Emmy Nominations 2026: The Full List of Major Nominees

The Emmy nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are officially here, and this year’s race is packed with returning favorites, breakout newcomers, and a few surprise contenders.

Leading all programs is HBO Max’s medical drama The Pitt, which earned an impressive 25 nominations. Close behind is the acclaimed comedy Hacks with 24 nominations, while Apple TV+’s breakout horror-comedy Widow’s Bay secured 19 nominations in its first season. Other top performers include Pluribus (18), Beef (16), and DTF St. Louis (13).

The nominations were announced on Wednesday during a livestream hosted by actors Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller alongside Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego.

Outstanding Drama Series Nominees

• The Diplomat
• The Gilded Age
• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• Paradise
• The Pitt
• Pluribus
• Slow Horses
• Your Friends & Neighbors

Outstanding Comedy Series Nominees

• Abbott Elementary
• The Bear
• Hacks
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• Nobody Wants This
• Only Murders in the Building
• Shrinking
• Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Limited Series Nominees

• All Her Fault
• The Beast In Me
• Beef
• DTF St. Louis
• Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Lead Acting Emmy Nominations

Outstanding 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)

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)

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)

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)

Limited Series Acting Nominees

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

• Riz Ahmed (Fate)
• Jason Bateman (Black Rabbit)
• Charlie Hunnam (Monster: The Ed Gein Story)
• Oscar Isaac (Beef)
• Matthew Rhys (The Beast In Me)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV 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)

Outstanding 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)

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)

Emmy Nominations: 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 Television Movie

• Heads of State
• Miss You, Love You
• People We Meet on Vacation
• Remarkably Bright Creatures
• Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV 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)

Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV 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)

More like this:

The Pitt Season 3 Timeline Revealed as Noah Wyle Teases Fast Return