YouTube has confirmed its For Your Consideration slate for the 78th Emmy Awards, expanding from three creators last year to seven in 2026 — a significant leap that highlights the platform’s growing footprint in the TV awards landscape.
The streamer is entring 14 category submissions this cycle, spanning variety, nonfiction, and short-form programming. Gold Derby can exclusively reveal YouTube’s full slate below.
Hot Ones
Creator: Sean Evans
Variety Series
“Kate McKinnon Gets Weird While Eating Spicy Hot Wings”
Writing for a Variety Series
“Kate McKinnon Gets Weird While Eating Spicy Hot Wings”
Picture Editing for Variety Programming
“BTS Breaks Another Record While Eating Spicy Wings”
Royal Court
Creator: Brittany Broksi
Variety Series
“David Corenswet Joins Brittany Broski’s Royal Court”
Challenge Accepted
Creator: Michelle Khare
Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
“I Ran 7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents — Part 1”
Directing for a Documentary / Nonfiction Program
“I Ran 7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents — Part 1”
Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
“I Tried Tom Cruise’s Deadliest Stunt”
Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
“I Ran 7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents — Part 1”
Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
“I Tried Tom Cruise’s Deadliest Stunt”
“Cabin Pressure”
Creator: Sandra Jeenie Kwon
Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
“Subwaytakes with Kareem Rahma”
Creator: Kareem Rahma
Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
“Woody Harrelson: They’re Loading Planes Improperly”
“Celebrity Substitute”
Creator: Julian Shapiro-Barnum
Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
“Kehlani Teaches the History of R&B”
“Huge* If True”
Creator: Cleo Abram
Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
“Humanity’s Real Plan to Stop This Asteroid”
Motion Design
“What’s Hidden Under Antarctica”
