Tuesday, September 15, 2026
THE EMMYs 2026 - WINNERS AND NOMINEES
NBC & PEACOCK
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
5:00 PM (CA - PT) / 8:00 PM (NY - ET)
HOSTED BY MARISKA HARGITAY
The 78th Emmy Awards were presented Monday, September 14, from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, with Mariska Hargitay hosting the NBC/Peacock telecast. The main broadcast presented 19 competitive categories. The winners below are shown in BOLD ITALICS
The Pitt entered the season as the most-nominated program with 25 nominations, followed by Hacks with 24. The ceremony ultimately gave Outstanding Drama Series to The Pitt, Outstanding Comedy Series to Widow’s Bay, and Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series to DTF St. Louis. Stephen Colbert won for Variety.
Michael J Fox won the humanitarian award for his work supporting the search for a cure for Parkinson's Disease.
The Memoriam for those who passed away in the last year is described in the following article:
TRIBUTES
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-emmys-2026-in-memoriam.html
THE OTHER EMMY CATEGORIES
Most Emmy categories were presented during the Creative Arts ceremonies on September 5 and 6. The September 14 telecast concentrated on the 19 categories below.
EMMY NIGHT
WINNERS AND NOMINEES
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
NBC / Peacock
Hosted by Mariska Hargitay
Sources:
Television Academy — 78th Emmy Awards Winners Announced
Television Academy — Official 78th Emmy Winners List
LINKS TO ALL THE NOMINATED SHOWS!
QPORIT — Emmy nominations post
Labels: 2026 EMMYS, Allison Janney, JEAN SMART, Matthew Rhys, NOAH WYLE, RHEA SEEHORN, Stephen Colbert, The Pitt, WIDOWS BAY
