{"id":790292,"date":"2026-07-09T10:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/790292\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:18:10","slug":"emmy-nominations-2026-the-list-of-key-categories-emmys-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/790292\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy nominations 2026: the list of key categories | Emmys 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Emmy award nominations have been announced. Here is the list of the key categories.<\/p>\n

Best drama series<\/p>\n

The Diplomat<\/a>
The Gilded Age<\/a>
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms<\/a>
Paradise<\/a>
The Pitt<\/a>
Pluribus<\/a>
Slow Horses<\/a>
Your Friends & Neighbors<\/a><\/p>\n

Best comedy series<\/p>\n

Abbott Elementary<\/a>
The Bear<\/a>
Hacks<\/a>
Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles<\/a>
Nobody Wants This<\/a>
Only Murders in the Building<\/a>
Shrinking<\/a>
Widow\u2019s Bay<\/a><\/p>\n

Best limited or anthology series<\/p>\n

All Her Fault<\/a>
The Beast in Me<\/a>
Beef<\/a>
DTF St Louis<\/a>
Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette<\/a><\/p>\n

Lead actor in a drama series<\/p>\n

Sterling K Brown \u2013 Paradise
Gary Oldman<\/a> \u2013 Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo<\/a> \u2013 Task<\/a>
Rufus Sewell \u2013 The Diplomat
Noah Wyle \u2013 The Pitt<\/p>\n

Lead actress in a drama series<\/p>\n

Carrie Coon<\/a> \u2013 The Gilded Age
Chase Infiniti<\/a> \u2013 The Testaments<\/a>
Keri Russell \u2013 The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn<\/a> \u2013 Pluribus
Zendaya<\/a> \u2013 Euphoria<\/a><\/p>\n

Lead actor in a comedy series<\/p>\n

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II \u2013 Wonder Man<\/a>
Steve Carell<\/a> \u2013 Rooster<\/a>
Matthew Rhys \u2013 Widow\u2019s Bay
Jason Segel<\/a> \u2013 Shrinking
Martin Short \u2013 Only Murders in the Building<\/p>\n

Lead actress in a comedy series<\/p>\n

Quinta Brunson<\/a> \u2013 Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri \u2013 The Bear<\/a>
Elle Fanning<\/a> \u2013 Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles
Lisa Kudrow \u2013 The Comeback<\/a>
Jean Smart <\/a>\u2013 Hacks<\/p>\n

\"MenView image in fullscreen<\/a>Noah Wyle and Shawn Hatosy in The Pitt. Photograph: Landmark Media\/AlamyLead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie<\/p>\n

Riz Ahmed<\/a> \u2013 Bait<\/a>
Jason Bateman \u2013 Black Rabbit<\/a>
Charlie Hunnam \u2013 Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/a>
Oscar Isaac<\/a> \u2013 Beef
Matthew Rhys \u2013 The Beast in Me<\/p>\n

Lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie<\/p>\n

Claire Danes<\/a> \u2013 The Beast in Me
Sally Field<\/a> \u2013 Remarkably Bright Creatures<\/a>
Carey Mulligan<\/a> \u2013 Beef
Sarah Pidgeon \u2013 Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette
Sarah Snook<\/a> \u2013 All Her Fault<\/p>\n

Supporting actor in a drama series<\/p>\n

Patrick Ball \u2013 The Pitt
Billy Crudup<\/a> \u2013 The Morning Show
Shawn Hatosy \u2013 The Pitt
Gerran Howell \u2013 The Pitt
Jack Lowden \u2013 Slow Horses
Tom Pelphrey \u2013 Task
Carlos-Manuel Vesga \u2013 Pluribus<\/p>\n

Supporting actress in a drama series<\/p>\n

Taylor Dearden \u2013 The Pitt
Fiona Dourif \u2013 The Pitt
Allison Janney<\/a> \u2013 The Diplomat
Katherine LaNasa \u2013 The Pitt
Sepideh Moafi \u2013 The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson<\/a> \u2013 Paradise
Karolina Wydra \u2013 Pluribus<\/p>\n

Supporting actor in a comedy series<\/p>\n

Colman Domingo<\/a> \u2013 The Four Seasons<\/a>
Paul W Downs \u2013 Hacks
Harrison Ford<\/a> \u2013 Shrinking
Nick Offerman \u2013 Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles
Stephen Root \u2013 Widow\u2019s Bay
Michael Urie \u2013 Shrinking
Tyler James Williams \u2013 Abbott Elementary<\/p>\n

Supporting actress in a comedy series<\/p>\n

Dale Dickey \u2013 Widow\u2019s Bay
Hannah Einbinder \u2013 Hacks
Janelle James \u2013 Abbott Elementary
Kate O\u2019Flynn \u2013 Widow\u2019s Bay
Michelle Pfeiffer<\/a> \u2013 Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles
Megan Stalter<\/a> \u2013 Hacks
Jessica Williams \u2013 Shrinking<\/p>\n

Supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie<\/p>\n

Jason Bateman<\/a> \u2013 DTF St Louis
Richard Gadd<\/a> \u2013 Half Man<\/a>
David Harbour \u2013 DTF St Louis
Richard Jenkins \u2013 DTF St Louis
Charles Melton \u2013 Beef
Nick Offerman \u2013 Death by Lightning<\/p>\n

Supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie<\/p>\n

Linda Cardellini \u2013 DTF St Louis
Dakota Fanning \u2013 All Her Fault
Laurie Metcalf<\/a> \u2013 Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Joy Sunday \u2013 DTF St Louis
Youn Yuh-jung<\/a> \u2013 Beef
Constance Zimmer \u2013 Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette<\/p>\n

Television movie<\/p>\n

Heads of State<\/a>
Miss You, Love You<\/a>
People We Meet on Vacation<\/a>
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Tom Clancy\u2019s Jack Ryan: Ghost War<\/a><\/p>\n

Variety special (live)<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

Variety special (pre-recorded)<\/p>\n

Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable\u2026
The Muppet Show<\/a>
Nikki Glaser: Good Girl
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show
Wicked: One Wonderful Night<\/p>\n

Directing for a drama series<\/p>\n

The Gilded Age
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Task<\/p>\n

Directing for a comedy series<\/p>\n

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
The Chair Company<\/a>
Hacks
The Ms Pat Show
Widow\u2019s Bay<\/p>\n

Directing for a limited or anthology series or movie<\/p>\n

Beef (season 2, episode 4)
Beef (season 2, episode 8)
Black Rabbit
DTF St Louis<\/p>\n

\"TwoView image in fullscreen<\/a>Rhea Seehorn and Karolina Wydra in Pluribus. Photograph: Apple TV+\/PAWriting for a drama series<\/p>\n

The Diplomat
The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Task<\/p>\n

Writing for a comedy series<\/p>\n

Abbott Elementary
The Chair Company
The Comeback
Hacks
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat<\/a>
Widow\u2019s Bay<\/p>\n

Writing for a limited or anthology series or movie<\/p>\n

All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
Death by Lightning<\/a>
DTF St Louis<\/p>\n

Writing for a variety series<\/p>\n

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/p>\n

Reality competition series<\/p>\n

Dancing with the Stars
RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors<\/p>\n

Variety series<\/p>\n

The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night With Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live<\/p>\n

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