The 2026 Emmy nominations are in.

Liza Colón-Zayas (“The Bear”) and Jeff Hiller (“Widow’s Bay”), who have both won Emmy Awards for their work, announced the nominations Wednesday morning at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center.

The Emmy Awards ceremony, hosted by “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star Mariska Hargitay, is set to air on Sept. 14 on NBC and Peacock. She is the first woman to host the show in 15 years.

“The Pitt” and “Hacks” dominated the drama and comedy categories.

“The Pitt,” HBO’s hit medical drama starring Noah Wyle, nabbed 25 nominations.

The final season of “Hacks,” HBO’s phenomenal comedy starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, earned 24 nominations and beat out a record previously set by “Schitt’s Creek,” becoming the most-nominated comedy in its final installment.

Some nominations surprised us with delight: Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II nabbed a nom for “Wonder Man.” Others felt like huge snubs: “Industry” and “It: Welcome to Derry” didn’t receive any nominations.

In this post, HuffPost digs into all the snubs, surprises and biggest takeaways from the 2026 Emmy nominations. Stay tuned for updates.

Looks like “The Bear” is no longer the awards darling it used to be.

On Wednesday, the FX kitchen series received just eight nominations from the Emmy Awards — a major step down from its usual double-digit numbers. Although it showed up in a few notable categories, such as Outstanding Comedy Series, the formerly buzzy hit show was unusually absent from most major acting categories.

For the first time ever, leading star Jeremy Allen White was snubbed for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series — a category he was nominated in for the show’s first three seasons (and won twice). His Season 4 performance, however, seemed to be a miss for Television Academy voters. Or it at least didn’t stack up to this year’s nominees (Steve Carell, Matthew Rhys, Jason Segel, Martin Short and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II).

The only main “The Bear” star who scored an Emmy nomination this year was Ayo Edebiri for Outstanding Lead Actress. Meanwhile, the rest of the ensemble cast, who are usually up for noms (some even past winners), were shut out completely alongside White. Jamie Lee Curtis and the late Rob Reiner, however, landed nominations in the guest actress and actor comedy categories.

Perhaps this is the beginning of the end of the hype surrounding “The Bear” in the awards realm. The show still has one more shot to bounce back with an Emmy campaign for its fifth and final season, which aired last month. Let’s see if it fares better next year.

I'm shocked Kathy Bates didn't receive a second Emmy nomination for her role in the CBS procedural "Matlock."

The reboot series is one of the best TV network dramas, and it didn't receive any noms this go-round. For Season 1, Bates received a nom for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama, making her the oldest Emmy nominee for that category.

This year's nominees for the category are Carrie Coon ("The Gilded Age"), Chase Infiniti ("The Testaments"), Keri Russell ("The Diplomat"), Rhea Seehorn ("Pluribus") and Zendaya ("Euphoria").

Season 2 of "Matlock" has been troubled since before it aired during the 2025-26 TV season. One of its stars, David Del Rio, was kicked off the show in October after an alleged sexual assault incident on set. His character Billy was written off the show.

In June, former "Matlock" writer John H. Lowe III sued CBS, citing alleged racism, sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.

“We are committed to maintaining a safe and respectful environment for everyone and take all workplace complaints seriously,” a spokesperson for CBS Studios said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. “In this instance, a thorough investigation was completed, and we were unable to find support for his allegations. We look forward to vigorously defending this lawsuit.”

Lowe's lawyer provided a statement to EW as well: “There is no excuse for this blatant racism and harassment. CBS should be ashamed for allowing it, and the "Matlock" showrunner and producers should be held accountable.”

Season 3 of the series is set for 2027.

At last, “Hacks” hive! Megan Stalter, who starred as Kayla Schaeffer on the hit HBO Max series “Hacks,” finally has her Emmy nomination.

On Wednesday, the breakout star was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series after five seasons of making audiences laugh out loud with her wildly insane antics alongside Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs.

It’s a long-overdue nomination for the 35-year-old who caught her big break thanks to the beloved comedy, and it's beyond deserved. Perhaps HBO Max should take this as a sign to give us a Kayla and Jimmy spinoff after all.

If I were an executive at Netflix, I'd be clamoring to greenlight more TV series like "Death By Lightning," the streamer's four-part historical drama on the assassination of President James Garfield.

