One of the biggest days in the television industry has finally arrived. The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmys will be announced on Wednesday, with The Bear star Liza Colón-Zayas and Widow’s Bay star Jeff Hiller revealing this year’s nominees.

Apple TV and HBO are home to many of this year’s leading contenders, with acclaimed series ranging from Pluribus and The Bear to Widow’s Bay and Hacks expected to be well represented.

You can check out the 2026 Emmys nominations below. This page will be updated live as they are announced.

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

• Dancing with the Stars
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Survivor
• Top Chef
• The Traitors

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 Drama Series

• The Diplomat
• The Pitt
• The Gilded Age
• Pluribus
• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• Slow Horses
• Paradise
• Your Friends & Neighbors

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Taylor Dearden – The Pitt
• Sepideh Moafi – The Pitt
• Fiona Dourif – The Pitt
• Julianne Nicholson – Paradise
• Allison Janney – The Diplomat
• Karolina Wydra – Pluribus
• Katherine La’Nasa – The Pitt

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Patrick Ball – The Pitt
• Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
• Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
• Tom Pelphrey – Task
• Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt
• Carlos-Manuel Vesga – Pluribus
• Gerran Howell – The Pitt

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age
• Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
• Chase Infiniti – The Testaments
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat
• Zendaya – Euphoria

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
• Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat
• Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
• Mark Ruffalo – Task
• Noah Wyle – The Pitt

Outstanding Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Dale Dickey – Widow’s Bay
• Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
• Megan Stalter – Hacks
• Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
• Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay
• Jessica Williams – Shrinking

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons
• Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay
• Paul W. Downs – Hacks
• Michael Urie – Shrinking
• Nick Offerman – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
• Harrison Ford – Shrinking

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
• Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback
• Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
• Jean Smart – Hacks
• Elle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

• All Her Fault
• The Beast in Me
• DTF St. Louis
• Love Story
• Beef

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series

• 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
• Youn Yuh-jung – Beef

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series

• Jason Bateman – DTF St. Louis
• Richard Jenkins – DTF St. Louis
• Richard Gadd – Half Man
• Charles Melton – Beef
• David Harbour – DTF St. Louis
• Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series

• Claire Danes – The Beast in Me
• Carey Mulligan – Beef
• Sally Field – Remarkably Bright Creatures
• Sarah Pidgeon – Love Story
• Sarah Snook – All Her Fault

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series

• Riz Ahmed – Bait
• Oscar Isaac – Beef
• Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit
• Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
• Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me

Outstanding Animated Program

• Bob’s Burgers
• Rick And Morty
• The Simpsons
• Smiling Friends
• South Park
• Star Wars: Visions

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Program (One
Hour Or More)

• Euphoria
• The Pitt
• Pluribus
• Slow Horses
• Wednesday

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program
(One Hour Or More)

• The Gilded Age
• Fallout
• Palm Royale
• Spider-Noir
• Stranger Things

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour)

• Hacks
• A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
• Widow’s Bay
• Leanne
• Only Murders In The Building

Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Or Reality Series

• Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Saturday Night Live
• The Traitors

Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special

• The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• 68th Annual Grammy Awards
• The Muppet Show
• The Oscars
• 78th Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary
• Hacks
• Shrinking
• Widow’s Bay
• Only Murders In The Building

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series

• The Diplomat
• The Pitt
• Paradise
• Pluribus
• Slow Horses

Outstanding Casting For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

• All Her Fault
• The Beast in Me
• Beef
• DTF St. Louis
• Love Story

Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program

• The Amazing Race
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Survivor
• Top Chef
• Love on the Spectrum

Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming

• The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• 2025 MTV Video Music Awards
• The Oscars
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Outstanding Choreography For Scripted Programming

