Ayo Edebiri, Sterling K. Brown, Zendaya Among 2026 Emmy Nominees

The nominations for the 78th Annual Emmy Awards have been announced. The Pitt leads all nominees with a total of 25, followed by Hacks with 24 (a record for a comedy series) and Widow’s Bay with 19 (leading all new shows). Other shows earning double-digit noms were Pluribus (18 total noms), Beef (16), DTF St. Louis (13) and Saturday Night Live and Spider-Noir (11 apiece.)

HBO Max leads all networks and platforms with a total of 122 noms.

The Bear star Ayo Edebiri, Sterling K. Brown of Paradise, Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson, and Zendaya’s performance on the final season of Euphoria are among the nominees in the Actor/Actress categories. Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) and Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) announced many of this year’s Emmy nominees in a ceremony that streamed live from the TV Academy’s Saban Media Center. 

Mariska Hargitay is hosting the 2026 Emmys, which air live on NBC and Peacock on Monday, Sept. 14, at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST.

You can see a list of the nominations in major categories below:

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 Actress In A Drama Series

Carrie Coon (as Bertha Russell, The Gilded Age)

Chase Infiniti (as Agnes, The Testaments) 

Keri Russell (as Kate Wyler, The Diplomat)

Rhea Seahorn (as Carol Sturka, Pluribus)

Zendaya (as Rue, Euphoria)

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown (as Xavier Collins, Paradise)

Mark Ruffalo (as Tom Brandis, Task)

Gary Oldman (as Jackson Lamb, Slow Horses)

Rufus Sewell (as Hal Wyler, The Diplomat)

Noah Wyle (as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, The Pitt)

Best Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Taylor Dearden (as Dr. Mel King, The Pitt)

Fiona Dourif (as Dr. Cassie McKay, The Pitt)

Allison Janney (President Grace Penn, The Diplomat)

Katherine LaNasa (as Charge Nurse Dana Evans, The Pitt)

Sepideh Moafi (as Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, The Pitt)

Julianne Nicholson (as Sinatra, Paradise)

Karolina Wydra (as Zosia, Pluribus)

Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Patrick Ball (as Dr. Frank Langdon, The Pitt)

Billy Crudup (as Cory Ellison, The Morning Show)

Shawn Hatosy (as Dr. Jack Abbot, The Pitt)

Gerran Howell (as Dr. Dennis Whitaker, The Pitt)

Jack Lowden (as River Cartwright, Slow Horses)

Tom Pelphrey (as Robbie Prendergrast, Task)

Carlos-Manuel Vesga (as Manousos, Pluribus)

Best Actress In A Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson (as Janine Teagues, Abbott Elementary)

Ayo Edebiri (as Sydney Adamu, The Bear)

Elle Fanning (as Margo Millet, Margo’s Got Money Troubles)

Lisa Kudrow (as Valerie Cherish, The Comeback)

Jean Smart (as Deborah Vance, Hacks)

Best Actor In A Comedy Series

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (as Simon Williams, Wonder Man)

Steve Carell (as Greg Russo, Rooster)

Matthew Rhys (as Mayor Tom Loftis, Widow’s Bay)

Jason Segel (as Jimmy, Shrinking)

Martin Short (as Oliver Putnam, Only Murders In the Building)

Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Dale Dickey (as Rosemary, Widow’s Bay)

Hannah Einbinder (as Ava Daniels, Hacks)

Janelle James (as Ava Coleman, Abbott Elementary)

Kate O’Flynn (as Patricia, Widow’s Bay) 

Michelle Pfeiffer (as Shyanne Millet, Margo’s Got Money Troubles)

Megan Stalter (as Kayla Schaeffer, Hacks)

Jessica Williams (as Gaby, Shrinking)

Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Colman Domingo (as Danny, The Four Seasons)

Paul W. Downs (as Jimmy Lusaque, Jr, Hacks)

Harrison Ford (as Paul, Shrinking)

Nick Offerman (as Jinx Millet, Margo’s Got Money Troubles)

Stephen Root (as Wyck, Widow’s Bay)

Michael Urie (as Brian, Shrinking)

Tyler James Williams (Gregory Eddie, Abbott Elementary)

Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Claire Danes (as Agatha Wiggs, The Beast In Me)
Sally Field (as Tova Sullivan, Remarkably Bright Creatures)
Carey Mulligan (as Lindsay, Beef)
Sarah Pidgeon (as Carolyn Bessett, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette)
Sarah Snook (as Marissa Irvine, All Her Fault)

Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Riz Ahmed (as Shah Latif, Bait)
Jason Bateman (as Vince Friedkin, Black Rabbit)
Charlie Hunnam (as Ed Gein, Monster: The Ed Gein Story)
Oscar Isaac (as Josh, Beef)
Matthew Rhys (as Nile Jarvis, The Beast In Me)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Linda Cardellini (as Carol Love-Smernitch, DTF St. Louis)

Dakota Fanning (as Jenny Kaminski, All Her Fault)

Laurie Metcalf (as Augusta Gein, Monster: The Ed Gein Story)

Joy Sunday (as Detective Jodie Plumb, DTF St. Louis)

Youn Yuh-jung (as Chairwoman Park, Beef)

Constance Zimmer (as Ann Marie Messina, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Jason Bateman (as Clark Forrest, DTF St. Louis)

Richard Gadd (as Ruben, Half Man)

David Harbour (as Floyd Smernitch, DTF St. Louis)

Richard Jenkins (as Detective Donoghue Homer, DTF St. Louis)

Charles Melton (as Austin, Beef)

Nick Offerman (as Chester Arthur, Death By Lightning)

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Brittany Allen (as Roxie Hamler, The Pitt)
Tal Anderson (as Becca King, The Pitt)
Tina Ivlev (as Ilana Miller, The Pitt)
Miriam Shor (as Helen, Pluribus)
Merritt Wever (as Monica O’Brien, The Gilded Age)
Shailene Woodley (as Annie, Paradise)

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Colman Domingo (as Ali, Euphoria)
Ernest Harden Jr. (as Louie Cloverfield, The Pitt)
Jeff Hiller (as Larry, Pluribus)
Jeff Kober (as Duke Ekins, The Pitt)
Jonathan Pryce (as David Cartwright, Slow Horses)
Bradley Whitford (as First Gentleman Todd Penn,
The Diplomat)

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Leslie Bibb (as Monica, Hacks)
Jamie Lee Curtis (as Donna Berzatto, The Bear)
Betty Gilpin (as Sarah Westcott Warren, Widow’s Bay)
Cherry Jones (as Kelly, Hacks)
Laurie Metcalf (as Weed, Hacks)
Kaitlin Olson (as DJ Vance, Hacks)
Lauren Weedman (as Mayor Jo Pezzimenti, Hacks)

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Michael J. Fox (as Gerry, Shrinking)
Brett Goldstein (as Louis, Shrinking)
Hamish Linklater (as Richard Warren, Widow’s Bay)
Christopher McDonald (as Marty Ghilain, Hacks)
Rob Reiner (as Albert, The Bear)
Connor Storrie (as Host, Saturday Night Live)

Best Movie

Heads Of State (Prime Video)
Miss You, Love You (HBO Max)
People We Meet On Vacation (Netflix)
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix)
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War (Prime Video)

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