The 2026 Emmy Awards air Monday night, as the stars of critically acclaimed shows vie for the coveted statuettes honoring television’s best performances from the past year.
The Pitt led the way with 25 nominations, followed by Hacks with 24 nods — a record for a comedy series — and newcomers Widow’s Bay (19),Pluribus (18), Beef(16) and DTF St. Louis (13).
Jason Bateman, star of DTF St. Louis, received two nominations for the HBO dark comedy (one as a performer, one as a producer) and two for the Netflix drama Black Rabbit, in which he starred and directed.
Other stars with multiple nominations included Matthew Rhys (two for Widow’s Bay as a performer and producer, one for The Beast in Me as a performer), Quinta Brunson (three for performing, writing and producing on Abbott Elementary) and Paul W. Downs (performing, writing and producing on Hacks).
Rhys won an Emmy in 2018 for his acting work in The Americans. His wife and Americans costar Keri Russell is still looking for her first — and she’s up again for The Diplomat. Carey Mulligan, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards, earned her first-ever Emmy nods — two for acting in and producingBeef.
Sisters Elle and Dakota Fanning were each nominated for two Emmy Awards. Elle was recognized as both a performer and producer for Margo’s Got Money Troubles, while Dakota earned an acting nomination for All Her Faultand shared a producer nomination for Margo’s Got Money Troubles.
HBO Max led all networks with 122 nominations, followed by Netflix (111) and Apple TV (87). ABC topped the broadcast networks with 40.
Winners so far
More than 100 Emmy Awards have already been handed out. The Television Academy presented the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys during a two-night gala in Los Angeles on Sept. 5 and Sept. 6.
Widow’s Bay grabbed eight, followed by Bad Bunny’s Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show with seven and DTF St. Louis and The Traitors with six apiece.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert received five in its final season and is up for another for Outstanding Variety Series.
The late actor and director Rob Reiner received a posthumous Emmy for his guest-starring role on The Bear.
The 78th Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on NBC and stream live on Peacock on Peacock from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday night, starting at 8 p.m. ET.
Mariska Hargitay, the Emmy-winning star of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, will host the show — the first woman to do so in 15 years. My Mom Jayne, Hargitay’s HBO documentary about her mother, Jayne Mansfield, received three nominations and won two.
Here’s the full list of nominees in major categories (bold denotes winner):
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Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
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Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
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Linda Cardellini,DTF St. Louis
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Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
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Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis
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Nick Offerman, Death By Lightning
Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Limited or Anthology Series
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man
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Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
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Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
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Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
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Nick Offerman, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
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Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
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Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
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Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
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Connor Storrie, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Directing for a Comedy Series
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Randall Einhorn, Abbott Elementary
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Andrew DeYoung, The Chair Company
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Mary Lou Belli, The Ms. Pat Show
Writing for a Comedy Series
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Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
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Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, The Chair Company
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Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow, Hacks
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Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, Hacks
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Anthony King, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
Comedy Series
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Chase Infiniti, The Testaments
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Guest Actor in a Drama Series
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Bradley Whitford, The Diplomat
Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Writing for a Drama Series
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Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt
Directing for a Drama Series
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Salli Richardson Whitfield, The Gilded Age
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Hanelle M. Culpepper, Paradise
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Salli Richardson Whitfield, Task
Drama Series
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Structured Reality Program
Unstructured Reality Program
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America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
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RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Directing for a Reality Program
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Bertram van Munster, The Amazing Race
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Cian O’Clery, Love on the Spectrum
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Nick Murray, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Reality Competition Program
Writing for a Variety Series
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Directing for a Variety Series
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Andy Fisher, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Yvonne De Mare,The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
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Liz Patrick, Saturday Night Live
Variety Series
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Variety Special (Live)
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The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Variety Special (Prerecorded)
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Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…
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Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show
Directing for a Variety Special
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Hamish Hamilton,The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
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Rikki Hughes, Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…
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Glenn Weiss, Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show
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Glenn Weiss,78th Annual Tony Awards
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Julie Dash, Wanda Sykes: Legacy
Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
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Desi Lydic,The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains
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Randy Rainbow, The Randy Rainbow Show
Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
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Lawrence Kasdan, Marty, Life Is Short
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Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
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Mariska Hargitay,My Mom Jayne: A Film By Mariska Hargitay
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Alexandria Stapleton, Sean Combs: The Reckoning
Documentary or Nonfiction Special
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Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
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My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
