Washington: The Television Academy revealed nominations for its 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Wednesday, with drama series The Pitt leading the nominations with 25 nods, followed by series Hacks.
According to Deadline, the final season of Hacks has created a record for nominations in a single season for a comedy with 24 nods.
Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay was third with 19 nominations, followed by fellow Apple first-year show Pluribus with 18 and Netflix’s Beef with 16.
The newly constructed Outstanding Variety Series and Outstanding Reality Competition Program categories saw the reality dance show Dancing with the Stars receive its first nomination in 10 years.
Outstanding Drama Series
* The Diplomat
* The Gilded Age
* A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
* Paradise
* The Pitt
* Pluribus
* Slow Horses
* Your Friends & Neighbors
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 Drama Series
* Sterling K. Brown – Paradise as Xavier Collins
* Gary Oldman – Slow Horses as Jackson Lamb
* Mark Ruffalo – Task as Tom Brandis
* Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat as Hal Wyler
* Noah Wyle – The Pitt as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch
Outstanding Comedy Series
* Abbott Elementary
* The Bear
* Hacks
* Margo’s Got Money Troubles
* Nobody Wants This
* Only Murders In The Building
* Shrinking
* Widow’s Bay
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
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 Limited or Anthology Series
* All Her Fault
* The Beast In Me
* Beef
* DTF St. Louis
* Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
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
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
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 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 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 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 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
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 Variety Series
* The Daily Show
* Jimmy Kimmel Live!
* Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
* The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
* Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Reality Competition
* Dancing With The Stars
* RuPaul’s Drag Race
* Survivor
* Top Chef
* The Traitors
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
* Abbott Elementary – Randall Einhorn
* The Bear – Christopher Storer
* The Chair Company – Andrew DeYoung
* Hacks – Lucia Aniello
* The Ms. Pat Show – Mary Lou Belli
* Widow’s Bay – Hiro Murai
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
* The Gilded Age – Salli Richardson Whitfield
* Paradise – Hanelle M. Culpepper
* The Pitt – Noah Wyle
* Pluribus – Vince Gilligan
* Slow Horses – Saul Metzstein
* Task – Salli Richardson Whitfield
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
* Beef – Jake Schreier
* Beef – Lee Sung Jin
* Black Rabbit – Jason Bateman
* DTF St. Louis – Steven Conrad
Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
* Marty, Life Is Short – Lawrence Kasdan
* Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! – Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio
* Mr. Scorsese – Rebecca Miller
* My Mom Jayne: A Film By Mariska Hargitay – Mariska Hargitay
* Sean Combs: The Reckoning – Alexandria Stapleton
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
* A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – Dan Romer
* Palm Royale – Jeff Toyne
* Pluribus – Dave Porter
* Slow Horses – Daniel Pemberton, Toydrum
* Spider-Noir – Kris Bowers, Michael Dean Parsons
* Widow’s Bay – David Fleming
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
* All Her Fault – Jeff Beal
* The Beast In Me – Sean Callery, Sara Barone
* Black Rabbit – Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
* In the Blink of an Eye – Thomas Newman
* Washington Black – Cameron Moody
Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary/Nonfiction or Reality Program (Original Dramatic Score)
* High Horse: The Black Cowboy – Raphael Saadiq
* John Candy: I Like Me – Tyler Strickland
* Kingdom – Segun Akinola
* Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! – Jeff Morrow
* Ocean with David Attenborough – Steven Price
* Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age – Kara Talve, Anze Rozman, Hans Zimmer
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality 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 Movie
* Heads of State
* Miss You, Love You
* People We Meet on Vacation
* Remarkably Bright Creatures
* Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Winners of the 2026 Emmy Awards will be feted on Monday, September 14. The ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles will be hosted by network icon Mariska Hargitay, who begins her 28th season as star of Law & Order: SVU in the fall.