• Bridgerton • Pink / Full Circle / Recital / Masquerade / Stag
• Noah’s Arc: The Movie • Love Is A Contact Sport / Next Caller
• Palm Royale • Comin’ Home Baby / I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart / I Had A Ball
• Stumble • Media Day Routine / Bring It On Routine / Truck Routine / Elite Cheer Routine / Car Wash Routine / SDSJC Daytona Routine / Buttons Daytona Routine
• Wednesday • The Dead Dance
• Will Trent • NuevaYol

Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (Half-Hour)

• The Bear • Scallop
• Hacks • The Garden
• A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms • In The Name Of The Mother
• The Upshaws • Indy Streets
• Widow’s Bay • Our History

Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (One Hour)

• Alien: Earth • Neverland
• Euphoria • In God We Trust
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles • Flamingos
• Pluribus • We Is Us
• Spider-Noir • Step Into My Office
• Task • Crossings

Outstanding Cinematography For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

• Beef • It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey
• Black Rabbit • Isle Of Joy
• Death By Lightning • Destiny Of The Republic
• DTF St. Louis • Cornhole
• Monster: The Ed Gein Story • Buxom Bird

Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program

• My Mom Jayne: A Film By Mariska Hargitay
• Ocean With David Attenborough
• The Tale Of Silyan
• Tucci In Italy
• The Yogurt Shop Murders

Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program

• The Amazing Race • Series Body Of Work
• Love On The Spectrum • Episode 4
• Survivor • Series Body Of Work
• The Traitors • Series Body Of Work
• Welcome To Wrexham • Do A Wrexham

Outstanding Commercial

• Backstory – Levi’s
• Backyard Legends – adidas World Cup
• A Critter Carol – Apple
• I’m Not Remarkable – Apple
• Why Do It – Nike
• Your Way Out – Coinbase

Outstanding Period Costumes

• Bridgerton • Dance In The Country
• The Gilded Age • Marriage Is A Gamble
• Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette • The Wedding
• Monster: The Ed Gein Story • Mother!
• Palm Royale • Maxine Is Ready To Single Mingle

Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes

• Alien: Earth • Neverland
• The Boys • The Frenchman, The Female, And The Man Called Mother’s Milk
• Fallout • The Strip
• A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms • Seven

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes For A Series

• Emily In Paris • Veni, Vidi, Venezia
• Hacks • No New Tricks
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles • Grudge Match
• Only Murders In The Building • After You
• Wednesday • Woe Me The Money

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or
Movie

• The Beast In Me • Elephant In The Room
• Beef • All The Things We’re Never Going To Have
• Black Rabbit • The Black Rabbits
• DTF St. Louis • Cornhole
• Remarkably Bright Creatures

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary • Ballgame
• The Bear • Bears
• The Chair Company • Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does.
• Hacks • Hacks (Finale)
• The Ms. Pat Show • Give It Arrest
• Widow’s Bay • Welcome To Widow’s Bay!

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

• The Gilded Age • My Mind Is Made Up
• Paradise • Exodus
• The Pitt • 12:00 P.M.
• Pluribus • We Is Us
• Slow Horses • Scars
• Task • Out Beyond Ideas Of Wrongdoing And Rightdoing, There Is A River.

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

• Beef • It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey
• Beef • Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort
• Black Rabbit • The Black Rabbits
• DTF St. Louis

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series

• Jimmy Kimmel Live! • Guests: Robert De Niro as The New FCC Chair, Glen Powell, and Musical Guest Sarah McLachlan
• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Series Finale
• Saturday Night Live • Host: Olivia Rodrigo

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special

• The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…
• Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show
• 78th Annual Tony Awards
• Wanda Sykes: Legacy

Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program

• Marty, Life Is Short
• Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
• Mr. Scorsese • All This Filming Isn’t Healthy
• My Mom Jayne: A Film By Mariska Hargitay
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning • Pain Vs Love

Outstanding Directing For A Reality Program

• The Amazing Race • I’m Not A Big Fan Of Olives
• Love On The Spectrum • Episode 1
• RuPaul’s Drag Race • Grand Finale
• Top Chef • Carolina Roots
• The Traitors • Let The Cards Fall As They Will

