The 2026 Emmy nominations were officially unveiled on Wednesday, July 8, setting the stage for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. With the industry's biggest night just two months away, the announcements were made via a live stream on the official Emmys website, featuring presenters Liza Colón-Zayas of "The Bear" and Jeff Hiller from "Widow's Bay."
Before the main announcement, the "Today" show highlighted contenders in the outstanding variety series and outstanding reality competition program categories. Notably, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" secured a nomination in the variety series category, despite the CBS program officially concluding its run this past May. The show previously enjoyed success at last year's ceremony, winning two statuettes for outstanding talk series and outstanding directing for a variety series.
The awards ceremony is scheduled for September 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. It will take place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on NBC and Peacock. It was recently confirmed on July 7 that Mariska Hargitay, the Emmy-winning star of "Law & Order: SVU," will host the event.
Claire Danes, “The Beast in Me” (Netflix); Sally Field, “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (Netflix); Sarah Snook, “All Her Fault” (Peacock); Jason Bateman, "Black Rabbit" (Netflix); Charlie Hunnam, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” (Netflix); Matthew Rhys, “The Beast in Me” (Netflix); Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC); Elle Fanning, “Margo's Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV+); Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback” (HBO Max); Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, "Wonder Man" (Disney+); Matthew Rhys, “Widow's Bay” (Apple TV+); Jason Segel, “Shrinking” (Apple TV+); Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu); “Margo's Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV+); "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu); Carrie Coon, “The Gilded Age” (HBO); Chase Infiniti, "The Testaments" (Hulu); Keri Russell, “The Diplomat” (Netflix); Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus” (Apple TV+); Sterling K.
Brown, “Paradise” (Hulu); Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses” (Apple TV+); Rufus Sewell, "The Diplomat" (Netflix); "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (HBO); "Your Friends & Neighbors" (Apple TV+); “People We Meet on Vacation” (Netflix); “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (Netflix); “Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (Prime Video); "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO); "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (CBS).
Keep reading to see the TV shows up for an Emmy so far, and make sure to come back for the full list of nominations as they're announced live.
Contributing: Kalia Richardson, USA TODAY
