Best Series of the Year: Emmy Awards 2026 Nominees Announced

It is followed by the series "Hacks" — a comedy about the working relationship between a legendary Las Vegas stand-up comedy diva and a young screenwriter, presented in 24 nominations.

Also among the Emmy leaders this year are popular series such as "Widow's Bay". This is a horror comedy, the events of which take place in the island town of Widow's Bay in New England, over which hangs a centuries-old curse that brings various supernatural disasters to the island. The series "Widow's Bay" received 19 nominations.

And the popular series "The Bear", which tells about the daily life of a small family restaurant in Chicago with Jeremy Allen White as chef Carmy, is presented in 23 nominations.

Here are some of the nominations.

Outstanding Drama Series

• «The Diplomat» (The Diplomat)
• «The Gilded Age» (The Gilded Age)
• «A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms» (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms)
• «Paradise» (Paradise)
• «The Pitt» (The Pitt)
• «Pluribus» (Pluribus)
• «Slow Horses» (Slow Horses)
• «Your Friends & Neighbors» (Your Friends & Neighbors)

Outstanding Comedy Series

• «Abbott Elementary» (Abbott Elementary)
• «The Bear» (The Bear)
• «Hacks» (Hacks)
• «Margo’s Got Money Troubles» (Margo’s Got Money Troubles)
• «Nobody Wants This» (Nobody Wants This)
• «Only Murders in the Building» (Only Murders in the Building)
• «Shrinking» (Shrinking)
• «Widow’s Bay» (Widow’s Bay)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

• «All Her Fault» (All Her Fault)
• «The Beast in Me» (The Beast in Me)
• «Beef» (Beef)
• «DTF: St Louis» (DTF: St Louis)
• «Love Story» (Love Story)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

• «Abbott Elementary»
• «The Bear»
• «The Chair Company» (The Chair Company)
• «Hacks»
• «The Ms. Pat Show» (The Ms. Pat Show)
• «Widow’s Bay»

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

• «The Gilded Age»
• «Paradise»
• «The Pitt»
• «Pluribus»
• «Slow Horses»
• «Task»

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• «Beef»
• «Black Rabbit»
• «DTF: St Louis»

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II — «Wonder Man» (Wonder Man)
• Steve Carell — «Rooster» (Rooster)
• Matthew Rhys — «Widow’s Bay» (Widow’s Bay)
• Jason Segel — «Shrinking» (Shrinking)
• Martin Short — «Only Murders in the Building» (Only Murders in the Building)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Sterling K. Brown — «Paradise» (Paradise)
• Gary Oldman — «Slow Horses» (Slow Horses)
• Mark Ruffalo — «Task» (Task)
• Rufus Sewell — «The Diplomat» (The Diplomat)
• Noah Wyle — «The Pitt» (The Pitt)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Riz Ahmed — «Bait» (Bait)
• Jason Bateman — «Black Rabbit» (Black Rabbit)
• Charlie Hunnam — «Monster: The Ed Gein Story» (Monster: The Ed Gein Story)
• Oscar Isaac — «Beef» (Beef)
• Matthew Rhys — «The Beast in Me» (The Beast in Me)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Quinta Brunson — «Abbott Elementary» (Abbott Elementary)
• Ayo Edebiri — «The Bear» (The Bear)
• Elle Fanning — «Margo’s Got Money Troubles» (Margo’s Got Money Troubles)
• Lisa Kudrow — «The Comeback» (The Comeback)
• Jean Smart — «Hacks» (Hacks)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Carrie Coon — «The Gilded Age» (The Gilded Age)
• Chase Infinity — «The Testaments» (The Testaments)
• Keri Russell — «The Diplomat» (The Diplomat)
• Rhea Seehorn — «Pluribus» (Pluribus)
• Zendaya — «Euphoria» (Euphoria)

• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0