Emmy Awards nominations 2026: The Pitt leads nominations with 25 nods, Hacks, Widow's Bay follow

The 2026 Emmy nominations are out. The Pitt leads with 25 nominations, while Hacks follows with a record breaking 24 nods for a comedy series. Widow`s Bay earned 19 nominations as the Television Academy announced this year`s contenders

Emmy 2026 nominations (Pics/Instagram)

The Television Academy revealed the nominations for its 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Wednesday, with drama series The Pitt leading the pack with 25 nods, followed by Hacks, which created a record for the most nominations received by a comedy series in a single season with 24 nods. Apple TV's Widow's Bay came third with 19 nominations. Have a look at the full list.

Key Emmy 2026 nominations list

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)

Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat)

Noah Wyle (The Pitt)

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 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 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 Directing for a Drama Series

The Gilded Age ("My Mind Is Made Up") - Michael Engler

Paradise ("Exodus") - Glenn Ficarra & John Requa

The Pitt ("12:00 P.M.") - Amanda Marsalis

Pluribus ("We Is Us") - Vince Gilligan

Slow Horses ("Scars") - Adam Randall

Task ("Out Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdoing, There Is a River") - Brad Ingelsby

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

The Four Seasons

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

Shrinking

Widow's Bay

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)

Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)

Seth Rogen (The Studio)

Jason Segel (Shrinking)

Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Wonder Man)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Uzo Aduba (The Residence)

Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This)

Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)

Bridget Everett (Somebody Somewhere)

Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face)

Jean Smart (Hacks)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ike Barinholtz (The Studio)

Colman Domingo (The Four Seasons)

Harrison Ford (Shrinking)

Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere)

Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)

Michael Urie (Shrinking)

Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear)

Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)

Kathryn Hahn (The Studio)

Catherine O'Hara (The Studio)

Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)

Jessica Williams (Shrinking)

Jenny Slate (Dying for Sex)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Jon Bernthal (The Bear)

Bryan Cranston (The Studio)

Dave Franco (The Studio)

Ron Howard (The Studio)

Anthony Mackie (The Studio)

Christopher McDonald (Hacks)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Olivia Colman (The Bear)

Cynthia Erivo (Poker Face)

Jamie Lee Curtis (The Bear)

Robby Hoffman (Hacks)

Julianne Nicholson (Hacks)

Zoe Kravitz (The Studio)

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 Television Movie

Heads of State

Miss You, Love You

People We Meet on Vacation

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

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 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)

More about the Emmys

Nominations in several other categories were also announced. Winners of the 2026 Emmy Awards will be honoured 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 the star of Law & Order: SVU this fall.