LOS ANGELES — Securing the spotlight during the Emmy nominations announced on Wednesday, “The Pitt” emerged as the frontrunner, clinching a remarkable 25 nominations in its impressive second season. Meanwhile, “Hacks” dominated the comedy categories with 24 nominations in what marks its final season.
Below, you’ll find a list of nominees from some of the Emmys’ most competitive categories.
HBO Max’s medical drama “The Pitt,” which enjoyed a stellar debut last year by sweeping major awards including best drama series, best actor for Noah Wyle, and best supporting actress for Katherine LaNasa, continues to captivate audiences and critics alike.
In this year’s nominations, “The Pitt,” already adored as a seasoned show, solidified its strength in the acting categories. Both Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa secured nominations once again. Joining them are Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, and Sepideh Moafi, who helped “The Pitt” achieve an impressive four out of seven nominations in the supporting actress category.
Additionally, three of their colleagues—Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, and Gerran Howell—were recognized with nominations for best supporting actor, further cementing “The Pitt” as a powerhouse in this year’s Emmy lineup.
Emmy voters love a departing show, and have loved “Hacks” since its first season. Those two colliding phenomena let it rake in nominations for its fifth and final season.
“Hacks” star Jean Smart has won best actress in a comedy for all four previous seasons. It would be stunning if she didn’t claim a fifth in September.
Her sidekick throughout the series Hannah Einbinder, who last year broke through and won supporting actress in a comedy in her fourth nomination, got a fifth nomination Wednesday, as did her castmate, the show’s co-creator Paul W. Downs.
Recent winners Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller announced the nominees at the Television Academy in Los Angeles. The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on Sept. 14. Mariska Hargitay, who for decades has been the star of “Law
Two new shows from AppleTV+, the one-woman-against-the-hivemind drama "Pluribus" and the horror comedy "Widow's Bay," both scored big in their first seasons.
"Pluribus," from "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" creator Vince Gilligan, got 18 nods. They included best actress in a drama for its only lead cast member Rhee Seahorn, who is considered the favorite to win the category.
"Widow's Bay" got 19, second only to "Hacks" among comedies, including a best actor nod for star Matthew Rhys. Two other Apple shows got best comedy nods, "Margo's Got Money Troubles," whose stars Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer also got acting nominations, and "Shrinking."
The nominations for "Shrinking" included a best supporting actor in a comedy nod for Harrison Ford. The buzz is strong for Ford, with prognosticators picking him to finally win an EGOT-tier award after a storied career. His castmate Jason Segel got a lead actor nomination for the show about therapists crossing boundaries.
Netflix's "Beef" was tops in the limited or anthology series categories with 16 nominations. "Beef" had a dominant first season in 2023, and the anthology's all-new grudge holders, Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac and Charles Melton, all got nominations.
List of biggest categories for the 2026 Emmy nominations
Outstanding reality competition program
- "Dancing with the Stars"
- "RuPaul's Drag Race"
- "Survivor"
- "Top Chef"
- "The Traitors"
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 lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Carey Mulligan, "Beef"
- Claire Danes, "The Beast in Me"
- Sally Field, "Remarkably Bright Creatures"
- Sarah Pidgeon, "Love Story"
- Sarah Snook, "All Her Fault"
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Oscar Isaac, "Beef"
- Matthew Rhys, "The Beast in Me"
- Charlie Hunnam, "Monster: The Ed Gein Story"
- Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit"
- Riz Ahmed, "Bait"
Outstanding limited or anthology series
- "The Beast in Me"
- "All Her Fault"
- "Beef"
- "DTF St. Louis"
- "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette"
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, "Wonder Man"
- Matthew Rhys, "Widow's Bay"
- Steve Carell, "Rooster"
- Jason Segel, "Shrinking"
- Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"
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 comedy series
- "Abbott Elementary"
- "The Bear"
- "Hacks"
- "Margo's Got Money Troubles"
- "Nobody Wants This"
- "Only Murders in the Building"
- "Shrinking"
- "Widow's Bay"
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 drama series
- "The Diplomat"
- "The Gilded Age"
- "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"
- "Paradise"
- "The Pitt"
- "Pluribus"
- "Slow Horses"
- "Your Friends