2026 Emmy Awards: Tracking All Winners and Top Contenders

The contenders for the 2026 Emmy Awards feel pretty representative of the current state of the television industry, with the majority of nominees being previously nominated streaming shows like The Pitt , Hacks , Paradise , The Bear , The Diplomat , and Shrinking . There’s some new blood in the mix, as the acclaimed freshmen Apple TV series Pluribus and Widow’s Bay received multiple nominations, but Abbott Elementary remains the only broadcast show nominated for any of the major awards, a reminder of how the industry has shifted just in the last 10 years.

The Pitt is an easy favorite to win for drama series, following a second season that was as strong as the first. However, the comedy series race is a little more interesting thanks to reigning champ Hacks facing off against the very buzzy Widow’s Bay — Hacks might get a boost from its final season being nominated, but that’s no guarantee of success, especially after the Apple TV horror/comedy hybrid took home eight trophies during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards held Labor Day weekend.

Another interesting category is Lead Actress in a Drama, where Rhea Seehorn, snubbed multiple times for her incredible work on Better Call Saul , is nominated for her equally incredible work on Pluribus . The catch: Also nominated in that category is Zendaya for the final season of Euphoria . Sam Levinson’s swan song for Rue and her friends wasn’t a triumphant conclusion , but Zendaya already has two Emmys for her role on the show and is, well, Zendaya . So that could easily go either way.

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The Outstanding Variety Series category, for the first time in a while, doesn’t feel like an automatic win for Last Week Tonight With John Oliver — not only is Saturday Night Live now included in this category, but two shows with quite a year behind them are currently the frontrunners. It seems likely that the recently canceled The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will win out over the still-not-canceled-despite-Trump’s-best-efforts Jimmy Kimmel Live! However it goes, though, their hosts have been actively campaigning for each other in a show of sweet sportsmanship.

The Limited Series category features a less-buzzy collection of nominees than usual, with the race narrowing down to a contest between past winner Beef , FX’s glitzy Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette , and HBO’s DTF St. Louis , which already picked up wins for David Harbour and Linda Cardellini for supporting actor/actress. DTF feels like the frontrunner at this stage, but again, nothing is certain.

Except, that is, that we’ll find out who wins TV’s top prizes on Monday, September 14th, when the Emmy Awards air on NBC starting at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. Mariska Hargitay (who just won two Emmys for her acclaimed HBO documentary My Mom Jayne ) hosts. See the full list of winners below, updated live over the course of the night.

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Comedy Series

- Abbott Elementary ( Review | Stream )

- The Bear ( Review | Stream )

- Hacks

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles ( Stream )

- Nobody Wants This

- Only Murders in the Building ( Stream )

- Shrinking ( Stream )

- Widow’s Bay ( Stream )

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man

- Steve Carell, Rooster

- 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

- Jean Smart, Hacks

Drama Series

- The Diplomat

- The Gilded Age

- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms ( Review )

- Paradise ( Stream )

- The Pitt ( Review )

- Pluribus ( Review | Stream )

- Slow Horses ( Stream )

- Your Friends and Neighbors ( Stream )

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

- Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

- Zendaya, Euphoria

Limited Series

- All Her Fault

- The Beast in Me

- Beef

- DTF St. Louis

- Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette ( Stream )

Lead Actor in a Limited 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

Lead Actress in a Limited 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

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 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

Outstanding Variety Series

- The Daily Show

- Jimmy Kimmel Live!

- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

- Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

- Dancing With the Stars

- RuPaul’s Drag Race

- Survivor

- Top Chef

- The Traitors

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_Originally reported by [Consequence](https://consequence.net/2026/09/2026-emmy-winners-full-list/)._