Dramatic series on medicine With 25 nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards, The Pitt is ahead of comedy series Hacks, which has 24 nominations.
Before Monday night’s main presentation in Los Angeles, the horror-comedy series Widow’s Bay has already won eight honors in mostly technical categories, making it the early leader at the Oscars.
The Emmy Awards, which recognize exceptional accomplishments in acting, writing, directing, and production across television and streaming programs, are among the top honors in television, according to reports.
Every year, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presents awards in a variety of categories, including comedy, drama, limited or anthology series, and others. Members of the television academy vote to choose the winners.
On Monday, September 14, 2026, the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, California, will host the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. Mariska Hargitay will serve as the ceremony’s host.
Widow’s Bay has received 19 nominations altogether, followed by Pluribus with 18 and Beef with 16.
The Diplomat, The Gilded Age, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Paradise, The Pitt, Pluribus, Slow Horses, and Your Friends & Neighbors are all nominated in the Outstanding Drama Series category.
Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking, and Widow’s Bay are the contenders for Outstanding Comedy Series.
All Her Fault, The Beast in Me, Beef, DTF St. Louis, and Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette are the candidates for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.
Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat), Noah Wyle (The Pitt), Mark Ruffalo (Task), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), and Sterling K. Brown (Paradise) are all nominated for Lead Actor in the drama acting categories.
Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age), Chase Infiniti (The Testaments), Keri Russell (The Diplomat), Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus), and Zendaya (Euphoria) are the nominees for Lead Actress.
Lead Actor in the comedy category is being contested by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Wonder Man), Steve Carell (Rooster), Matthew Rhys (Widow’s Bay), Jason Segel (Shrinking), and Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building).
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), Elle Fanning (Margo’s Got Money Troubles), Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback), and Jean Smart (Hacks) are among the Lead Actress contestants.
Riz Ahmed (Bait), Jason Bateman (Black Rabbit), Charlie Hunnam (Monster: The Ed Gein Story), Oscar Isaac (Beef), and Matthew Rhys (The Beast in Me) are the nominees for Lead Actor in the limited or anthology series or film category.
Claire Danes (The Beast in Me), Sally Field (Remarkably Bright Creatures), Carey Mulligan (Beef), Sarah Pidgeon (Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette), and Sarah Snook (All Her Fault) are the nominees for Lead Actress.
With Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, Gerran Howell, and Katherine LaNasa among its candidates, the Pitt is also well-represented in the supporting acting categories.
Billy Crudup and Jack Lowden in the drama category, Colman Domingo, Harrison Ford, Michael Urie, and Tyler James Williams in the comedy category, and David Harbor and Linda Cardellini in the limited or anthology series or film categories are some of the other noteworthy supporting nominations.
During the pre-ceremonies, the awards for supporting actors in a limited series were given out.
