{"id":540337,"date":"2026-07-09T03:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/540337\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T03:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:37:26","slug":"2026-emmys-love-story-jfk-jr-carolyn-bessette-nominated-for-7-emmys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/540337\/","title":{"rendered":"2026\u00a0Emmys: Love Story JFK Jr & Carolyn Bessette Nominated for 7\u00a0Emmys"},"content":{"rendered":"

The anthology, created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, follows John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s tragic romance and earned its female lead, Sarah Pidgeon, her first nomination. <\/p>\n

\tPublished on July 8, 2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tSarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette and Paul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr. in ‘Love Story.’<\/p>\n

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\n\tLove Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette made a memorable first impression at the 2026 Emmys by landing six nominations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tSarah Pidgeon, who plays Carolyn, earned her first Emmy nomination for best actress in a limited series, while Paul Anthony Kelly, who plays JFK Jr., was not nominated. (Scroll down to see all of the nominations.)<\/p>\n

\n\tCreated by Connor Hines with Ryan Murphy serving as an executive producer, Love Story traces JFK Jr. and Carolyn\u2019s romance and the tragedy that followed as the couple, along with Carolyn\u2019s sister, Lauren Bessette, died in a 1999 plane crash near Martha\u2019s Vineyard.<\/p>\n

\n\tBelow are all of Love Story\u2019s 2026 Emmy nominations. See the complete list of nominations here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\tBest Limited or Anthology Series<\/p>\n

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\n\tLove Story earned a nom for best limited or anthology series. <\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the other nominees:
All Her Fault
The Beast In Me
Beef
DTF St. Louis<\/p>\n

\tBest Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie<\/p>\n

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\n\tSarah Pidgeon is nominated for best actress<\/a> in a limited or anthology series or movie. This marks the actress\u2019 first Emmy nom. <\/p>\n

\n\tHere are her fellow nominees: \u00a0
Claire Danes, The Beast In Me
Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
Carey Mulligan, Beef\u00a0
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault<\/p>\n

\tBest Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie<\/p>\n

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\n\tConstance Zimmer earned a nom for best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for portraying Ann Messina Freeman<\/a>, the mother of Lauren and Carolyn Bessette. This marks Zimmer\u2019s second nomination. She was previously nominated for UnREAL in 2016.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are her fellow nominees:
Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis
Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault\u00a0
Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story\u00a0
Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis
Youn Yuh-jung, Beef<\/p>\n

\tBest Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie<\/p>\n

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\n\tLove Story received a nomination for best casting (Courtney Bright, Nicole Daniels and Jennifer Brooks) for a limited or anthology series or movie. <\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the other nominees:
All Her Fault
The Beast In Me
Beef
DTF St. Louis<\/p>\n

\tBest Period Costumes<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe \u201990s centered series scored a nod for best period costume design (Rudy Mance, Natalie Turturro Mettouchi, Brittany Griffin, Moria Clinton and Liz Samuels). <\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the other nominees:
Bridgerton
The Gilded Age \u00a0\u00a0
Monster: The Ed Gein Story\u00a0
Palm Royale <\/p>\n

\tPeriod or Fantasy\/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)<\/p>\n

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\n\tLove Story is nominated for period or fantasy\/sci-fi makeup (non-prosthetic): Milagros Medina-Cerdeira, Blair Aycock, D\u2019angelo Thompson and Jill Karol. <\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the other nominees:
Fallout
The Gilded Age \u00a0\u00a0
Monster: The Ed Gein Story\u00a0
Palm Royale <\/p>\n

\tShort Form Nonfiction or Reality Series<\/p>\n

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\n\tLove Story is also nominated for best short form nonfiction or reality series. <\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the other nominees:
Hacks: Bit by Bit\u00a0
Inside The Pitt
Shrinking \u2014 In It Together
This Is a Gardening Show\u00a0<\/p>\n

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