Jean Smart receives outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for Hacks at the Emmy awards in Los Angeles. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/ReutersJean Smart receives outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for Hacks at the Emmy awards in Los Angeles. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/ReutersEmmy winners 2026: the full listThe Pitt and Hacks lead the awards tally this year, facing competition from Widow’s Bay, Pluribus, The Diplomat and more
Best drama series
The Diplomat The Gilded Age A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Paradise The Pitt Pluribus Slow Horses Your Friends & Neighbors
Best comedy series
Abbott Elementary The Bear Hacks Margo’s Got Money Troubles Nobody Wants This Only Murders in the Building Shrinking Widow’s Bay
Lead actor in a drama series
Sterling K Brown – Paradise Gary Oldman – Slow Horses Mark Ruffalo – Task Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat Noah Wyle – The Pitt – WINNER
Lead actress in a drama series
Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age Chase Infiniti – The Testaments Keri Russell – The Diplomat Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus – WINNER Zendaya – Euphoria
Supporting actor in a 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 in a drama series
Taylor Dearden – The Pitt Fiona Dourif – The Pitt Allison Janney – The Diplomat – WINNER Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt Sepideh Moafi – The Pitt Julianne Nicholson – Paradise Karolina Wydra – Pluribus
Lead actor in a comedy series
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder Man Steve Carell – Rooster Matthew Rhys – Widow’s Bay Jason Segel – Shrinking Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Lead actress in a comedy series
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary Ayo Edebiri – The Bear Elle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback Jean Smart – Hacks – WINNER
Supporting actor in a 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 – WINNER Michael Urie – Shrinking Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Supporting actress in a comedy series
Dale Dickey – Widow’s Bay Hannah Einbinder – Hacks Janelle James – Abbott Elementary Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay – WINNER Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money Troubles Megan Stalter – Hacks Jessica Williams – Shrinking
Best limited or anthology series
All Her Fault The Beast in Me Beef DTF St Louis Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette
Lead actor in a limited or 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 – WINNER
Lead actress in a limited or 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
Directing for a drama series
Salli Richardson Whitfield – The Gilded Age Hanelle M Culpepper – Paradise Noah Wyle – The Pitt Vince Gilligan – Pluribus Saul Metzstein – Slow Horses Salli Richardson-Whitfield – Task
Directing for a comedy series
Randall Einhorn – Abbott Elementary Christopher Storer – The Bear Andrew DeYoung – The Chair Company Lucia Aniello – Hacks Mary Lou Belli – The Ms Pat Show Hiro Murai – Widow’s Bay
Writing for a drama series
Peter Ackerman and Debora Cahn – The Diplomat (Amagansett) Valerie Chu – The Pitt (12:00PM) Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R Scott Gemmill – The Pitt (1:00PM) Vince Gilligan – Pluribus (We Is Us) Will Smith – Slow Horses (Scars) Brad Ingelsby – Task (A Still Small Voice)
Writing for a comedy series
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (Team Building) Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin – The Chair Company (Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does) Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback (Valerie Does It All) Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs and Jen Statsky – Hacks (Hacks) Anthony King – Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Mergers And Acquisitions) Katie Dippold – Widow’s Bay (Welcome To Widow’s Bay!)
Reality competition series
Dancing with the Stars RuPaul’s Drag Race Survivor Top Chef The Traitors – WINNER
Variety series
The Daily Show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Last Week Tonight with John Oliver The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Saturday Night Live
2026 Emmy winners already announced
Linda Cardellini and David Harbour, who won outstanding supporting actress and actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for their roles in DTF St Louis. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesSupporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
Jason Bateman – DTF St Louis Richard Gadd – Half Man David Harbour – DTF St Louis – WINNER Richard Jenkins – DTF St Louis Charles Melton – Beef Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning
Supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
Linda Cardellini – DTF St Louis – WINNER 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
Guest actress in a drama series
Brittany Allen – The Pitt Tal Anderson – The Pitt Tina Ivlev – The Pitt Miriam Shor – Pluribus Merritt Wever – The Gilded Age Shailene Woodley – Paradise – WINNER
Guest actor in a drama series
Colman Domingo – Euphoria Ernest Harden Jr – The Pitt – WINNER Jeff Hiller – Pluribus Jeff Kober – The Pitt Jonathan Pryce – Slow Horses Bradley Whitford – The Diplomat
Guest actress in a comedy series
Leslie Bibb – Hacks Jamie Lee Curtis – The Bear Betty Gilpin – Widow’s Bay – WINNER Cherry Jones – Hacks Laurie Metcalf – Hacks Kaitlin Olson – Hacks Lauren Weedman – Hacks
Guest actor in a comedy series
Michael J Fox – Shrinking Brett Goldstein – Shrinking Hamish Linklater – Widow’s Bay Christopher McDonald – Hacks Rob Reiner – The Bear – WINNER Connor Storrie – Saturday Night Live
Directing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Beef (season 2, episode 4) Beef (season 2, episode 8) Black Rabbit DTF St Louis – WINNER
Writing for a limited or anthology series or movie
All Her Fault The Beast in Me Beef Death by Lightning DTF St Louis – WINNER
Television movie
Heads of State Miss You, Love You People We Meet on Vacation Remarkably Bright Creatures – WINNER Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Variety special (live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny – WINNER 83rd Annual Golden Globes 68th Annual Grammy awards The 97th Academy Awards 78th Annual Tony awards
Variety special (pre-recorded)
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable … The Muppet Show – WINNER Nikki Glaser: Good Girl Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Writing for a variety series
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Last Week Tonight with John Oliver The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – WINNER
Outstanding animated program
Bob’s Burgers Rick and Morty The Simpsons Smiling Friends South Park – WINNER Star Wars: Visions
The full list of winners announced at the Creative Arts Emmys on 5-6 September can be found here
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