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Drama Series

• Euphoria • In God We Trust
• The Pitt • 1:00 P.M.
• The Pitt • 9:00 P.M.
• Pluribus • Got Milk
• Pluribus • Grenade
• Pluribus • We Is Us
• Task • A Still Small Voice

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Single-Camera Comedy Series

• The Bear • Bears
• Hacks • The Cube
• Hacks • Hacks (Finale)
• Widow’s Bay • Our History
• Widow’s Bay • Welcome To Widow’s Bay!
• Widow’s Bay • What To Expect On Your Trip

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Multi-Camera Comedy Series

• Leanne • Having Big Feelings
• The Neighborhood • Welcome To The Zhuzh
• Shifting Gears • Nutcracker
• Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living • A Rolling Stone
• The Upshaws • Election Day

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

• Beef • All The Things We’re Never Going To Have
• Beef • The Increasing Flimsiness Of Any Certainties About The Future
• Black Rabbit • Isle Of Joy
• Death By Lightning • The Man From Ohio
• DTF St. Louis • No One’s Normal. It Just Looks That Way From Across The Street

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming

• The Muppet Show
• Nikki Glaser: Good Girl
• Ramy Youssef: In Love
• Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show
• Wanda Sykes: Legacy

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming (Segment)

• The Daily Show • RFK Hospital: An Original Series Inspired by the Medical Advice of RFK Jr
• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • Moon Mammoths Game Documentary
• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • The Late Show closes out its storied run at the Ed Sullivan Theater with help from Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello
• Saturday Night Live • Home Alone
• Saturday Night Live • MAHAspital (The New Pitt)

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program

• John Candy: I Like Me
• Marty, Life Is Short
• Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
• Mr. Scorsese • Stranger In A Strange Land
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning • Blink Again

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Reality Or Competition Program

• The Amazing Race • Series Body Of Work
• RuPaul’s Drag Race • You Can’t Keep A Good Drag Queen Down
• Survivor • Series Body Of Work
• The Traitors • The Death Conga
• The Voice • Series Body Of Work

Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program

• America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders • Series Body Of Work
• Deadliest Catch • Kings Of The Frozen North
• Love On The Spectrum • Episode 4
• RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked • Red Carpet Mash-ups
• Welcome To Wrexham • Do A Wrexham

Outstanding Emerging Media Program

• Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema • Meta Quest • NBCUniversal, Blumhouse, Meta, Nexus Studios
• Uncanny Alley: A New Day • VR Chat • Ferryman Collective + Virtual Worlds Company
• The World Of Fallout • Prime Video • Magnopus

Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling

• All’s Fair • Oh, Jesus!
• Emily In Paris • Veni, Vidi, Venezia
• Euphoria • The Ballad Of Paladin
• Hacks • No New Tricks
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles • Buddies
• Wednesday • Woe Me The Money

Outstanding Period Or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling

• Bridgerton • The Waltz
• Fallout • The Strip
• The Gilded Age • My Mind Is Made Up
• A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms • The Morrow
• Palm Royale • Maxine Drinks Martinis Now

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program

• The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• Dancing With The Stars • Disney Night
• RuPaul’s Drag Race • Rate-A-Queen Talent Show, Part 2
• Saturday Night Live • Host: Glen Powell
• Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Series

• Dancing With The Stars • 20th Birthday Party
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! • Guests: Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Kumail Nanjiani, Josh Meyers, And Musical Guest Reneé Rapp
• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • Guests: Bruce Springsteen, Special Surprise Guests
• Saturday Night Live • Host: Ariana Grande
• The Voice • Finale Part 2

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Special

• The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• 68th Annual Grammy Awards
• The Oscars
• 78th Annual Tony Awards
• Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Outstanding Title Design

