2026 Emmy nominations are announced: See the full list

The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with all eyes on “Pluribus,” from Apple TV+, and HBO Max’s “The Pitt,” starring last year’s best actor in a drama series Emmy winner Noah Wyle, to be included among the leading nominees.

The nominations were announced by recent winners Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller at the Television Academy in Los Angeles.

The 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on NBC on Sunday, Sept. 14, with actress Mariska Hargitay as host. The show will also stream on Peacock.

Here are the nominees in the Emmy Awards’ top categories (categories will be updated live): 

Outstanding comedy series

• “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
• “The Bear” (FX)
• “Hacks” (HBO Max)
• “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV+)
• “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
• “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
• “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)
• “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV+)

Outstanding limited or anthology series

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

Outstanding reality competition program

• “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
• “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
• “Survivor” (CBS)
• “Top Chef” (Bravo)
• “The Traitors” (Peacock)

Outstanding variety series

• “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
• “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO Max)
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
• “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

Outstanding 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 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”

Outstanding 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”

Outstanding 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”