The hottest stars on TV gathered to celebrate the 2026 Emmy Awards on Monday, September 14.
The 78th annual awards show, held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, honored the best in primetime programming from June 2025 through the following May. Nominees were officially announced in July, with The Pitt earning more nods than any other show.
Ahead of Monday’s ceremony, the hit HBO Max series took home a handful of trophies at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys on September 5, including Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Ernest Harden Jr. — and its success only continued.
This year, Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay took on a new role as host of the primetime awards show. Though many of her plans for the big night were kept under wraps, the Law & Order: SVU legend confirmed there might be a musical moment involved.
“Those rumors are true,” Hargitay told USA Today, hinting that she wouldn’t give away any “spoilers” before the show. “I’ll never tell you. But it’s going to be more song than dance. I just want to be clear on that.”
True to her word, Hargitay opened the show with a song, later surprising fans with a cameo from her pal Taylor Swift.
Scroll down to see the complete list of nominees for the 2026 Emmy Awards — and look for the bold names to find out who won:
Drama Series
The Diplomat
The Gilded Age
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Your Friends & Neighbors
Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay
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
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
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
Tyler 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 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 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
Limited or Anthology Series
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
DTF St. Louis
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
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
Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
Carey Mulligan, Beef
Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
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
Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary, “Team Building” – Quinta Brunson
The Chair Company, “Life Goes by Too F**king Fast, It Really Does” – Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin
The Comeback, “Valerie Does It All” – Michael Patrick King, Lisa Kudrow
Hacks, “Hacks (Finale)” – Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, “Mergers and Acquisitions” – Anthony King
Widow’s Bay, “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!” – Katie Dippold
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
The Diplomat, Peter Ackerman, Debora Cahn
The Pitt, “1:00 P.M.” – Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman, R. Scott Gemmill
The Pitt, “12:00 P.M.” – Valerie Chu
Pluribus, “We Is Us” – Vince Gilligan
Slow Horses, “Scars” – Will Smith
Task, “A Still Small Voice” – Brad Ingelsby
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary, “Ballgame” – Randall Einhorn
The Bear, “Bears” – Christopher Storer
The Chair Company, “Life Goes by Too F**king Fast, It Really Does.” – Andrew DeYoung
Hacks, “Hacks (Finale)” – Lucia Aniello
The Ms. Pat Show, “Give It Arrest” – Mary Lou Belli
Widow’s Bay, “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!” – Hiro Murai
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
The Gilded Age, “My Mind Is Made Up” – Salli Richardson Whitfield
Paradise, “Exodus” – Hanelle M. Culpepper
The Pitt, “12:00 P.M.” – Noah Wyle
Pluribus, “We Is Us” – Vince Gilligan
Slow Horses, “Scars” – Saul Metzstein
Task, “Out Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdoing, There Is a River.” – Salli Richardson Whitfield
