2026 Emmy Nominations: Sterling K. Brown, Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri & More Score Major Nods
The Television Academy has revealed the official nominations for its 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) and Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) announcing the lineup this morning.
The exciting announcement highlights incredible Black talent across major categories, featuring standout nominations for Sterling K. Brown, Colman Domingo, Chase Infiniti, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, and more.
Voting for the winners will run from August 17–26. The 2026 Emmys will air live on NBC and Peacock on Monday, September 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, with Mariska Hargitay serving as host. The Creative Arts Emmys will precede the main telecast on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6.
Check out the standout nominations here.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Colman Domingo, “Euphoria”
Ernest Harden Jr., “The Pitt”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Chase Infiniti, “The Testaments”
Zendaya, “Euphoria”
All Nominations for Outstanding Drama Series
“The Diplomat” (Netflix)
“The Gilded Age” (HBO Max)
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max)
“Paradise” (Hulu)
“The Pitt” (HBO Max)
“Pluribus” (Apple TV)
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV)
“Your Friends and Neighbors” (Apple TV)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, “Wonder Man”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Colman Domingo, “The Four Seasons”
Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”
Jessica Williams, “Shrinking”
All Nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“The Bear” (FX)
“Hacks” (HBO Max)
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV)
“Nobody Wants This” (Netflix)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Shrinking” (Apple TV)
“Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV)
All Nominations for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
“All Her Fault” (Peacock)
“The Beast in Me” (Netflix)
“Beef” (Netflix)
“DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Joy Sunday, “DTF St. Louis”
All Nominations for Outstanding Reality Competition Program
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)
“Survivor” (CBS)
“Top Chef” (Bravo)
“The Traitors” (Peacock)
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Outstanding Host for a Game Show
Steve Harvey, “Celebrity Family Feud”
All Nominations for Outstanding Structured Reality Program
“Antiques Roadshow”
“Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”
“Love Is Blind”
“Queer Eye”
“Shark Tank”
All Nominations for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders”
“Love on the Spectrum”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked”
“Summer House”
“Welcome to Wrexham”
All Nominations for Outstanding Variety Series
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO Max)
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
All Nominations for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
“Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…”
“The Muppet Show”
“Nikki Glaser: Good Girl”
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show
“Wicked: One Wonderful Night”
All Nominations for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
“Chris Fleming: Live At the Palace”
“The Muppet Show”
“Nikki Glaser: Good Girl”
“The Oscars”
Wanda Sykes, “Wanda Sykes: Legacy”
All Nominations for Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Hamish Hamilton, “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny”
Rikki Hughes, “Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…”
Glenn Weiss, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show”
Glenn Weiss, “78th Annual Tony Awards”
Julie Dash, “Wanda Sykes: Legacy”
All Nominations for Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
“The American Revolution”
“Mr. Scorsese”
“Rafa”
“Sean Combs: The Reckoning”
“The Yogurt Shop Murders”
All Nominations for Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program
Lawrence Kasden, “Marty, Life Is Short”
Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!”
Rebecca Miller, “Mr. Scorsese”
Mariska Hargitay, “My Mom Jayne: A Film By Mariska Hargitay”
Alexandria Stapleton, “Sean Combs: The Reckoning”
All Nominations for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special
“The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: Give The Man A Prize”
“Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.”
“My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman”
“The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy”
“Tucci In Italy”
All Nominations for Outstanding Game Show
“Celebrity Family Feud”
“Jeopardy”
“The Price Is Right”
“Wheel of Fortune”
“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”
All Nominations for Outstanding Movie
“Heads of State”
“Miss You, Love You”
“People We Meet on Vacation”
“Remarkably Bright Creatures”
“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War”
All Nominations for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
83rd Annual Golden Globes
68th Annual Grammy Awards
The Oscars
78th Annual Tony Awards
All Nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
“The Diplomat” (Peter Akerman and Debora Cahn for “Amagansett”)
“The Pitt” (Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill for “1:00 PM”)
“The Pitt” (Valerie Chu for “12:00 PM”)
“Industry” (Mickey Down and Konrad Kay for “Dear Henry”)
“Pluribus” (Vince Gilligan for “We Is Us”)
“Slow Horses“ (Will Smith for “Scars”)
“Task” (Brad Ingelsby for “A Still Small Voice”)
All Nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” (Quinta Brunson for “Team Building”)
“The Chair Company” (Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin for “Life goes by too fking fast, it really does”)
“The Comeback” (Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow for “Valerie Does It All”)
“Hacks” (Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky for “Hacks”)
“Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat” (Anthony King for “Mergers and Acquisitions”)
“Widow’s Bay” (Katie Dippold for “Welcome to Widow’s Bay”)
All Nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
“All Her Fault” (Megan Gallagher for “Episode 8”)
“The Beast in Me” (Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle for “Sick Puppy”)
“Beef” (Lee Sung Jin for “All the Things We’re Never Gonna Have”)
“DTF St. Louis” (Steven Conrad)
“Death by Lightning” (Mike Makowsky)
All Nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
“The Gilded Age” (Salli Richardson-Whitfield for “My Mind Is Made Up”)
“Paradise” (Hanelle M. Culpepper for “Exodus”)
“The Pitt” (Noah Wyle for “12:00 PM”)
“Pluribus” (Vince Gilligan for “We Is Us”)
“Slow Horses” (Saul Metzstein for “Scars”)
“Task” (Salli Richardson-Whitfield for “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river”)
All Nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” (Randall Einhorn for “Ballgame”)
“The Bear” (Christopher Storer for “Bears”)
“The Chair Company” (Andrew DeYoung for “Life goes by too fking fast, it really does”)
“Hacks” (Lucia Aniello for “Hacks”)
“The Ms. Pat Show” (Mary Lou Belli for “Give It Arrest”)
“Widow’s Bay” (Hiro Murai for “Welcome to Widow’s Bay”)
All Nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie
“Beef” (Jake Schreier for “It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey”)
“Beef” (Lee Sung Jin for “Oh, the Comfort, the Inexpressible Comfort”)
“Black Rabbit” (Jason Bateman for “The Black Rabbits”)
“DTF St. Louis” (Steven Conrad)
Visit the Television Academy website for the full 2026 Emmy Nominations list.
–Dominique Young // @heyyydommm