Emmy nominations 2026 revealed, with The Pitt and Hacks topping list

2026 Emmy nominations revealed, with The Pitt and Hacks topping list Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 3:41am Nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards have arrived, and hit HBO medical drama The Pitt is the leading nominee, including with a nod for Best Drama. Set in an emergency room in Pittsburgh, the series collected 25 nominations overall, eight of which are nominations for actors in a best category. Comedy series Hacks was a close second with 24 total nominations. Voters also nominated The Diplomat, The Gilded Age, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Paradise, Pluribus, Slow Horses and Your Friends and Neighbors for the top Emmy prize of best drama. In the best comedy race, Hacks will compete with Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking and Widow's Bay. Jean Smart, who plays comedian Deborah Vance on Hacks, has been named best comedy actress for the role four times and was nominated again for the show's fifth and final season. She will face Ayo Edebiri of The Bear, Quinta Brunson of Abbott Elementary and others. Smart's Hacks co-star Hannah Einbinder was nominated for supporting comedy actress. Other acting nominees included Harrison Ford for his supporting role on Shrinking and Zendaya for her leading role in Euphoria. Jason Bateman landed four Emmy nominations, two for acting and producing DTF St. Louis and two more for acting and directing limited series Black Rabbit. When are the Emmys? The 78th Annual Primetime Emmys will broadcast live from Los Angeles's Peacock Theater in the evening of September 14. For us in Australia, the broadcast will take place on Tuesday, September 15 at around 10am AEST, or closer to 7am for the west coast. The winners from each category will be chosen by the roughly 26,000 performers, directors, producers and other members of the Television Academy. Adelaide actress stars in Best Drama nominee South Australian born actress, Shabana Azeez holds one of the lead roles in The Pitt, starring as Dr Victoria Javadi, an intern doctor navigating the politics of an emergency room. The 29-year-old has been immersed in the world of Australian indie television since 2018, featuring in The Hunting and In Limbo. Azeez' breakout role came in 2023 as a lead in the Australian psychological thriller Birdeater, which went on to feature at US film festival, South by Southwest. The nominations in full: Drama series - The Diplomat - The Gilded Age - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Paradise - The Pitt - Pluribus - Slow Horses - Your Friends & Neighbors Comedy series - Abbott Elementary - The Bear - Hacks - Margo's Got Money Troubles - Nobody Wants This - Only Murders in the Building - Shrinking - Widow's Bay Limited series, anthology series or movie - All Her Fault - The Beast in Me - Beef - DTF St. Louis - Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Drama actor - Sterling K. Brown, Paradise - Gary Oldman, Slow Horses - Mark Ruffalo, Task - Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat - Noah Wyle, The Pitt Drama actress - Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age - Chase Infiniti, The Testaments - Keri Russell, The Diplomat - Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus - Zendaya, Euphoria Supporting actor, 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 Supporting actress, 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 Comedy actor - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man - Steve Carell, Rooster - Matthew Rhys, Widow's Bay - Jason Segel, Shrinking - Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building Comedy actress - Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary - Ayo Edebiri, The Bear - Elle Fanning, Margo's Got Money Troubles - Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback - Jean Smart, Hacks Supporting actor, 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, comedy series - Dale Dickey, Widow's Bay - Hannah Einbinder, Hacks - Janelle James, Abbott Elementary - Kate O'Flynn, Widow's Bay - Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo's Got Money Troubles - Megan Stalter, Hacks - Jessica Williams, Shrinking Lead actor, limited series, 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, limited series, 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 Supporting actor limited series, anthology series or movie - 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 limited series, anthology series or movie - 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