The 78th Emmy Award nominations have been announced, and two shows have staked early claims on the biggest prizes of the night. The Pitt leads the drama field with nominations including Best Drama Series, Best Lead Actor for Noah Wyle, and a remarkable sweep of the supporting actress categories. Hacks paces the comedy field with nominations including Best Comedy Series, Best Lead Actress for Jean Smart, and multiple supporting nods for Hannah Einbinder and Megan Stalter.
The ceremony takes place Monday September 14th at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, airing live on NBC and Peacock at 8pm ET. It will be hosted by Mariska Hargitay — the first woman to host the Emmys in 15 years. Nominations were announced Wednesday morning by previous Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller alongside TV Academy chair Cris Abrego.
This year’s field covered 555 submitted programmes across 14 categories — down 7.5% from last year’s 600 entrants. Notable absences include Heated Rivalry, which was ruled ineligible due to the absence of a US production partner, and Jon Hamm, who was disqualified from the The Morning Show guest actor category due to a submission error.
The TV Academy introduced several rule changes this cycle, including merging talk and scripted variety back into a single “outstanding variety series” field — now designated as an “area” award where nominees independently try to achieve 90% voter approval, potentially producing multiple winners from the same category. The former TV movie category has also been renamed “outstanding movie.”
Full Nominees List — Major Categories
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+)
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
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 Deardon, The Pitt | Fiona Dourif, The Pitt | Allison Janney, The Diplomat | Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt | Sepideh Moafi, The Pitt | Julianne Nicholson, Paradise | Karolina Wydra, Pluribus
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+)
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 | Tayler 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 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)
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 Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jason Bateman, DTF St. Louis | Richard Gadd, Half Man | David Harbour, DTF St. Louis | Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis | Charles Melton, Beef | Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis | Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault | Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story | Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis | Youn Yuh-jung, Beef | Constance Zimmer, Love Story: John F. Kennedy & Carolyn Bessette
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Dancing With the Stars (ABC) | RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV) | Survivor (CBS) | Top Chef (Bravo) | The Traitors (Peacock)
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)
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