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78th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations: ‘The Pitt’ Dominates With 25 Nods, Followed by Comedy Series ‘Hacks’ With 24 – See Full List Here

The 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were unveiled on Wednesday (July 8) by Lisa Colon-Zayas and Jeff Hiller. The list has put major comedy and anthology contenders including 'The Pitt', 'Hacks', 'The Bear' and 'Slow Horses' into the spotlight.

78th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations: ‘The Pitt’ Dominates With 25 Nods, Followed by Comedy Series ‘Hacks’ With 24 – See Full List Here
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The Television Academy revealed nominations for its 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Wednesday with drama series Pitt leading the nominations with 25 nods followed by series Hacks. According to Deadline, the final season of Hacks has created a record for nominations in a single season for a comedy with 24 nods. Oscars 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ Star Sean Penn Becomes Fourth Male Actor To Win 3 Academy Awards, Who Are the Other Winners?.

Apple TV's Widow's Bay was third with 19 noms, followed by fellow Apple first-year show Pluribus with 18 and Netflix's Beef with 16. The newly constructed Outstanding Variety Series and Outstanding Reality Competition Program witnessed the reality dance show 'Dancing with the Stars' got its first nomination in 10 years.

Outstanding Drama Series

The Diplomat

The Gilded Age

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms

Paradise

The Pitt

Pluribus

Slow Horses

Your Friends & Neighbors

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Carrie Coon in The Gilded Age

Chase Infiniti in The Testaments

Keri Russell in The Diplomat

Rhea Seehorn in Pluribus

Zendaya in Euphoria

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Paradise- Sterling K Brown as Xavier Collins

Slow Horses- Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb

Task- Mark Ruffalo as Tom Brandis

The Diplomat- Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler

The Pitt- Noah Wyle as Dr Michael "Robby" Robinavitch

Outstanding Comedy Series Abbott Elementary The Bear

Hacks Margo's Got Money Troubles Nobody Wants This

Only Murders In The Building ShrinkingWidow's Bay

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary - Quinta Brunson

The Bear - Ayo EdebiriMargo's Got Money Troubles - Elle Fanning

The Comeback - Lisa Kudrow

Hacks - Jean Smart

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Wonder Man - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Rooster - Steve Carel

lWidow's Bay - Matthew RhysShrinking - Jason Segel

Only Murders in the Building - Martin Short

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

All Her Fault

The Beast In Me

Beef

DTF St. Louis

Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The Beast In Me - Claire Danes

Remarkably Bright Creatures - Sally FieldBeef - Carey MulliganLove Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette - Sarah Pidgeon

All Her Fault - Sarah Snook

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Bait - Riz AhmedBlack Rabbit - Jason BatemanMonster: The Ed Gein Story - Charlie HunnamBeef - Oscar IsaacThe Beast In Me - Matthew Rhys

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

The Pitt - Taylor DeardenThe Pitt - Fiona DourifThe Diplomat - Allison JanneyThe Pitt - Katherine LaNasaThe Pitt - Sepideh MoafiParadise - Julianne NicholsonPluribus - Karolina Wydra

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

The Pitt - Patrick BallThe Morning Show - Billy CrudupThe Pitt - Shawn HatosyThe Pitt - Gerran HowellSlow Horses - Jack LowdenTask - Tom PelphreyPluribus - Carlos-Manuel Vesga

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Widow's Bay - Dale DickeyHacks - Hannah EinbinderAbbott Elementary - Janelle JamesWidow's Bay - Kate O'FlynnMargo's Got Money Troubles - Michelle PfeifferHacks - Megan StalterShrinking - Jessica Williams

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

The Four Seasons - Colman DomingoHacks - Paul W. DownsShrinking - Harrison FordMargo's Got Money Troubles - Nick OffermanWidow's Bay - Stephen RootShrinking - Michael UrieAbbott Elementary - Tyler James Williams

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

DTF St. Louis - Linda CardelliniAll Her Fault - Dakota FanningMonster: The Ed Gein Story - Laurie MetcalfDTF St. Louis - Joy SundayBeef - Youn Yuh-jungLove Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette - Constance Zimmer

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

DTF St. Louis - Jason BatemanHalf Man - Richard Gadd

DTF St. Louis - David HarbourDTF St. Louis - Richard Jenkins

Beef - Charles Melton

Death By Lightning - Nick Offerman

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 Reality Competition Dancing With The Stars

RuPaul's Drag Race

Survivor

Top Chef

The Traitors

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary - Randall Einhorn

The Bear - Christopher StorerThe Chair Company - Andrew DeYoungHacks - Lucia Aniello

The Ms. Pat Show - Mary Lou Belli

Widow's Bay - Hiro Murai

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

The Gilded Age - Salli Richardson WhitfieldParadise - Hanelle M. CulpepperThe Pitt - Noah WylePluribus - Vince GilliganSlow Horses - Saul MetzsteinTask - Salli Richardson Whitfield

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Beef - Jake SchreierBeef - Lee Sung JinBlack Rabbit - Jason Bateman

DTF St. Louis - Steven Conrad

Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program

Marty, Life Is Short - Lawrence KasdanMel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! - Judd Apatow and Michael BonfiglioMr. Scorsese - Rebecca MillerMy Mom Jayne: A Film By Mariska Hargitay - Mariska HargitaySean Combs: The Reckoning - Alexandria Stapleton

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Dan RomerPalm Royale - Jeff ToynePluribus - Dave PorterSlow Horses - Daniel Pemberton, ToydrumSpider-Noir - Kris Bowers, Michael Dean ParsonsWidow's Bay - David Fleming

Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

All Her Fault - Jeff BealThe Beast In Me - Sean Callery, Sara BaroneBlack Rabbit - Danny Bensi, Saunder JurriaansIn the Blink of an Eye - Thomas NewmanWashington Black - Cameron Moody

Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary/Nonfiction or Reality Program (Original Dramatic Score)

High Horse: The Black Cowboy - Raphael SaadiqJohn Candy: I Like Me - Tyler StricklandKingdom - Segun AkinolaMel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! - Jeff MorrowOcean with David Attenborough - Steven PricePrehistoric Planet: Ice Age - Kara Talve, Anze Rozman, Hans Zimmer

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program

RuPaul's Drag Race - RuPaul Charles

The Traitors - Alan Cumming

Top Chef - Kristen KishLove Island USA - Ariana Madix

Survivor - Jeff Probst

Outstanding Host for a Game Show

Celebrity Family Feud - Steve Harvey

Jeopardy! - Ken Jennings

Pop Culture Jeopardy! - Colin Jost

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - Jimmy Kimmel

Match Game - Martin Short

Outstanding Movie

Heads of State

Miss You, Love You

People We Meet on Vacation

Remarkably Bright Creatures

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Winners of the 2026 Emmy Awards will be feted on Monday, September 14. The ceremony at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles will be hosted by network icon Mariska Hargitay, who begins her 28th season as star of Law & Order: SVU in the fall.

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