It's a quick look at a real-life event with a ton of drama, and it's also, surprisingly, funny as hell. Matthew Macfadyen is perfect as Charles Guiteau, the delusional, revenge-seeking would-be assassin. Michael Shannon deftly portrays Garfield. Nick Offerman — who received two Emmy nominations Wednesday, one for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series and another for Outstanding Supporting Actor in A Comedy for "Margo's Got Money Troubles" — portrays Chester Arthur, Garfield’s VP and then his successor.

Offerman’s Arthur gives audiences a great bit of comic relief throughout the four episodes.

"'Death By Lightning' somehow manages to make a dark moment in history educational, engrossing and, at times, extremely funny," I wrote in November shortly after the series premiered.

"Macfadyen channels some of that erratic Tom Wambsgans energy that 'Succession' fans know and love in portraying the failed lawyer-turned-assassin Guiteau. Offerman is also perfectly cast as Vice President Chester Arthur, who reluctantly takes on the presidency after Garfield’s death. Shannon is strong as he portrays a politician who unexpectedly becomes president."

While I’m ecstatic for Offerman, it’s a damn shame that Macfadyen didn’t also nab a lead actor nomination in the limited series category. He was incredible. The series also could have replaced another show on the Outstanding Limited Series nom list — ahem, "DTF St. Louis." And I'm looking at you, too, "Beef."

After another stunning performance in the final season of “Euphoria,” Zendaya is officially a three-time Emmy nominee.

The 29-year-old landed her third acting nomination on Wednesday for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her celebrated role in HBO’s hit show. So far, Zendaya has won each year she’s been nominated, and September’s ceremony could mark a three-peat should she be crowned in her category.

That would mean not only achieving a personal career milestone, but a historic one, too. Because if she scores her third Emmy, she could become the youngest and first Black three-time winner in the lead drama actress category.

Zendaya’s no stranger to making Emmys history, though. Her first award for “Euphoria” in 2020 made her the youngest Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner at age 24. She then became the youngest two-time Emmy-winning actress in 2022 at 26, as well as the first Black woman to win a lead actress drama Emmy twice.

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SIGH — another year, another snub from the Emmy Awards for “Industry.”

At this point, there seems to be no logical reason why, after four seasons, the sleeper HBO hit has yet to snag any nominations from the Television Academy.

You would think that after the show achieved its biggest debut ever this year, it would warrant some kind of recognition from the Emmys. But no, the financial drama and its talented ensemble cast — including Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Kit Harington — were completely shut out of the nominees announced on Wednesday.

Seriously, what gives? The HBO series has proven to be one of the network’s best in recent years, and it has a solid audience who treats it like appointment television. A show that started out great and has only gotten better surely deserves more than being constantly shunned by the Emmys.

I’m not the only one who thinks so either.

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Sorry, but the fact that Industry got ZERO Emmy nominations is actual bullshit. That cast put up some hall-of-fame acting this season. Hell of a snub man.

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Matthew Rhys and Jason Bateman just made Emmys history. The Emmy nominees became the first male performers to nab career nominations in all three lead acting categories: Drama, Comedy and Limited Series.

For Rhys, with nominations for Netflix's limited series "The Beast in Me" and Apple TV's comedy-horror "Widow's Bay," he completed that lead actor trifecta. He is also the first lead actor to score double Emmy nominations since 1995, per The Wrap.

He was previously nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama for his roles as Philip Jennings in "The Americans" (which he won in 2018) and as Perry Mason in the HBO series. "Widow's Bay" received a whopping 19 nominations. "The Beast in Me" nabbed several noms in the limited series categories.

Bateman was nominated for his lead performance in “Black Rabbit,” a Netflix limited series. He had previously been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy for “Arrested Development” and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama for “Ozark.” He’s won one Emmy for "Ozark" for directing a drama series.

Bateman also received nominations for HBO’s “DTF St. Louis.”

Few things made Season 3 of “Euphoria” actually enjoyable to watch, to me, but Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s boisterous Alamo Brown was definitely one of them.

The acting veteran — who many might recognize from his roles in shows like “Oz” and “Lost” — and his strip-club tycoon character were part of turning the third and final season of HBO’s former teen drama into a Western-themed thriller, much to my dismay. However, I can still appreciate what Akinnuoye-Agbaje brought to the table, especially in making even some of the most confusing parts of Season 3 the most memorable.

Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s Brown mostly interacts with Zendaya’s Rue, setting up her shocking demise and some of the most dramatic moments that still have some viewers pissed off. But that just speaks to how convincing the actor’s performance was, and how much it ultimately enhanced the series’ conclusion after all.

