2026 Emmy Awards Highlights

Mariska Hargitay, star of Law & Order: SVU, is hosting the Emmy Awards ceremony. The event airs on NBC and Peacock at 8 p.m. PT and 5 p.m. ET.

Drama and Comedy Competitors

Last year’s best drama winner, The Pitt, faces strong contenders such as Pluribus, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and The Diplomat. On the comedy side, Apple TV’s newcomers Widow’s Bay and Margo’s Got Money Troubles challenge familiar nominees including Hacks, which is nominated for its fifth and final season, and The Bear, up for its fourth season.

Performance and Presentations

Noah Kahan will perform “Bridge Over Troubled Water” during the In Memoriam segment.

Award Winners in Key Categories

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

WINNER: Matthew Rhys, The Beast In Me
Nominees: Riz Ahmed, Bait; Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit; Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story; Oscar Isaac, Beef

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks
Nominees: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary; Ayo Edebiri, The Bear; Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles; Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay
Nominees: Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay; Hannah Einbinder, Hacks; Janelle James, Abbott Elementary; Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles; Megan Stalter, Hacks; Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Outstanding Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Nominees: 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 Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Nominees: 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

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Nominees: Randall Einhorn, Abbott Elementary; Christopher Storer, The Bear; Andrew DeYoung, The Chair Company; Lucia Aniello, Hacks; Mary Lou Belli, The Ms. Pat Show; Hiro Murai, Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Nominees: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary; Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin, The Chair Company; Michael Patrick King, Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback; Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, Hacks; Anthony King, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat; Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Drama Series

Nominees: 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

Nominees: 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

Nominees: 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

Nominees: 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

Nominees: 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

Nominees: Salli Richardson-Whitfield, The Gilded Age; Hanelle M. Culpepper, Paradise; Noah Wyle, The Pitt; Vince Gilligan, Pluribus; Saul Metzstein, Slow Horses; Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Task

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Nominees: Peter Ackerman, Debora Cahn, The Diplomat; Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman, R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt; Valerie Chu, The Pitt; Vince Gilligan, Pluribus; Will Smith, Slow Horses; Brad Ingelsby, Task

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Nominees: All Her Fault, The Beast In Me, Beef, DTF St. Louis, Love Story

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Nominees: Claire Danes, The Beast In Me; Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures; Carey Mulligan, Beef; Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story; Sarah Snook, All Her Fault

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

WINNER: Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis
Nominees: Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault; Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story; Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis; Youn Yuh-jung, Beef; Constance Zimmer, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

WINNER: David Harbour, DTF St. Louis
Nominees: Jason Bateman, DTF St. Louis; Richard Gadd, Half Man; Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis; Charles Melton, Beef; Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

Nominees: Dancing With the Stars, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Survivor, Top Chef, The Traitors

Outstanding Variety Series

Nominees: The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Saturday Night Live