The 2026 Emmy Awards are underway in Los Angeles, recognizing the year’s most acclaimed series.
Hosted by Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay, the 78th annual ceremony is airing live on NBC and streaming on Peacock from Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater.
The Pitt leads the crowd with a whopping 25 total nominations, followed by the final season of Hacks with 24 and newcomer Widow’s Bay with 19. This year’s ceremony has been spread across three nights, with several categories having been announced last weekend.
Kate O’Flynn took home the first trophy during Monday night’s ceremony for her supporting role in the new comedy series Widow’s Bay. Just moments later, Jean Smart made Emmys history, tying Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Cloris Leachman for the most overall acting wins (eight) in Emmy history. With the win, Smart has officially taken home lead actress honors for every season of Hacks.
Find the full list of Emmy Award winners below:
open image in galleryVARIETY SERIES
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
Dancing with the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors
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
LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age
Chase Infiniti – The Testaments
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Zendaya – Euphoria
DRAMA SERIES
The Diplomat
The Gilded Age
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
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The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Your Friends & Neighbors
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)
open image in galleryCOMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Margot’s Got Money Troubles
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay
LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Claire Danes – The Beast In Me
Carey Mulligan – Beef
Sally Field – Remarkably Bright Creatures
Sarah Pidgeon – Love Story: John F. Kennedy and Carolyn Bessette
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault
LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Riz Ahmed – Bait
Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Oscar Isaac – Beef
Matthew Rhys – The Beast In Me
LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
All Her Fault
The Beast In Me
Beef
DTF St. Louis
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
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
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 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
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
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Linda Cardellini – DTF St. Louis (WINNER)
Jay Sunday – DTF St. Louis
Dakota Fanning – All Her Fault
Youn Yuh-jung – Beef
Laurie Metcalf – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Constance Zimmer – Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
SUPPORTING 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
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
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Brittany Allen – The Pitt
Tal Anderson – The Pitt
Tina Ivlev – The Pitt
Miriam Shor – Pluribus
Merrit Wever – The Gilded Age
Shailene Woodley – Paradise
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
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
TELEVISION MOVIE
Heads of State
Miss You, Love You
People We Meet On Vacation
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War