The countdown to the 78th Emmy Awards is on.
The annual awards show will crown the best of the best in TV this September. Mariska Hargitay has been tapped to host this year’s Emmy Awards, which will air live on NBC and stream on Peacock on Monday, Sept. 14.
Nominations were announced July 8 in a presentation that streamed live on Emmys.com. (That morning, TODAY exclusively revealed the nominees for two categories: outstanding variety series and outstanding reality competition program.)
HBO’s hospital drama “The Pitt” set the pace with 25 nominations. “Hacks” came next with 24, setting a record for most nods in the comedy category, topping the 23 received in 2025 by “The Studio” and 2024” by “The Bear.”
“Widow’s Bay” received the third-most nominations this year, with 19 nominations, followed by “Pluribus” (18), “Beef” (16) and “DTF St. Louis” (13).
This year saw a wide range of actors who received multiple nominations, in front of and behind the camera. The list of stars who received nods for acting, as well as writing, directing or producing includes: Jason Bateman, Quinta Brunson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Rhys, Jason Segel, Martin Short, Sterling K. Brown, Claire Danes, Colman Domingo, Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning, David Harbour, Oscar Isaac, Lisa Kudrow and Noah Wyle.
This year also saw 28 actors receive their first Emmy nominations, including “Heated Rivalry’s” Connor Storrie, even though the breakout hockey romance was ineligible for any nods.
Here’s a list of the nominees in the major Emmy categories.
Outstanding reality competition program
“Dancing With the Stars”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Survivor”
“Top Chef”
“The Traitors”
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 lead actor in an 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”
Outstanding lead actress in an anthology series or movie
Claire Danes — “The Beast in Me”
Sally Field — “Remarkably Bright Creatures”
Carey Mulligan — “Beef”
Sarah Pidgeon — “Love Story”
Sarah Snook — “All Her Fault”
Outstanding supporting actor in an anthology series or movie
Jason Bateman — “DTF St. Louis”
Richard Gadd — “Half Man”
David Harbour — “DTF St. Louis”
Richard Jenkins — “DTF St. Louis”
Charles Melton — “Beef”
Nick Offerman — “Death by Lightning”
Outstanding supporting actress in an anthology series or movie
Linda Cardellini — “DTF St. Louis”
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”
Outstanding limited or anthology series
“All Her Fault”
“The Beast in Me”
“Beef”
“DTF St. Louis”
“Love Story”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding 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”
Michael Urie — “Shrinking”
Tayler James Williams — “Abbott Elementary”
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
Dale Dickey — “Widow’s Bay”
Hannah Einbinder — “Hacks”
Janelle James — “Abbott Elementary”
Kate O’Flynn — “Widow’s Bay”
Michelle Pfeiffer — “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”
Megan Stalter — “Hacks”
Jessica Williams — “Shrinking”
Outstanding 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”
Connor Storrie — “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series
Leslie Bibb — “Hacks”
Jamie Lee Curtis — “The Bear”
Betty Gilpin — “Widow’s Bay”
Cherry Jones — “Hacks”
Laurie Metcalf — “Hacks”
Kaitlin Olson — “Hacks”
Lauren Weedman — “Hacks”
Outstanding comedy series
“Abbott Elementary”
“The Bear”
“Hacks”
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles”
“Nobody Wants This”
“Only Murders in the Building”
“Shrinking”
“Widow’s Bay”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Carrie Coon — “The Gilded Age”
Chase Infiniti — “The Testaments”
Keri Russell — “The Diplomat”
Rhea Seehorn — “Pluribus”
Zendaya — “Euphoria”
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
Taylor Dearden — “The Pitt”
Fiona Dourif — “The Pitt”
Allison Janney — “The Diplomat”
Katherine LaNasa — “The Pitt”
Sepideh Moafi — “The Pitt”
Julianne Nicholson — “Paradise”
Karolina Wydra — “Pluribus”
Outstanding guest actor in a drama series
Colman Domingo — “Euphoria”
Ernest Harden Jr. — “The Pitt”
Jeff Hiller — “Pluribus”
Jeff Kober — “The Pitt”
Jonathan Pryce — “Slow Horses”
Bradley Whitford — “The Diplomat”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding drama series
“The Diplomat”
“The Gilded Age”
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”
“Paradise”
“Paradise”
“The Pitt”
“Pluribus”
“Slow Horses”
“Your Friends and Neighbors”
Outstanding television movie
“Heads of State”
“Miss You, Love You”
“People We Meet on Vacation”
“Remarkably Bright Creatures”
“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War”
Outstanding writing for a comedy series
Quinta Brunson — “Abbott Elementary”
Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin — “The Chair Company”
Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow — “The Comeback”
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky — “Hacks”
Anthony King — “Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat”
Katie Dippold —“Widow’s Bay”
Outstanding writing for a drama series
Peter Ackerman and Debora Cahn — “The Diplomat”
Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill — “The Pitt”
Valerie Chu — “The Pitt”
Vince Gilligan — “Pluribus”
Will Smith — “Slow Horses”
Brad Ingelsby — “Task”
Outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series
Megan Gallagher — “All Her Fault”
Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle — “The Beast in Me”
Lee Sung Jin — “Beef”
Mike Makowsky — “Death by Lightning”
Steven Conrad — “DTF St. Louis”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series
Jake Schreier — “Beef”
Lee Sung Jin — “Beef”
Jason Bateman — “Black Rabbit”
Steven Conrad — “DTF St. Louis”
