2026 Emmy nominations: See the full list

HBO Max’s emergency room series "The Pitt" led nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards with 25, followed by the network's other hit show "Hacks," which led all comedies with 24. 

And the nominees are...

HBO Max’s emergency room series "The Pitt" led nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards with 25, followed by the network's other hit show "Hacks," which led all comedies with 24. 

Past winners Liza Colón-Zayas of "The Bear" and Jeff Hiller of "Somebody Somewhere" and "Widow's Bay" announced the nominees Wednesday at the Television Academy in Los Angeles.

Best variety series and reality competition nominations were revealed earlier Wednesday on the "TODAY" show.

The Emmy Awards will air live on NBC on Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the Peacock Theater, the longtime Emmys home that will soon also be home to the Oscars. Mariska Hargitay, who for decades has been one of NBC's standard bearers as the star of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” will host.

See the complete list of nominees below.

Variety Series

"The Daily Show"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
"Saturday Night Live"

Reality Competition Program

"Dancing with the Stars"
"RuPaul's Drag Race"
"Survivor"
"Top Chef"
"The Traitors"

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”

Outstanding Drama Series

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

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 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”

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 Kidrow "The Comeback"
Jean Smart "Hacks"

Comedy Series

"Abbott Elementary"
"The Bear"
"Hacks"
"Nobody Wants This"
"Only Murders in the Building"
"Shrinking"
"Widow's Bay"

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 Pfieffer, "Margo's Got Money Troubles"
Megan Stalter, Hacks"
Jessica Williams, "Shrinking"

Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series

Clare Danes, "The Beast in Me"
Sally Fields, "Remarkably Bright Creatures"
Carey Mulligan, "Beef"
Sarah Pigeons, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette”
Sarah Snook, "All Her Fault"

Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series

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

Limited or Anthology Series

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

Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series

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

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"

Outstanding Television Movie

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

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

"Antique Roadshow"
"Diners, Drive-ins and Dives"
"Love is Blind"
"Queer Eye"
"Shark Tank"

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

"America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders"
"RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked"
"Summer House"
"Welcome to Wrexham"

Outstanding Game Show

"Celebrity Family Feud"
"Jeopardy!"
"The Price is Right"
"Wheel of Fortune"
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"

Outstanding Animated Program

"Bob's Burgers"
"Rick and Morty"
"The Simpsons"
"Smiling Friends"
"South Park"
"Star Wars: Visions"