The race for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards is officially on. The Television Academy announced this year’s nominations on Wednesday (July 8), with The Pitt emerging as the biggest contender.
The medical drama leads the nominations with 25 nods. Close behind is Hacks with 24 nominations. Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay secured 19 nominations, while Pluribus received 18. Netflix’s Beef rounded out the top five with 16 nominations.
Among streaming platforms, HBO Max dominated the list with a total of 122 nominations. Netflix followed with 111, while Apple TV earned 87.
Emmy Awards 2026 nominations
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
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)
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)
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)
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. & Carolyn Bessette)
Sarah Snook (All Her Fault)
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