Emmys 2026 Nominations Are Finally Here: See the Complete List

2026 Emmy Awards nominations are here. The contenders for television’s most coveted prize, to be unveiled on Sept. 14 on NBC and Peacock, were revealed by The Bear’s Liza Colón-Zayas and Widow’s Bay’s Jeff Hiller on Monday, July 8. Some shows were anticipated to dominate the telecast and win top honors.

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But while the comedy series Hacks, starring Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Paul W. Downs, and Meg Stalter, has been a consistent Emmy winner since its 2021 debut, this year will see the show go out with a bang, as 2026 marks the fifth and final season for the series. (With Smart finally winning Lead Actress in a Comedy after four consecutive years, maybe someone will finally nominate Hannah Einbinder?)

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Other shows that were expected to see numerous Emmy nominations for their second seasons include The Pitt and Pluribus.
The sci-fi limited series from Apple TV+, which debuted in April 2026, follows Rhea Seehorn as an ordinary woman who finds herself one of the few unconnected to a hive mind that has overrun the globe after alien spores have been released in Earth’s air. This critically acclaimed series, which also stars Karolina Wydra and Carlos Manuel Vesga, has been anticipated to score big at the 2026 Emmy Awards.

Widow’s Bay, the horror comedy series from Apple TV+ that premiered in April 2026, follows Matthew Rhys as a small-town mayor who wants to revitalize his New England island, only to find supernatural occurrences threatening his plans. This frighteningly funny series, which also stars Kingston Rumi Southwick, Kate O’Flynn, and Stephen Root, falls squarely within the eligibility window for the 2026 Emmys (June 2025-May 2026) and should have plenty of awards-season success.

But following the first season’s record-breaking 13 Emmy noms, which included five wins for The Pitt at the 2025 Emmys, including wins for Noah Wyle, Katherine LaNasa, and Shawn Hatosy. The critically acclaimed medical drama, which returned for its second season this year on HBO, should see plenty of winners this year.

Full List of 2026 Emmy Awards Nominations

So without further ado, here are the 2026 Emmy nominations for all of your favorite series and performers.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
Carey Mulligan, Beef
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Riz Ahmed, Bait
Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Oscar Isaac, Beef

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 Program
Dancing With the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
The Beast in Me
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
DTF St. Lousi
Beef
All Her Fault

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
Steve Carell, Rooster
Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Nick Offerman, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Stephen Root, Widow’s Bay
Michael Urie, Shrinking
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Harrison Ford, Shrinking

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
Megan Stalter, Hacks
Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Jessica Williams, Shrinking

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

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Kerri Russell, The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Zendaya, Euphoria
Chase Infiniti, The Testaments

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Fiona Dourif, The Pitt
Taylor Dearden, 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
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Tom Pelphrey, Task
Carlos Manuel-Vesga, Pluribus
Gerran Howell, The Pitt

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Linda Carellini, DTF St. Louis
Constance Zimmer, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault
Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis
Youn Yuh-jung, Beef
Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jason Bateman, DTF St. Louis
Richard Gadd, Half Man
Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis
David Harbour, DTF St. Louis
Charles Melton, Beef
Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning

Outstanding Television Movie
Heads of State
Miss You, Love You
Remarkably Bright Creatures
People We Meet on Vacation
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Leslie Bibb, Hacks
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear
Betty Gilpin, Widow’s Bay
Cherry Jones, Hacks
Laurie Metcalf, Hacks
Kaitlin Olson, Hacks
Lauren Weedman, Hacks

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Christopher McDonald, Hacks
Michael J. Fox, Shrinking
Brett Goldstein, Shrinking
Hamish Linklater, Widow’s Bay
Rob Reiner, The Bear
Connor Storrie, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Colman Domingo, Euphoria
Ernest Harden Jr., The Pitt
Jeff Hiller, Pluribus
Jeff Kober, The Pitt
Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses
Bradley Whitford, The Diplomat

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Tal Anderson, The Pitt
Brittany Allen, The Pitt
Tina Ivlev, The Pitt
Miriam Shor, Pluribus
Merritt Wever, The Gilded Age
Shailene Woodley, Paradise

Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Love is Blind
Queer Eye
Shark Tank

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Love on the Spectrum
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
Summer House
Welcome to Wrexham

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