I may not have been on board with Season 3 of “Euphoria” at the start, but it’s hard to argue with the impressive skills Akinnuoye-Agbaje brought to the show. If only they could’ve snagged him a long overdue nomination.

Netflix definitely had a big hand in giving Eddie Murphy his flowers over the past year.

In November, the streamer aired "Being Eddie," its documentary on the comedic legend.

Then, in May, it aired "AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute To Eddie Murphy," a star-studded celebration of all the comedian's accomplishments. In it, Arsenio Hall, Martin Lawrence, Da'vine Joy Randolph, Kenan Thompson, Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, Jennifer Hudson and so many more paid homage to their co-star, mentor and friend.

It's nearly impossible to measure how much impact Murphy has had on Hollywood and comedy at large, but this variety special does an incredible job at putting so much of his legacy into the spotlight.

It's shocking, quite frankly, that Danielle Deadwyler wasn’t even on the Emmys nomination ballot for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Chantel, Syd's cousin and hairdresser, on the fourth season of "The Bear." The episode is one of the strongest in the penultimate season of the series — the final season will be eligible for Emmys next year — and Deadwyler's comedic chops really tie the episode together. (Deadwyler was on the ballot for “Rooster” and “Euphoria,” but she didn’t nab nominations there either.)

Written by Ayo Edebiri and Lionel Boyce, “Worms” takes audiences out of the kitchen and into Syd's world on her rare day off. Chantel is supposed to be braiding Syd's hair, but ends up on a beauty supply store run that leaves Syd on babysitting duty. Deadwyler, known for strong, serious performances in "Till" and "The Piano Lesson," really shines in this guest role, and it's a shame that FX didn’t insist that she put her name in the hat for a nod.

“Saturday Night Live” earned a handful of Emmy nominations on Wednesday for this year’s awards, but it came up short in snagging some for its cast members.

Aside from Outstanding Variety Series, the only other major category the sketch show received a nomination for was Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for host Connor Storrie. Others in the category include Michael J. Fox (“Shrinking”), Brett Goldstein (“Shrinking”), Hamish Linklater (“Widow’s Bay”), Christopher McDonald (“Hacks”) and Rob Reiner (“The Bear).

This marks the “Heated Rivalry” star’s first Emmy nomination and the only one he received this year since his Canadian-produced series isn’t eligible under a rule regarding foreign television productions.

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In just two seasons alone, “The Pitt” has been making Emmy-nominated stars out of its beloved cast members, and Fiona Dourif is officially one of them!

With so many names from the show up for nominations at this year’s Emmys, I was pleasantly surprised and very happy to see Dourif’s pop up on Wednesday, especially since this is her first acting nomination.

Although Dourif, who plays the empathetic Dr. Cassie McKay, didn’t have as much screen time in Season 2 as she did in the medical drama’s debut, she clearly still made a strong impression on voters with her quietly powerful performance this year.

McKay’s Season 2 storyline was much less hectic than the personal chaos viewers witnessed in Season 1, where she juggled a pesky ankle monitor and single mom duties on the clock while the ER dealt with the traumatic aftermath of a mass shooting. Even so, she still had some memorable moments that earned her this recognition from the TV Academy.

Like all the time she spends with Roxie (powerfully played by fellow Emmy nominee Brittany Allen), the terminally ill cancer patient she helps in her final moments. “The Pitt” has tackled a lot of sensitive, heavy subjects in its short run, and the way Dourif helped portray physician-assisted death alongside Roxie’s death doula (played by Lesley Boone) added another touching layer to her performance this season.

I remember Dourif telling me about her own journey with grief earlier this year, and it makes me appreciate her portrayal of McKay this season even more.

“This show, I think, has accidentally cast people who are very close to who they actually are,” she said. “So, this [role] feels like a dedication to [my late mother] Joni Dourif, who I loved, who was a wonderful mother and ultimately had a very difficult end of her life. And then 10 years later, I get to act out one of the more positive things that having a really difficult situation in your life gives you.”

There were a handful of guest performances that stuck with me from Season 2 of “The Pitt.” The first was Ernest Harden Jr., who played the ER’s beloved “frequent flier” and chronic alcoholic patient Louie. The other was Brittany Allen, who, over eight episodes, portrayed the heartbreaking journey of a wife and mother dying of cancer.

According to Variety, Allen wasn’t included in HBO’s Emmy submission package for “The Pitt” (nor had the network been in touch with her), so she ended up self-submitting her performance in the guest drama actress category. On Wednesday, she earned the nomination, and rightfully so.

