The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were revealed today at the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego was joined by recent Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) and Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) to announce the nominees in the lead acting and Outstanding Drama, Comedy, and Limited or Anthology Series categories. HBO Max’s The Pitt led all programs with 25 nominations, while Hacks followed with 24, setting a new record for the most nominations for a comedy series in a single year. Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay and Pluribus followed with 19 and 18 nominations, respectively, while Netflix’s Beef earned 16.
This year’s nominations recognized a mix of established television stars and first-time nominees. Steve Carell (The Office, The Big Short) earned an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for Rooster, while Lisa Kudrow (Friends, The Comeback) returned to the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series race for The Comeback. The nominees also include 28 first-time performer nominees, with The Pitt stars Taylor Dearden (Breaking Bad, For All Mankind), Brittany Allen (What Keeps You Alive, The Boys), Tal Anderson (Atypical, As We See It), Patrick Ball (ReEntry, Law & Order), Fiona Dourif (The Blacklist, When We Rise), Ernest Harden Jr. (All That She Knew, Bonded), Gerran Howell (Catch-22, 1917), Tina Ivlev (Shameless, Star Trek: Khan), Jeff Kober (Sully, The Walking Dead) and Sepideh Moafi (Black Bird, The Killing of Two Lovers) among the newcomers recognized.
In the limited series category, Netflix’s Beef led the category with 16 total nominations, followed by HBO Max’s DTF St. Louis with 13 and Netflix’s The Beast in Me with nine. The Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series category also includes Peacock’s All Her Fault and Hulu’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette. Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, Maestro) and Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina, Moon Knight) earned lead acting nominations for Beef, while Claire Danes (Homeland, Fleishman Is in Trouble) and Matthew Rhys (The Americans, Perry Mason) were recognized for The Beast in Me. Other nominees include Sarah Snook (Succession, Predestination) for All Her Fault, Sarah Pidgeon (The Wilds, Tiny Beautiful Things) for Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, and Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy, The Gentlemen) for Monster: The Ed Gein Story.
In the drama category, The Pitt dominated with 25 nominations, including three individual nominations for Noah Wyle (ER, The Librarians) for acting, directing and producing. Apple TV’s Pluribus followed in the drama category with 18 nominations, while A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Slow Horses each received nine. Wyle will compete in Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series against Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us, American Fiction) for Paradise, Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) for Slow Horses, Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight, Poor Things) for Task, and Rufus Sewell (The Holiday, The Man in the High Castle) for The Diplomat.
On the comedy side, Hacks led the category with 24 nominations, surpassing the previous single-year comedy record of 23 nominations shared by The Studio in 2025 and The Bear in 2024. Widow’s Bay followed with 19 nominations, while Shrinking earned nine and Margo’s Got Money Troubles and The Bear each received eight. Jean Smart (Frasier, Designing Women) returns to the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category for Hacks, competing against Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary, A Black Lady Sketch Show), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear, Opus), Elle Fanning (The Great, A Complete Unknown) and Lisa Kudrow. The Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series race includes Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen, Aquaman) for Wonder Man, Steve Carell for Rooster, Matthew Rhys for Widow’s Bay, Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Freaks and Geeks) for Shrinking, and Martin Short (Jungle 2 Jungle, Father of the Bride) for Only Murders in the Building.
Several performers also received multiple nominations across acting, writing, directing and producing categories. Jason Bateman (Ozark, Arrested Development) earned four nominations for his work across Black Rabbit and DTF St. Louis. Quinta Brunson, Paul W. Downs (Hacks, Broad City), Matthew Rhys, Jason Segel, Martin Short and Noah Wyle each received three nominations across multiple disciplines.
The 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), will air live coast-to-coast on Monday, September 14, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC and stream on Peacock. The ceremony will take place at the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE.
Read below for the main categories announced today.
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 & Neighbors (Apple TV)
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX/Hulu)
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)
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. & Carolyn Bessette (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding 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 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
Outstanding 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 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
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
Carey Mulligan, Beef
Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Riz Ahmed, Bait
Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Oscar Isaac, Beef
Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
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
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 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 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 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 Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
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