2026 Gold Derby TV Awards: Complete list of nominations

The 23rd Gold Derby TV Awards nominations are here! A record 6,800 registered Gold Derby users cast their votes in 30 categories covering dramas, comedies, movies, limited series, competition, and variety. Scroll down for our complete list of nominees in all categories, and vote here for the winners now through July 31. Winners will be announced on Aug. 17.

The final season of Hacks is the overall leader among series with 12 nominations. Tied with nine bids each are Abbott Elementary, Bridgerton, and Euphoria. Although not eligible for Emmys due to being a non-American production, Heated Rivalry has eight nods, followed by Emmy front-runner The Pitt, with seven nominations.

Gold Derby offers three categories not provided by the Television Academy and the Emmy Awards. The nominees for Performer of the Year are Stephen Colbert, Alan Cumming, Elle Fanning, Matthew Rhys, Noah Wyle, and Zendaya. This category is not tied to any particular show and not included as part of the nominee totals for each series. That also goes for Breakthrough Performer of the Year, whose nominees are Dexter Sol Ansell, Ella Bright, Yerin Ha, Ashley Padilla, Connor Storrie, and Hudson Williams. And the contenders for Ensemble of the Year (any genre) are Abbott Elementary, Bridgerton, Hacks, Heated Rivalry, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and The Pitt.

For the first time, we will award Best Literary Adaptation. Nominees are All Her Fault, Bridgerton, Heated Rivalry, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and Off Campus.

Voting commences effective immediately and winners will be chosen through a plurality vote in most categories. That means you’ll just select one nominee from each category as your favorite, and whoever has the most votes wins. But in the Best Comedy, Best Drama, and Best Limited Series races you’ll be able to rank your top three in order of preference. Your No. 1 choice will get three points, your second choice gets two points and your third choice gets one point.

To vote, you must have an account with Gold Derby, but don’t worry, registration is easy and totally free. Just visit our sign-up page and connect with Facebook, Google, X (Twitter), Apple, or an email address of your choosing. Once you’re in, feel free to vote right away in our predictions center because you can come back and edit your ballot as often as you like if you change your mind or catch up on more of the nominees. No votes are final until voting closes at the end of July 31. So which shows are your favorites? See the nominees below, then vote.

Click here to see all past Gold Derby TV Awards winners and nominees. You can also find all past winners and nominees on individual IMDb pages for shows and performers. Each 2026 winner will receive a special trophy, and they will hopefully be able to provide us with many acceptance speeches for our Aug. 18 announcement.

2025 GOLD DERBY TV AWARDS NOMINATIONS

DRAMA SERIES
Bridgerton
Daredevil: Born Again
Dexter: Resurrection
Euphoria
Heated Rivalry
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
The Pitt
Pluribus

DRAMA ACTRESS
Angela Bassett, 9-1-1
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Ella Bright, Off Campus
Yerin Ha, Bridgerton
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Zendaya, Euphoria

DRAMA ACTOR
Charlie Cox, Daredevil: Born Again
Mark Ruffalo, Task
Connor Storrie, Heated Rivalry
Luke Thompson, Bridgerton
Hudson Williams, Heated Rivalry
Noah Wyle, The Pitt

DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Isa Briones, The Pitt
Nicola Coughlan, Bridgerton
Alexa Demie, Euphoria
Claudia Jessie, Bridgerton
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Hunter Schafer, Euphoria
Karolina Wydra, Pluribus

DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Euphoria
Dexter Sol Ansell, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
François Arnaud, Heated Rivalry
Patrick Ball, The Pitt
Jacob Elordi, Euphoria
Robbie G.K., Heated Rivalry
Bill Skarsgard, IT: Welcome to Derry

DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
Simone Ashley, Bridgerton
Jenna Boyd, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Priscilla Delgado, Euphoria
Melanie Lynskey, Matlock
Isabella Rossellini, The Beauty
Shailene Woodley, Paradise

DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
Jonathan Bailey, Bridgerton
Eric Dane, Euphoria
Colman Domingo, Euphoria
Giancarlo Esposito, The Boys
Charlie Heaton, Industry
Bradley Whitford, The Diplomat

DRAMA EPISODE
Heated Rivalry, “The Cottage”
Industry, “Both, And”
Paradise, “A Holy Charge”
The Pitt, “12:00 P.M.”
Pluribus, “We Is Us”
Stranger Things, “The Rightside Up”

COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary
Big Mistakes
Hacks
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Wednesday
Widow’s Bay

COMEDY ACTRESS
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Lily Collins, Emily in Paris
Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Jean Smart, Hacks

COMEDY ACTOR
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Dan Levy, Big Mistakes
Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Alexander Skarsgård, Murderbot

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Glenn Close, All’s Fair
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay
Ashley Park, Emily in Paris
Sarah Paulson, All’s Fair
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Hacks
Bryan Cranston, Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Marcello Hernandez, Saturday Night Live
Josh Hutcherson, I Love L.A.
Chris Perfetti, Abbott Elementary

COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
Ariana Grande, Saturday Night Live
Cherry Jones, Hacks
Christa Miller, Scrubs
Kaitlin Olson, Hacks
Olivia Rodrigo, Saturday Night Live
Brooke Shields, All’s Fair

COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
Christopher Briney, Hacks
Michael J. Fox, Shrinking
Christopher McDonald, Hacks
Connor Storrie, Saturday Night Live
Luke Tennie, Abbott Elementary
Elijah Wood, I Love L.A.

COMEDY EPISODE
Abbott Elementary, “April Fools”
Abbott Elementary, “Ballgame”
Hacks, “EGOT”
Hacks, “Hacks”
Margo’s Got Money Troubles, “Lock and Load”
Only Murders in the Building, “After You”

LIMITED SERIES
All Her Fault
Beef
Black Rabbit
DTF St. Louis
Half Man
Love Story

MOVIE
Good Omens
Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Miss You, Love You
People We Meet on Vacation
Remarkably Bright Creatures

LIMITED/MOVIE ACTRESS
Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
Carey Mulligan, Beef
Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Kerry Washington, Imperfect Women

LIMITED/MOVIE ACTOR
Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
Jamie Bell, Half Man
Tom Blyth, People We Meet on Vacation
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Oscar Isaac, Beef
David Tennant, Good Omens

LIMITED/MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis
Abby Elliott, All Her Fault
Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault
Cailee Spaeny, Beef
Teyana Taylor, Straw
Youn Yuh-jung, Beef
Constance Zimmer, Love Story

LIMITED/MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTOR
Richard Gadd, Half Man
David Harbour, DTF St. Louis
Jake Lacy, All Her Fault
Charles Melton, Beef
Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning
Mark Ruffalo, Hal and Harper
Bradley Whitford, Death by Lightning

COMPETITION PROGRAM
America’s Got Talent
American Ninja Warrior
Big Brother
Dancing With the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Traitors

COMPETITION HOST
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Alan Cumming, The Traitors
Mikey Day, Is It Cake?
Fab 5, Queer Eye
Jimmy Fallon and Bozoma Saint John, On Brand With Jimmy Fallon
James Phelps and Oliver Phelps, Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking

VARIETY SERIES
Hot Ones
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Night With Seth Meyers
Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

ANIMATED PROGRAM
Bob’s Burgers
Eyes of Wakanda
Family Guy
Futurama
The Simpsons
South Park

LITERARY ADAPTATION
All Her Fault
Bridgerton
Heated Rivalry
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Off Campus

ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR
Abbott Elementary
Bridgerton
Hacks
Heated Rivalry
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
The Pitt

PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Stephen Colbert
Alan Cumming
Elle Fanning
Matthew Rhys
Noah Wyle
Zendaya

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Dexter Sol Ansell
Ella Bright
Yerin Ha
Ashley Padilla
Connor Storrie
Hudson Williams

NOMINATION TOTALS BY PROGRAM
(with 3 or more)

*Performer and Breakthrough Performer categories do not count towards any series totals.