2026 Primetime Emmys Nominations Announced

The Television Academy has announced the nominees for the 2026 Television Emmys. 

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This year’s huge list of nominees highlights the creativity of what content audiences want to see, watch, binge & enjoy. The full list of nominees can be seen below:

Comedy Categories

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 Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

• Yahya Abdul-Manteen 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 Salter (Hacks- HBO Max) 
• Jessica Williams (Shrinking- Apple TV)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

• Michael J. Fox (Shrinking- Apple TV) 
• Brett Goldstein (Shrinking- Apple TV)
• Hamish Linklater (Widow’s Bay- Apple TV) 
• Christopher McDonald (Hacks- HBO Max) 
• Rob Reiner (The Bear- FX/Hulu) 
• Connor Storrie (Saturday Night Live- NBC/Peacock)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

• Leslie Bibb (Hacks- HBO Max) 
• Jamie Lee Curtis (The Bear- FX/Hulu) 
• Betty Gilpin (Widow’s Bay- Apple TV) 
• Cherry Jones (Hacks- HBO Max) 
• Laurie Metcalf (Hacks- HBO Max) 
• Kaitlin Olson (Hacks- HBO Max) 
• Lauren Weedman (Hacks- HBO Max)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary (ABC/Hulu) 
• The Bear (FX/Hulu) 
• The Chair Company (HBO Max) 
• Hacks (HBO Max) 
• The Ms. Pat Show (BET/Paramount+) 
• Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary (ABC/Hulu) 
• The Chair Company (HBO Max) 
• The Comeback (HBO Max) 
• Hacks (HBO Max) 
• Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat (Prime Video) 
• Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

Drama Categories

Outstanding Drama Series

• The Diplomat (Netflix) 
• The Gilded Age (HBO/HBO Max) 
• A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms (HBO/HBO Max) 
• Paradise (Hulu) 
• The Pitt (HBO Max) 
• Pluribus (Apple TV) 
• Slow Horses (Apple TV) 
• Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

• Sterling K. Brown (Paradise- Hulu) 
• Gary Oldman (Slow Horses- Apple TV) 
• Mark Ruffalo (Task- HBO/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/HBO Max) 
• Chase Infiniti (The Testaments- Hulu) 
• Keri Russell (The Diplomat- Netflix) 
• Rhea Seehorn (Plurbius- Apple TV) 
• Zendaya (Euphoria- HBO/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/HBO Max) 
• Carlos-Manuel Vesga (Plurbius- Apple TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

• Taylor Dearden (The Pitt- HBO Max) 
• Fiona Douirif (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 (Plurbius- Apple TV)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

• Colman Domingo (Euphoria- HBO/HBO Max) 
• Ernest Harden Jr. (The Pitt- HBO Max) 
• Jeff Hiller (Plurbius- Apple TV) 
• Jeff Kober (The Pitt- HBO Max) 
• Jonathan Pryce (Slow Horses- Apple TV) 
• Bradley Whitford (The Diplomat- Netflix)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

• Brittany Allen (The Pitt- HBO Max) 
• Tal Anderson (The Pitt- HBO Max) 
• Tina Ivlev (The Pitt- HBO Max) 
• Miriam Shor (Plurbius- Apple TV) 
• Merritt Wever (The Gilded Age- HBO/HBO Max) 
• Shailene Woodley (Paradise- Hulu)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

• The Gilded Age (HBO/HBO Max) 
• Paradise (Hulu) 
• The Pitt (HBO Max) 
• Plurbius (Apple TV) 
• Slow Horses (Apple TV) 
• Task (HBO/HBO Max)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

• The Diplomat (Netflix) 
• The Pitt (HBO Max) 
• The Pitt (HBO Max) 
• Plurbius (Apple TV) 
• Slow Horses (Apple TV) 
• Task (HBO/HBO Max)

Limited/Anthology Series/TV Movies Categories

Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series

• All Her Fault (Peacock) 
• The Beast In Me (Netflix) 
• Beef (Netflix) 
• DTF St. Louis (HBO/HBO Max)
• Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bissette (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 Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

• 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 In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

• 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. and Carolyn Bissette- FX/Hulu) 
• Sarah Snook (All Her Fault- Peacock)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

• Jason Bateman (DTF St. Louis- HBO/HBO Max) 
• Richard Gadd (Half-Man- HBO Max) 
• David Harbour (DTF St. Louis- HBO/HBO Max) 
• Richard Jenkins (DTF St. Louis- HBO/HBO Max) 
• Charles Melton (Beef- Netflix) 
• Nick Offerman (Death By Lighting- Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

• Linda Cardellini (DTF St. Louis- HBO/HBO Max) 
• Dakota Fanning (All Her Fault- Peacock) 
• Laurie Metcalf (Monster: The Ed Gein Story- Netflix) 
• Joy Sunday (DTF St. Louis- HBO/HBO Max) 
• Youn Yuh-jung (Beef- Netflix) 
• Constance Zimmer (Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bissette- FX/Hulu)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

• Beef (Netflix) 
• Beef (Netflix) 
• Black Rabbit (Netflix) 
• DTF St. Louis (HBO/HBO Max)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

• All Her Fault (Peacock)
• The Beast In Me (Netflix) 
• Beef (Netflix)
• Death By Lighting (Netflix)
• DTF St. Louis (HBO/HBO Max)

The 2026 Television Emmy Awards air September 14th at 8 PM on NBC and Peacock.