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Emmy Nominations 2026: ‘Hacks’ and ‘The Pitt’ Lead

Recent winners Jeff Hiller and Liza Colón-Zayas will present the nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmys this morning

Emmy Nominations 2026: ‘Hacks’ and ‘The Pitt’ Lead
Jon Blistein
By Jon BlisteinJul 08, 2026
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The nominees for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are finally here.

Actors and recent Emmy winners Jeff Hiller and Liza Colón-Zayas revealed the nominees, while Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego hosted the show. The nominations ceremony was live-streamed starting at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT.

Both Colón-Zayas and Hiller have won Emmys in the past couple of years. Colón-Zayas picked up the prize for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her turn in The Bear in 2024, while Hiller won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Somebody Somewhere in 2025.

As for who’s in the running at the Emmys this year, The Pitt will look to repeat its Outstanding Drama Series victory in 2025. But the medical drama will face competition from drama newcomers like Pluribus and Task, as well as other favorites like Slow Horses, Stranger Things, and The Diplomat.

Meanwhile, the race in the comedy categories is somewhat wide open since last year’s big winner, The Studio, hasn’t released a second season yet. That said, there are two likely frontrunners: Hacks, a previous Outstanding Comedy Series winner, which just aired its last season; and Widow’s Bay, the breakthrough Apple TV+ show that just wrapped its celebrated first season. Other likely contenders include The Bear, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking, and Abbott Elementary.

And in limited series, the second season of Lee Sung Jin’s anthology series Beef will likely get a look, as will Ryan Murphy’s latest, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Other favorites from the past year include DTF St. Louis, Half Man, The Beast in Me, and All Her Fault.

The 78th Emmy Awards will take place Sept. 14, with Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay serving as host.

2026 Emmy Nominations

Outstanding Drama Series
The Diplomat
The Gilded Age
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Your Friends and Neighbors

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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 Limited Or Anthology Series
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
DTF St. Louis
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette

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
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat
Noah Wyle, The Pitt

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

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. and Carolyn Bessette
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault

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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 Actor In A Drama Series
Patrick Ball, The Pitt
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Tom Pelphrey, Task
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Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Taylor Dearden, The Pitt
Fiona Dourif, The Pitt
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
Karolina Wydra, Pluribus

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Colman Domingo, Four Seasons
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Nick Offerman, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Michael Urie, Shrinking
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay
Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Megan Stalter, Hacks
Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis
Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault
Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis
Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Constance Zimmer, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and 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
Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning
Richard Jenkings, DTF St. Louis

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
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