The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on September 14, 2025, celebrating the jam-packed year of television from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. As such, the 2026 Emmys are predicted to be highly competitive. The final seasons of Netflix’s Stranger Things and Prime Video’s The Boys are vying for whatever they can get. Speaking of final seasons, HBO Max’s Hacks is predicted to dominate one last time in the comedy categories. Meanwhile, new fan favorites like Pluribus, Widow’s Bay, and Margo’s Got Money Troubles are expected to have a heavy presence in the nominations list.
Did your favorite shows and artists score any nominations for the 2026 Emmys? See the full list of nominations below, along with additional fun categories for the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys, which take place before the main ceremony. Stay updated with DiscussingFilm as we cover the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, September 14, at 8 pm ET on NBC and Peacock. It will be hosted by Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay ― the first female Emmys host in 15 years. You can also find the winners for the 2026 Oscars, Golden Globes, and Actor Awards right here on our site.
Full 2026 Emmys Nominations List
LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE CATEGORY
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
All Her Fault (Peacock)
The Beast in Me (Netflix)
Beef (Netflix)
DTF St. Louis (HBO)
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding Television Movie
Heads of State (Prime Video)
Miss You, Love You (HBO Max)
People We Meet on Vacation (Netflix)
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix)
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War (Prime Video)
Direction for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jake Schreier, Beef
“It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey”
Lee Sung Jin, Beef
“Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort”
Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
“The Black Rabbits”
Steven Conrad, DTF St. Louis
Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Megan Gallagher, All Her Fault
“Episode 8”
Gabe Rotter & Daniel Pearle, The Beast in Me
“Sick Puppy”
Lee Sung Jin, Beef
“All The Things We’re Never Going To Have”
Mike Makowsky, Death by Lightning
Steven Conrad, DTF St. Louis
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
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”
Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
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
Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis
Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault
Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis
Youn Yuh-jung, Beef
Constance Zimmer, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bissette
DRAMA CATEGORY
Outstanding Drama Series
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Gilded Age (HBO)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Pluribus (Apple TV+)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+)
Directing for a Drama Series
Salli Richardson Whitfield, The Gilded Age
“My Mind Is Made Up”
Hanelle M. Culpepper, Paradise
“Exodus”
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
“12:00 P.M.”
Vince Gilligan, Pluribus
“We Is Us”
Saul Metzstein, Slow Horses
“Scars”
Salli Richardson Whitfield, Task
“Out Beyond Ideas Of Wrongdoing And Rightdoing, There Is A River.”
Writing for a Drama Series
Peter Ackerman & Debora Cahn, The Diplomat
“Amagansett”
Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt
“1:00 P.M.”
Valerie Chu, The Pitt
“12:00 P.M.”
Vince Gilligan, Pluribus
“We Is Us”
Will Smith, Slow Horses
“Scars”
Brad Ingelsby, Task
“A Still Small Voice”
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
Zendaya, Euphoria
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 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
Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Colman Domingo, Euphoria
Ernest Harden Jr., The Pitt
Jeff Hiller, Pluribus
Jeff Kober, Pluribus
Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses
Bradley Whitford, The Diplomat
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
COMEDY CATEGORY
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
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+)
Directing for a Comedy Series
Randall Einhorn, Abbott Elementary
“Ballgame”
Christopher Storer, The Bear
“Bears”
Andrew DeYoung, The Chair Company
“Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does.”
Lucia Aniello, Hacks
Hacks (Finale)
Mary Lou Belli, The Ms. Pat Show
“Give It Arrest”
Hiro Murai, Widow’s Bay
“Welcome To Widow’s Bay!”
Writing for a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
“Team Building”
Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin, The Chair Company
“Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does.”
Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
“Valerie Does It All”
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, & Jen Statsky, Hacks
Hacks (Finale)
Anthony King, Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat
“Mergers And Acquisitions”
Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay
“Welcome To Widow’s Bay!”
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
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
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
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
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
REALITY CATEGORY
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Alan Cumming, The Traitors
Kristen Kish, Top Chef
Ariana Madix, Love Island USA
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Outstanding Host for a Game Show
Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
Ken Jennings, Jeopardy!
Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Martin Short, Match Game
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
Love On The Spectrum (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race Untucked (MTV)
Summer House (Bravo)
Welcome To Wrexham (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors (Peacock)
Outstanding Game Show
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Jeopardy! (ABC/Syndicated)
The Price is Right (CBS)
Wheel Of Fortune (ABC)
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (ABC)
VARIETY CATEGORY
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)
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny (NBC)
83rd Annual Golden Globes (CBS)
68th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
The Oscars (ABC)
78th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable… (Netflix)
The Muppet Show (Disney)
Nikki Glaser: Good Girl (Hulu)
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show (Disney)
Wicked: One Wonderful Night (NBC)
MORE CREATIVE ARTS EMMYS
Outstanding Animated Program
Bob’s Burgers (FOX)
Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)
The Simpsons (FOX)
Smiling Friends (Adult Swim)
South Park (Comedy Central)
Star Wars: Visions (Disney)
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Pamela Adlon, King of the Hill
Julie Andrews, Bridgerton
Hank Azaria, The Simpsons
Trey Parker, South Park
Matt Vogel, The Muppet Show
Steven Yeun, Invincible
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
The American Revolution (PBS)
Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV+)
Rafa (Netflix)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning (Netflix)
The Yogurt Shop Murders (HBO Max)
Documentary or Nonfiction Special
John Candy: I Like Me (Prime Video)
Marty, Life Is Short (Netflix)
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Max)
My Mom Jayne: A Film By Mariska Hargitay (HBO Max)
Ocean With David Attenborough (National Geographic)
