2026 Emmys nominations full list: The Pitt and Hacks lead, The Bear downgraded

The Pitt led the charge as the most nominated series of the year with 25 nods, followed closely by The Hacks, which scored 24.

The Pitt won the Emmy for best drama last year and is favoured to repeat the victory this year. It also racked up eight acting nominations for its main cast including past winners Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa, and picked up another five in the guest acting categories.

Its closest competition is newcomer Pluribus, which was nominated for a series gong, as well for its actors Rhea Seehorn, Karolina Wydra and Carlos-Manuel Vesga.

Hacks’ final season received a lot of love, and picked up a comedy series nomination as well as nods for its stars Jean Smart, who has won for every season so far, Hannah Einbinder, Paul W. Downs and Meg Stalter. It also scored six nominations in the guest acting stakes.

New series Widow’s Bay also had a lot to celebrate, picking up nominations for comedy series and stars Matthew Rhys (a double nominee – also for his role in The Beast in Me), Kate O’Flynn, Stephen Root and Kate Dickie, as well as for writing and directing. The horror-comedy looks to be a force.

In the limited series race, DTF St Louis appears to be the frontrunner, scoring nominations for series, and for five actors, Jason Bateman (a triple nominee - also nominated for acting and directing in Black Rabbit), David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, Richard Jenkins and Joy Sunday. That suggests there’s a lot of support for the series overall.

Other multiple nominees this year include Laurie Metcalf (Hacks and Monster: The Ed Gein Story), Colman Domingo (The Four Seasons and Euphoria) and Nick Offerman (Margo’s Got Money Troubles and Death By Lightning).

But it wasn’t happy news for everyone. Stranger Things didn’t score any major nominations for its final season, and the Emmys have officially fallen out of love with The Bear.

After being such a dominant presence, the series has missed out on a raft of nominations, securing only three nods in the major categories, for best comedy series, lead comedy actress for Ayo Edebiri and directing.

Series star Jeremy Allen White was pushed out of contention, as were previous winners Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Liza Colon-Zayas, who were all blanked. The Bear did manage to pick up a couple of guest acting nods for Jamie Lee Curtis and the late Rob Reiner.

But it’s not the end of the line for The Bear. This year’s Emmys are for the show’s fourth season, the fifth and final instalment, which was released two weeks ago and was better received, will be eligible for next year’s ceremony.

Some of the more surprising but delightful nominees were Riz Ahmed’s comedic turn in the limited series Bait, Chase Infiniti for Handmaid’s Tale sequel series The Testaments, and Yayha Abdul Mateen II, who picked up a comedy lead actor nod for Marvel series Wonder Man.

For Heated Rivalry obsessives, Connor Storrie picked up a nomination for his guest spot on Saturday Night Live. As a wholly Canadian production, the hockey romance itself was not eligible.

The Australian contingent is light this year. Among the major categories, only Sarah Snook snuck in, for her performance in the miniseries All Her Fault, which was filmed in Victoria.

The Emmys ceremony will be broadcast on Monday, September 14 AEST.

DRAMA SERIES

The Diplomat

The Gilded Age

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Paradise

The Pitt

Pluribus

Slow Horses

Your Friends and Neighbours

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 and Carolyn Bessette

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age

Chase Infiniti, The Testaments

Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

Zendaya, Euphoria

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Sterling K. Brown, Paradise

Gary Oldman, Slow Horses

Mark Ruffalo, Task

Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat

Noah Wyle, The Pitt

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

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

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Patrick Ball, The Pitt

Billy Crudup, Morning Wars

Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt

Gerran Howell, The Pitt

Jack Lowden, Slow Horses

Tom Pelphrey, Task

Carlos-Manuel Vesga, Pluribus

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback

Jean Smart, Hacks

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man

Steve Carell, Rooster

Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay

Jason Segel, Shrinking

Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay

Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Meg Stalter, Hacks

Jessica Williams, Shrinking

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons

Paul W. Downs, Hacks

Harrison Ford, Shrinking

Nick Offerman, Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Stephen Root, Widow’s Bat

Michael Urie, Shrinking

Tyler Williams, Abbott Elementary

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 and Carolyn Bessette

Sarah Snook, All Her Fault

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

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis

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 and Carolyn Bessette

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Jason Bateman, DTF St. Louis

Richard Gadd, Half Man

David Harbour, DTF St. Louis

Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis

Charles Melton, Beef

Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Diplomat

The Pitt (1:00 PM)

The Pitt (12:00 PM)

Pluribus

Slow Horses

Task

WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Abbott Elementary

The Chair Company

The Comeback

Hacks

Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat

Widow’s Bay

WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

All Her Fault

The Beast in Me

Beef

Death By Lightning

DTF St. Louis

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Gilded Age

Paradise

The Pitt

Pluribus

Slow Horses

Task

DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

The Chair Company

Hacks

The Mrs Pat Show

Widow’s Bay

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

DTF St. Louis

VARIETY SERIES

The Daily Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Saturday Night Live

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Brittany Allen, The Pitt

Tal Anderson, The Pitt

Tina Ivlev, The Pitt

Miriam Shor, Pluribus

Merritt Wever, The Gilded Age

Shailene Woodley, Paradise

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Colman Domingo, Euphoria

Ernest Harden Jr, The Pitt

Jeff Hiller, Pluribus

Jeff Kober, The Pitt

Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses

Bradley Whitford, The Diplomat

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

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

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Michael J. Fox, Shrinking

Brett Goldstein, Shrinking

Hamish Linklater, Widow’s Bay

Christopher McDonald, Hacks

Rob Reiner, The Bear

Connor Storrie, Saturday Night Live

TV MOVIE

Heads of State

Miss You, Love You

People We Meet on Vacation

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Jack Ryan: Ghost War

REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM

Dancing with the Stars

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Survivor

Top Chef

The Traitors

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