Overview
- The Television Academy announced the full slate of nominees on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, with The Pitt topping the list at 25 nominations and Hacks close behind with 24.
- Hacks’s 24 nominations establish a new single-year record for a comedy series while The Pitt’s 25 nods include 17 main-category and eight technical-category recognitions.
- The main Emmy telecast will be held on September 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater with Mariska Hargitay confirmed as host and the Creative Arts Emmy Awards scheduled for September 5–6.
- Platform counts show Warner Bros. Discovery led with 127 nominations, Disney and Netflix each had 111, and Apple posted 87, underscoring streaming services’ dominance in this year’s field.
- The nominations include high-profile surprises and milestones such as Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime special earning nine nods and 28 first-time nominees, a shift that is already shaping early campaigning and publicity plans.