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The 2026 Emmy award nominations have been announced. Here is the list of the key categories.

The DiplomatThe Gilded AgeA Knight of the Seven KingdomsParadiseThe PittPluribusSlow HorsesYour Friends & Neighbors

Abbott ElementaryThe BearHacksMargo’s Got Money TroublesNobody Wants ThisOnly Murders in the BuildingShrinkingWidow’s Bay

All Her FaultThe Beast in MeBeefDTF St LouisLove Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette

Sterling K Brown – ParadiseGary Oldman – Slow HorsesMark Ruffalo – Task Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat Noah Wyle – The Pitt

Carrie Coon – The Gilded AgeChase Infiniti – The Testaments Keri Russell – The DiplomatRhea Seehorn – PluribusZendaya – Euphoria

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder ManSteve Carell – Rooster Matthew Rhys – The Beast in MeJason Segel – Shrinking Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary Ayo Edebiri – The BearElle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles Lisa Kudrow – The ComebackJean Smart – Hacks

Riz Ahmed – Bait Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein StoryOscar Isaac – Beef Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me

Claire Danes – The Beast in MeSally Field – Remarkably Bright CreaturesCarey Mulligan – Beef Sarah Pidgeon – Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn BessetteSarah Snook – All Her Fault

Patrick Ball – The PittBilly Crudup – The Morning Show Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt Gerran Howell – The Pitt Jack Lowden – Slow Horses Tom Pelphrey – Task Carlos-Manuel Vesga – Pluribus

Taylor Dearden – The Pitt Fiona Dourif – The PittAllison Janney – The Diplomat Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt Sepideh Moafi – The PittJulianne Nicholson – Paradise Karolina Wydra – Pluribus

Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons Paul W Downs – HacksHarrison Ford – Shrinking Nick Offerman – Margo’s Got Money Troubles Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay Michael Urie – Shrinking Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary

Dale Dickey – Widow’s Bay Hannah Einbinder – Hacks Janelle James – Abbott Elementary Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s BayMichelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money TroublesMegan Stalter – Hacks Jessica Williams – Shrinking

Jason Bateman – DTF St LouisRichard Gadd – Half Man David Harbour – DTF St Louis Richard Jenkins – DTF St Louis Charles Melton – Beef Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning

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