — “Ballgame”

CHRISTOPHER STORER — The Bear — FX / Hulu — “Bears”

ANDREW DEYOUNG — The Chair Company — HBO Max — “Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does.”

LUCIA ANIELLO — Hacks — HBO Max — “Hacks (Finale)”

MARY LOU BELLI — The Ms. Pat Show — BET+ — “Give It Arrest”

HIRO MURAI — Widow’s Bay — Apple TV — “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!”

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

SALLI RICHARDSON-WHITFIELD — The Gilded Age — HBO Max — “My Mind Is Made Up”

HANELLE M. CULPEPPER — Paradise — Hulu — “Exodus”

NOAH WYLE — The Pitt — HBO Max — “12:00 P.M.”

VINCE GILLIGAN — Pluribus — Apple TV — “We Is Us”

SAUL METZSTEIN — Slow Horses — Apple TV — “Scars”

SALLI RICHARDSON-WHITFIELD — Task — HBO Max — “Out Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdoing, There Is a River.”

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

QUINTA BRUNSON — Abbott Elementary — ABC / Hulu — “Team Building”

TIM ROBINSON & ZACH KANIN — The Chair Company — HBO Max — “Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does.”

MICHAEL PATRICK KING & LISA KUDROW — The Comeback — HBO Max — “Valerie Does It All”

LUCIA ANIELLO, PAUL W. DOWNS & JEN STATSKY — Hacks — HBO Max — “Hacks (Finale)”

ANTHONY KING — Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat — Prime Video — “Mergers and Acquisitions”

KATIE DIPPOLD — Widow’s Bay — Apple TV — “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!”

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

PETER ACKERMAN & DEBORA CAHN — The Diplomat — Netflix — “Amagansett”

KIRSTEN PIERRE-GEYFMAN & R. SCOTT GEMMILL — The Pitt — HBO Max — “1:00 P.M.”

VALERIE CHU — The Pitt — HBO Max — “12:00 P.M.”

VINCE GILLIGAN — Pluribus — Apple TV — “We Is Us”

WILL SMITH — Slow Horses — Apple TV — “Scars”

BRAD INGELSBY — Task — HBO Max — “A Still Small Voice”

VARIETY

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

REALITY

OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM

DANCING WITH THE STARS — ABC / Disney+

RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE — MTV

SURVIVOR — CBS

TOP CHEF — Bravo

THE TRAITORS — Peacock

THE 78TH EMMY AWARDS
Monday, September 14, 2026
8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
NBC / Peacock
Hosted by Mariska Hargitay

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