Nominations for the 2026 Emmys will be unveiled Wednesday morning, kicking off the race for television’s biggest honors. Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) and Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) — both previous Emmy winners — will announce the nominations live from the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre.
This season, the Emmy Awards mark their 78th anniversary. What began as a modest ceremony with five awards at the Hollywood Athletic Club has evolved into television’s biggest night, celebrating excellence throughout the industry. A total of 555 series were submitted across the 14 major program categories for the 2026 Emmy Awards (down from 600 last year), recognizing the writers, directors, performers, and all the artisans who worked on television and streaming programs in the past year.
Last year’s big Emmy winners were HBO Max’s The Pitt for Best Drama Series, Apple TV’s The Studio for Best Comedy Series, and Netflix’s Adolescence as Best Limited Series. Which of your favorite programs will win this year? Find out when the 78th Emmys air live on Sept. 14 on NBC and Peacock, hosted by Mariska Hargitay.
Here is the complete list of 2026 Emmy Awards nominations:
COMEDY
BEST COMEDY SERIES
BEST COMEDY ACTOR
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST COMEDY DIRECTING
BEST COMEDY WRITING
DRAMA
BEST DRAMA SERIES
BEST DRAMA ACTOR
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST DRAMA DIRECTING
BEST DRAMA WRITING
LIMITED SERIES/TV MOVIE
BEST LIMITED SERIES
BEST MOVIE
BEST LIMITED/MOVIE ACTOR
BEST LIMITED/MOVIE ACTRESS
BEST LIMITED/MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST LIMITED/MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST LIMITED/MOVIE DIRECTING
BEST LIMITED/MOVIE WRITING
REALITY/VARIETY
BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES
BEST VARIETY SERIES
CREATIVE ARTS
BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
BEST PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
BEST CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
BEST NARRATOR
BEST HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
BEST GAME SHOW
BEST GAME SHOW HOST
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL
BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SERIES
BEST HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
BEST CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
BEST CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
BEST CASTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
BEST CASTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY FOR VARIETY OR REALITY PROGRAMMING
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (ONE HOUR)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
BEST COMMERCIAL
BEST PERIOD COSTUMES
BEST FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES
BEST CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
BEST CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
BEST DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
BEST DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
BEST DIRECTING FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION PROGRAM
BEST DIRECTING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A MULTI-CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A SINGLE CAMERA COMEDY SERIES
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR A STRUCTURED REALITY OR COMPETITION PROGRAM
BEST PICTURE EDITING FOR AN UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
BEST EMERGING MEDIA PROGRAM
BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIRSTYLING
BEST PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI HAIRSTYLING
BEST HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SERIES
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SPECIAL
BEST TITLE DESIGN
BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
BEST PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
BEST MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
BEST PROSTHETIC MAKEUP
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
BEST MUSIC DIRECTION
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
BEST MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION
BEST VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)
BEST VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)
BEST SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES
BEST SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES
BEST SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
BEST SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
BEST SOUND EDITING FOR AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
BEST SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
BEST SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR)
BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A REALITY PROGRAM
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR A MOVIE
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SINGLE EPISODE
BEST STUNT COORDINATION FOR COMEDY PROGRAMMING
BEST STUNT COORDINATION FOR DRAMA PROGRAMMING
BEST STUNT PERFORMANCE
BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES
BEST TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SPECIAL
BEST WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
BEST WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
BEST WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
