Emmys 2026: The winners and nominations list

News imageEPA Kate O'Flynn accepts the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Award for 'Widow's Bay' during the 78th annual Emmy Awards ceremony held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA, 14 September 2026EPA
British actress Kate O'Flynn won best supporting comedy actress for Widow's Bay

The Emmy Awards take place in Los Angeles on Monday, with The Pitt, Hacks and Beef among the shows competing for trophies.

Many of this year's prizes have already been handed out at the earlier Creative Arts Emmys, leaving only the most high-profile categories for the big night.

Here are the nominations for the main ceremony in full. This list will be updatied live throughout the night.

Drama series

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

Comedy series

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

Limited or anthology series

  • All Her Fault
  • The Beast In Me
  • Beef
  • DTF St Louis
  • Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette

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

Lead actress in a drama series

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

Lead actor in a comedy series

  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - Wonder Man
  • Steve Carell - Rooster
  • WINNER: Matthew Rhys - Widow's Bay
  • Jason Segel - Shrinking
  • Martin Short - Only Murders In The Building

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
  • WINNER: Jean Smart - Hacks

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
  • WINNER: Matthew Rhys - The Beast In Me

Lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie

  • Claire Danes - The Beast In Me
  • WINNER: Sally Field - Remarkably Bright Creatures
  • Carey Mulligan - Beef
  • Sarah Pidgeon - Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette
  • Sarah Snook - All Her Fault

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
  • WINNER: Tom Pelphrey - Task
  • Carlos-Manuel Vesga - Pluribus

Supporting actress in a drama series

  • Taylor Dearden - The Pitt
  • Fiona Dourif - The Pitt
  • WINNER: Allison Janney - The Diplomat
  • Katherine LaNasa - The Pitt
  • Sepideh Moafi - The Pitt
  • Julianne Nicholson - Paradise
  • Karolina Wydra - Pluribus

Supporting actor in a comedy series

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

Supporting actress in a comedy series

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

Reality competition programme

  • Dancing With the Stars
  • RuPaul's Drag Race
  • Survivor
  • Top Chef
  • WINNER: The Traitors

Variety series

  • The Daily Show
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live
  • Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
  • WINNER: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  • Saturday Night Live

Outstanding writing for a drama series

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

Outstanding writing for a comedy series

  • Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary
  • Tim Robinson - The Chair Company
  • Michael Patrick King - The Comeback
  • Lucia Aniello - Hacks
  • Anthony King - Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
  • WINNER: Katie Dippold - Widow's Bay

Outstanding directing for a drama series

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

Outstanding directing for a comedy series

  • Randall Einhorn - Abbott Elementary
  • Christopher Storer - The Bear
  • Andrew DeYoung - The Chair Company
  • Lucia Aniello - Hacks
  • Mary Lou Belli - The Ms. Pat Show
  • WINNER: Hiro Murai - Widow's Bay