Emmy nominations 2026: the list of key categories

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The 2026 Emmy award nominations have been announced. Here is the list of the key categories.

Best drama series

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

Best comedy series

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

Best limited or anthology series

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

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

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

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder Man Steve Carell – Rooster Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me Jason Segel – Shrinking Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money Troubles Megan Stalter – Hacks Jessica Williams – Shrinking

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

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 Jr & Carolyn Bessette

Television movie

Heads of State Miss You, Love You People We Meet on Vacation Remarkably Bright Creatures Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Variety special (live)

The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny 83rd Annual Golden Globes 68th Annual Grammy awards The Oscars 78th Annual Tony awards

Variety special (pre-recorded)

Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable… The Muppet Show Nikki Glaser: Good Girl Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show Wicked: One Wonderful Night

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 Ms Pat Show Widow’s Bay

Directing for a limited or anthology series or movie

Beef (season 2, episode 4) Beef (season 2, episode 8) Black Rabbit DTF St Louis

Writing for a drama series

The Diplomat The Pitt 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

Writing for a variety series