The 2026 Emmy Award nominations are in — and HBO’s medical drama “The Pitt” leads the pack with a whopping 25 nods, including best drama and 13 acting nominations. Among them are nods for the show’s stars, Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa, both Emmy winners last year.
Close on its heels is HBO’s “Hacks,” which earned a record-breaking 24 noms in the comedy category, eclipsing the previous comedy-series record of 23 set by “The Bear” in 2024 and matched by “The Studio” last year.
“Hacks” will go head to head with “Widow’s Bay,” an Apple TV horror-comedy that rode a groundswell of enthusiasm leading into Emmy voting in mid-June, earning the new series 19 nominations, including best comedy series.
Other series earning nods in the double-digits were “Pluribus” with 18, “Beef” with 16, “DTF St. Louis” with 13, and “Saturday Night Live” and “Spider-Noir” with 11 each.
It is also a big moment for “Dancing With the Stars”: The long-running reality series earned its first Emmy nom in a decade for best reality competition series, following a social media-powered resurgence that propelled Season 34 to historic viewership.
The series will now vie with the five-time winner, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” as well as previous winners “Top Chef,” “The Traitors” and “Survivor.”
In terms of snubs, the 12-time winner “Stranger Things” landed with a thud, earning just seven nods and getting noticeably shut out of major categories, including best drama series and acting categories.
And Jeremy Allen White, a two-time Emmy winner for best actor in a comedy series for his performance in “The Bear,” failed to land a single nomination. “The Bear,” a previous awards heavyweight, saw its nominations plummet from 23 in 2024 to a mere eight this year.
The 2026 Emmy nominations were announced Wednesday morning by previous Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas (“The Bear”) and Jeff Hiller (“Somebody Somewhere”), alongside Television Academy chair Cris Abrego.
“(The nominees’) creativity and talent remind us why television remains one of our most powerful art forms,” Abrego said during his opening remarks. “Every nomination today is a result of countless people coming together to create work that moves us, entertains us, and, above all, inspires us.”
When are the 2026 Emmy Awards?
The 78th annual Emmy Awards will air live on Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. MDT on NBC and streaming on Peacock. The award show will be hosted by “Law & Order: SVU” executive producer and star Mariska Hargitay — marking the first time a woman has hosted the show in 15 years.
Hargitay said it was her “great honor” to “celebrate this extraordinary community of storytellers.”
“Bringing important stories into the light has been the heartbeat of my career,” she continued. “Whether it’s an actor or a director, a costumer or a sound designer, we are all so privileged to take part in creating television that unites us.”
She added, “Regardless of how, where or when we watch, we are together in our laughter, our tears, our love of stories — and our delighted anticipation to see what happens next.”
The 2026 Emmy nominations
Drama series
- “The Diplomat”
- “The Gilded Age”
- “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”
- “Paradise”
- “The Pitt”
- “Pluribus”
- “Slow Horses”
- “Your Friends & Neighbors”
Lead actress in a drama series
- Carrie Coon, “The Gilded Age”
- Chase Infiniti, “The Testaments”
- Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
- Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus”
- Zendaya, “Euphoria”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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 Rightdoing, There is a River”)
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
Comedy Series
- “Abbott Elementary”
- “The Bear”
- “Hacks”
- “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”
- “Nobody Wants This”
- “Only Murders in the Building”
- “Shrinking”
- “Widow’s Bay”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Directing for a comedy series
- “Abbott Elementary,” Randall Einhorn (“Ballgame”)
- “The Bear,” Christopher Storer (“Bears”)
- “The Chair Company,” Andrew DeYoung (“Life Goes By Too (expletive) 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!”)
Writing for a comedy series
- “Abbott Elementary,” Quinta Brunson (“Team Building”)
- “The Chair Company,” Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin (“Life Goes By Too (expletive) 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!”)
Television movie
- “Heads of State”
- “Miss You, Love You”
- “People We Meet on Vacation”
- “Remarkably Bright Creatures”
- “Jack Ryan: Ghost War”
Limited series
- “All Her Fault”
- “The Beast in Me”
- “Beef”
- “DTF St. Louis”
- “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette”
Lead actress in a limited series
- Claire Danes, “The Beast in Me”
- Sally Field, “Remarkably Bright Creatures”
- Carey Mulligan, “Beef”
- Sarah Pidgeon, “Love Story”
- Sarah Snook, “All Her Fault”
Lead actor in a limited series
- Riz Ahmed, “Bait”
- Jason Bateman, “Black Rabbit”
- Charlie Hunnam, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”
- Oscar Isaac, “Beef”
- Matthew Rhys, “The Beast in Me”
Supporting actress in a limited series
- Linda Cardellini, “DTF St. Louis”
- Dakota Fanning, “All Her Fault”
- Laurie Metcalf, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”
- Joy Sunday, “DTF St. Louis”
- Yuh-Jung Youn, “Beef”
- Constance Zimmer, “Love Story”
Supporting actor in a limited series
- 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”
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
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
Variety series
- “The Daily Show”
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
- “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
- “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
- “Saturday Night Live”
Writing for a variety series
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
- “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
- “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
Reality competition series
- “Dancing With the Stars”
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
- “Survivor”
- “Top Chef”
- “The Traitors”