2026 Emmy Awards Winners Revealed [Updating Live]

The contenders for the 2026 Emmy Awards feel pretty representative of the current state of the television industry, with the majority of nominees being previously nominated streaming shows like The Pitt , Hacks , Paradise , The Bear , The Diplomat , and Shrinking . There’s some new blood in the mix, as the acclaimed freshmen Apple TV series Pluribus and Widow’s Bay received multiple nominations, but Abbott Elementary remains the only broadcast show nominated for any of the major awards, a reminder of how the industry has shifted just in the last 10 years.

The Pitt is an easy favorite to win for drama series, following a second season that was as strong as the first. However, the comedy series race is a little more interesting thanks to reigning champ Hacks facing off against the very buzzy Widow’s Bay, Hacks might get a boost from its final season being nominated, but that’s no guarantee of success, especially after the Apple TV horror/comedy hybrid took home eight trophies during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards held Labor Day weekend.

Another interesting category is Lead Actress in a Drama, where Rhea Seehorn, snubbed multiple times for her incredible work on Better Call Saul , is nominated for her equally incredible work on Pluribus . The catch: Also nominated in that category is Zendaya for the final season of Euphoria . Sam Levinson’s swan song for Rue and her friends wasn’t a triumphant conclusion , but Zendaya already has two Emmys for her role on the show and is, well, Zendaya . So that could easily go either way.

The Outstanding Variety Series category, for the first time in a while, doesn’t feel like an automatic win for Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, not only is Saturday Night Live now included in this category, but two shows with quite a year behind them are currently the frontrunners. It seems likely that the recently canceled The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will win out over the still-not-canceled-despite-Trump’s-best-efforts Jimmy Kimmel Live! However it goes, though, their hosts have been actively campaigning for each other in a show of sweet sportsmanship.

The Limited Series category features a less-buzzy collection of nominees than usual, with the race narrowing down to a contest between past winner Beef , FX’s glitzy Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette , and HBO’s DTF St. Louis , which already picked up wins for David Harbour and Linda Cardellini for supporting actor/actress. DTF feels like the frontrunner at this stage, but again, nothing is certain.

Except, that is, that we’ll find out who wins TV’s top prizes on Monday, September 14th, when the Emmy Awards air on NBC starting at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. Mariska Hargitay (who just won two Emmys for her acclaimed HBO documentary My Mom Jayne ) hosts. See the full list of winners below, updated live over the course of the night.