The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on July 8, 2026, recognizing the best television released between June 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026. HBO Max’s The Pitt leads this year’s field with 25 nominations, followed by Hacks (24), Widow’s Bay (19), Pluribus (18), and Beef (16). The winners will be announced during the Emmy Awards ceremony on September 14, 2026.
Outstanding Drama Series
A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Pluribus (Apple TV+)
Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+)
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+)
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)
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)
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)
Previous Emmy History
Sterling K. Brown
14 career Emmy nominations
3 Emmy wins
Also nominated this year as a producer for Paradise
Gary Oldman
4 career Emmy nominations
0 Emmy wins
Mark Ruffalo
4 career Emmy nominations
2 Emmy wins
Rufus Sewell
2 career Emmy nominations
0 Emmy wins
Noah Wyle
10 career Emmy nominations
2 Emmy wins
Also nominated for Producing and Directing The Pitt
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
Previous Emmy History
Carrie Coon
4 career Emmy nominations
0 wins
Chase Infiniti
First Emmy nomination
Keri Russell
8 career Emmy nominations
0 wins
Also nominated as a producer for The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn
4 career Emmy nominations
0 wins
Zendaya
6 career Emmy nominations
2 Emmy wins
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
Previous Emmy History
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II — 2 nominations, 1 win
Steve Carell — 12 nominations, 0 wins
Matthew Rhys — 8 nominations, 1 win
Jason Segel — 6 nominations, 0 wins
Martin Short — 23 nominations, 2 wins
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
Previous Emmy History
Quinta Brunson — 15 nominations, 2 wins
Ayo Edebiri — 5 nominations, 1 win
Elle Fanning — 3 nominations
Lisa Kudrow — 17 nominations, 1 win
Jean Smart — 15 nominations, 7 wins
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
Previous Emmy History
Riz Ahmed — 3 nominations, 1 win
Jason Bateman — 18 nominations, 1 win
Charlie Hunnam — First Emmy nomination
Oscar Isaac — 3 nominations
Matthew Rhys — 8 nominations, 1 win
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. & Carolyn Bessette
Sarah Snook — All Her Fault
Previous Emmy History
Claire Danes — 12 nominations, 3 wins
Sally Field — 10 nominations, 3 wins
Carey Mulligan — First Emmy nomination
Sarah Pidgeon — First Emmy nomination
Sarah Snook — 5 nominations, 1 win
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
Fiona Dourif — The Pitt
Allison Janney — The Diplomat
Katherine LaNasa — The Pitt
Sepideh Moafi — The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson — Paradise
Karolina Wydra — Pluribus
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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
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
Richard Jenkins — DTF St. Louis
Charles Melton — Beef
Nick Offerman — Death By Lightning
Outstanding 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. & Carolyn Bessette
Most Nominated Programs and Biggest Takeaways
The Pitt — 25 nominations (Most Nominated Program)
Hacks — 24 nominations (Most Nominated Comedy)
Widow’s Bay — 19 nominations (Biggest Comedy Breakout)
Pluribus — 18 nominations (Most Nominated First-Year Drama)
Beef — 16 nominations (Most Nominated Limited Series)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Paradise — Hulu
The Pitt — HBO Max
Pluribus — Apple TV+
Slow Horses — Apple TV+
The Diplomat — Netflix
Notable
Noah Wyle earned a directing nomination for The Pitt in addition to his acting and producing nominations, while Pluribus scored nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Directing, and Writing in its debut season.
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Paradise — Hulu
Pluribus — Apple TV+
Slow Horses — Apple TV+
The Pitt — HBO Max
Notable
Every nominee is also nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, highlighting broad Academy support.
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary — ABC
The Bear — FX/Hulu
Widow’s Bay — Apple TV+
The Chair Company — HBO Max
The Ms. Pat Show — BET+
Notable
Widow’s Bay cemented itself as one of the year’s biggest comedy successes with 19 Emmy nominations.
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary — ABC
Widow’s Bay — Apple TV+
The Comeback — HBO Max
The Chair Company — HBO Max
Notable
Lisa Kudrow earned multiple nominations this year, including Lead Actress and Writing for The Comeback.
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Beef (Two Episodes)
Black Rabbit
DTF St. Louis
Notable
Jason Bateman earned multiple nominations across Black Rabbit and DTF St. Louis, including acting, directing, and producing.
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
All Her Fault
The Beast In Me
Beef
Death By Lightning
Notable
Netflix secured three of the four nominations in the category.
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
The Diplomat
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay
Outstanding Cinematography (One-Hour Series)
Alien: Earth
Euphoria
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Pluribus
Spider-Noir
Task
Notable
Spider-Noir and Alien: Earth earned cinematography nominations despite missing out on Outstanding Drama Series.
Outstanding Production Design – Period or Fantasy Program
Fallout
The Gilded Age
Palm Royale
Spider-Noir
Stranger Things
Notable
Stranger Things returned to the Emmy nominations with seven overall nominations.
Outstanding Period Costumes
Bridgerton
The Gilded Age
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Palm Royale
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
All Her Fault
The Beast In Me
Murderbot
Pluribus
The ‘Burbs
Outstanding Animated Program
Bob’s Burgers
Rick and Morty
Smiling Friends
South Park
Star Wars: Visions
The Simpsons