Emmys 2026: The complete list of winners and nominees

The Pitt, Widow’s Bay and DTF St Louis were among the biggest winners at the 2026 Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles on Monday. The awards recognise some of the best television programmes and performances from the past year.

Many of the trophies had already been handed out during the Creative Arts Emmys earlier this month, leaving the main ceremony to focus on some of the biggest categories.

Here is the full list of winners and nominees from Monday’s ceremony.

Drama series

The Pitt took home the award for Outstanding Drama Series, beating seven other programmes in the category.

WINNER: The Pitt

• The Diplomat
• The Gilded Age
• A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
• Paradise
• Pluribus
• Slow Horses
• Your Friends & Neighbors

Comedy series

Widow’s Bay won the award for Outstanding Comedy Series, taking the top prize ahead of several established comedy shows.

WINNER: Widow’s Bay

• Abbott Elementary
• The Bear
• Hacks
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• Nobody Wants This
• Only Murders In The Building
• Shrinking

Limited or anthology series

DTF St Louis emerged as the winner in the limited or anthology series category.

WINNER: DTF St Louis

• All Her Fault
• The Beast In Me
• Beef
• Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette

Lead actor in a drama series

Noah Wyle won the award for his performance in The Pitt, beating actors from Paradise, Slow Horses, Task and The Diplomat.

WINNER: Noah Wyle – The Pitt

• Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
• Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
• Mark Ruffalo – Task
• Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat

Lead actress in a drama series

Rhea Seehorn won the lead actress award for her role in Pluribus.

WINNER: Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus

• Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age
• Chase Infiniti – The Testaments
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat
• Zendaya – Euphoria

Lead actor in a comedy series

Matthew Rhys took home the award for lead actor in a comedy series for Widow’s Bay.

WINNER: Matthew Rhys – Widow’s Bay

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder Man
• Steve Carell – Rooster
• Jason Segel – Shrinking
• Martin Short – Only Murders In The Building

Lead actress in a comedy series

Jean Smart won the lead actress award for her performance in Hacks.

WINNER: Jean Smart – Hacks

• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
• Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
• Elle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback

Lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie

Matthew Rhys also won the lead actor award in a limited or anthology series or movie for The Beast In Me.

WINNER: Matthew Rhys – The Beast In Me

• Riz Ahmed – Bait
• Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit
• Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
• Oscar Isaac – Beef

Lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie

Sally Field won the award for her performance in Remarkably Bright Creatures.

WINNER: Sally Field – Remarkably Bright Creatures

• Claire Danes – The Beast In Me
• Carey Mulligan – Beef
• Sarah Pidgeon – Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette
• Sarah Snook – All Her Fault

Supporting actor in a drama series

Tom Pelphrey won the supporting actor award for Task.

WINNER: Tom Pelphrey – Task

• Patrick Ball – The Pitt
• Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
• Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt
• Gerran Howell – The Pitt
• Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
• Carlos-Manuel Vesga – Pluribus

Supporting actress in a drama series

Allison Janney won the supporting actress award for her role in The Diplomat.

WINNER: Allison Janney – The Diplomat

• Taylor Dearden – The Pitt
• Fiona Dourif – The Pitt
• Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt
• Sepideh Moafi – The Pitt
• Julianne Nicholson – Paradise
• Karolina Wydra – Pluribus

Supporting actor in a comedy series

Stephen Root was named the winner in the supporting actor category for Widow’s Bay.

WINNER: Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay

• Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons
• Paul W Downs – Hacks
• Harrison Ford – Shrinking
• Nick Offerman – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• Michael Urie – Shrinking
• Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary

Supporting actress in a comedy series

Kate O’Flynn won the supporting actress award for Widow’s Bay.

WINNER: Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay

• Dale Dickey – Widow’s Bay
• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
• Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
• Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• Megan Stalter – Hacks
• Jessica Williams – Shrinking

Reality competition programme

The Traitors won the award for reality competition programme, beating four other programmes.

WINNER: The Traitors

• Dancing With the Stars
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Survivor
• Top Chef

Variety series

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert took home the award for variety series.

WINNER: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• The Daily Show
• Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
• Saturday Night Live

Outstanding writing for a drama series

Vince Gilligan won the writing award for Pluribus.

WINNER: Vince Gilligan – Pluribus

• Debora Cahn – The Diplomat
• Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman, R. Scott Gemmill – The Pitt
• Valerie Chu – The Pitt
• Will Smith – Slow Horses
• Brad Ingelsby – Task

Outstanding writing for a comedy series

Katie Dippold won the comedy writing award for Widow’s Bay.

WINNER: Katie Dippold – Widow’s Bay

• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
• Tim Robinson – The Chair Company
• Michael Patrick King – The Comeback
• Lucia Aniello – Hacks
• Anthony King – Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat

Outstanding directing for a drama series

Saul Metzstein won the directing award for Slow Horses.

WINNER: Saul Metzstein – Slow Horses

• Salli Richardson Whitfield – The Gilded Age
• Hanelle M. Culpepper – Paradise
• Noah Wyle – The Pitt
• Vince Gilligan – Pluribus
• Salli Richardson Whitfield – Task

Outstanding directing for a comedy series

Hiro Murai won the comedy directing award for Widow’s Bay.

WINNER: Hiro Murai – Widow’s Bay

• Randall Einhorn – Abbott Elementary
• Christopher Storer – The Bear
• Andrew DeYoung – The Chair Company
• Lucia Aniello – Hacks
• Mary Lou Belli – The Ms. Pat Show

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