• IT: Welcome To Derry
• Murderbot
• PONIES
• Smoke
• Spider-Noir
• Young Sherlock

Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

• All’s Fair • Oh, Jesus!
• Euphoria • Kitty Likes To Dance
• Hacks • Hacks (Finale)
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles • Grudge Match
• The Pitt • 1:00 P.M.
• Wednesday • Woe Me The Money

Outstanding Period Or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

• Fallout • The Strip
• The Gilded Age • My Mind Is Made Up
• Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette • The Pools Party
• Monster: The Ed Gein Story • The Babysitter
• Palm Royale • Maxine Drinks Martinis Now

Outstanding Makeup For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program

• Dancing With The Stars • Disney Night
• The Oscars
• Saturday Night Live • Host: Bad Bunny

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup

• Fallout • The Demon In The Snow
• Monster: The Ed Gein Story • The Godfather
• The Pitt • 9:00 P.M.
• Spider-Noir • Betrayal
• Stranger Things • Chapter Four: Sorcerer

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)

• A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms • In The Name Of The Mother
• Palm Royale • Maxine Drinks Martinis Now
• Pluribus • We Is Us
• Slow Horses • Missiles
• Spider-Noir • Step Into My Office
• Widow’s Bay • Our History

Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or
Special (Original Dramatic Score)

• All Her Fault • Episode 7
• The Beast In Me • The Beast And Me
• Black Rabbit • Isle Of Joy
• In The Blink Of An Eye
• Washington Black • If You See My Mama, Whisper Her This…

Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary/Nonfiction Or Reality
Program (Original Dramatic Score)

• High Horse: The Black Cowboy • F*ck Westerns
• John Candy: I Like Me
• Kingdom • Episode 2
• Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
• Ocean With David Attenborough
• Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age • The Big Freeze

Outstanding Music Direction

• The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Series Finale
• The Oscars
• Saturday Night Live • Host: Jack Black
• Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics

• The Boys • The Frenchman, The Female, And The Man Called Mother’s Milk / Song Title: Raise Him Up
• Hacks • EGOT / Song Title: Mis Figuritas
• The Pitt • 12:00 P.M. / Song Title: Need Someone
• South Park • The Crap Out / Song Title: Christian Woman
• Spider-Noir • A Mistake I’ll Never Make Again / Song Title: The Devil You Know
• Wednesday • Woe Me The Money / Song Title: The Dead Dance

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

• The Beast In Me
• All Her Fault
• The ‘Burbs
• Murderbot
• Pluribus

Outstanding Music Supervision

• The Boys • Blood And Bone
• Hacks • Hacks (Finale)
• Nobody Wants This • When Noah Met Joanne
• Pluribus • We Is Us
• Stranger Things • Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up
• Widow’s Bay • Beach Reads

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

• Michael J. Fox – Shrinking
• Brett Goldstein – Shrinking
• Hamish Linklater – Widow’s Bay
• Christopher McDonald – Hacks
• 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 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 Actress In A Drama Series

• Brittany Allen – The Pitt
• Tal Anderson – The Pitt
• Tina Ivlev – The Pitt
• Miriam Shor – Pluribus
• Merritt Wever – The Gilded Age
• Shailene Woodley – Paradise

Outstanding Performer In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

• Kim Estes – Big Law
• Desi Lydic – The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains
• Randy Rainbow – The Randy Rainbow Show

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

• Pamela Adlon – King of the Hill
• Julie Andrews – Bridgerton
• Hank Azaria – The Simpsons
• Trey Parker – South Park
• Matt Vogel – The Muppet Show
• Steven Yeun – Invincible

Outstanding Narrator

• David Attenborough – A Gorilla Story: Told By David Attenborough
• David Attenborough – Ocean With David Attenborough
• Jodie Foster – Breakdown: 1975
• Werner Herzog – Ghost Elephants
• Octavia Spencer – Lost Women Of Alaska

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