With such a huge arc, even for a guest role, Allen introduced, in my opinion, one of the most important storylines in the show’s second season. It’s disappointing to hear that HBO didn’t think to include such a vital part of the medical drama this year in its Emmys campaign. But at least Allen got the last laugh.

She’s not the only actor from “The Pitt” who self-submitted their performance this year. Gold Derby reported that Luke Tennie (night shifter Dr. Cyrus Henderson) and Jeff Kober (who played Dr. Robby’s biker friend Duke) also took it upon themselves to submit for the Emmys after being excluded from HBO’s entries.

Kober earned a nomination on Wednesday, as well as Harden Jr.

Katherine LaNasa famously won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series last year for her breakout performance as no-nonsense charge nurse Dana in HBO Max’s “The Pitt.”

The reigning actor stands to pull off back-to-back wins for her role in the hit medical drama after snagging her second Emmy nomination in the same category on Wednesday, which would keep her in great company with series star Noah Wyle (who just landed his second-ever lead actor nod).

The late Rob Reiner is getting his flowers from the Television Academy.

On Wednesday, the actor and beloved director was nominated for his short but memorable stint in Season 4 of “The Bear,” where he played restaurant consultant Albert Schnurr. This marks his first Emmy nomination for acting in over 40 years, as his last nod (and win) came from his turn as Michael “Meathead” Stivic in the iconic ‘70s sitcom “All in the Family.”

As “The Bear” viewers may remember, Reiner’s character served as a mentor to line cook Ebraheim (Edwin Lee Gibson), guiding him through the process of turning the Original Beef window into a franchise business.

Reiner’s character doesn’t physically appear in the kitchen drama’s fifth and final season — which premiered last month — but the show still acknowledges him with a subtle, sweet homage in the series finale by referencing a quote from the director’s 1987 film “The Princess Bride.”

This may not be Reiner’s last chance at a posthumous Emmy nomination. Before the Hollywood luminary was found stabbed to death alongside his wife, Michele Singer, in their Los Angeles home in December, he filmed a top-secret final role for the second episode of Larry David’s history sketch series, “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Happiness,” which aired on Friday on HBO.

In the skit, Reiner plays George Washington in a scenario where the president of the United States announces “no man should serve more than two terms as president,” which drummed up tons of buzz for its obvious digs at President Donald Trump’s suggestion of running for a third term.

“Hacks” is going out in true winning fashion for its curtain call.

The beloved HBO Max show earned 24 whopping Emmy nominations on Wednesday for its fifth and final season, including Outstanding Comedy Series. That officially surpasses the record set by “Schitt’s Creek” in its last season with 15 nods.

“Hacks” now holds the title for the most Emmy nominations in a comedy’s last season.

Before “Schitt’s Creek,” “30 Rock” held the esteemed record with 13 nominations for its seventh and final season in 2013.

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I have a personal laundry list of complaints about the final season of “Euphoria.” But Darrell Britt-Gibson’s captivating turn as the enigmatic Bishop certainly isn’t one of them.

The actor’s character is arguably one of the best parts of Season 3, simply because he kept audiences guessing through all eight episodes. Between surprisingly poisoning drug lord Laurie’s beloved bird (despite being a self-proclaimed animal lover) and being the instrumental chess piece in the finale’s biggest plot twist, Britt-Gibson deserves his props for becoming one of the best character additions to the “Euphoria” universe.

He brilliantly portrayed Bishop as a quiet yet calculated figure that had everyone fooled, even his cocky boss Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). I can’t imagine who else could’ve brought that character to life in the same fascinating way, or given him such distinct traits as Britt-Gibson has talked about in interviews. Shame on the TV Academy for not recognizing such a talent.

Of all the episodes of the fourth season of “The Bear,” “Worms” is easily the most memorable for several reasons. The first being that it was directed by Janicza Bravo (“Zola”) and written by series stars Ayo Edebiri and Lionel Boyce.

Neither is a novice TV writer, but this marks the first and only episode either has ever written for FX’s Chicago-set kitchen drama — and it’s arguably one of the best in the entire series. Mainly, in my humble opinion, because it’s one of the few that offers an in-depth, humanizing look at Sydney’s (Edebiri) life outside of the restaurant, and it does so in such a way that also highlights the ordinary beauty of Black culture and family (on a show based in a city with a large Black population that’s hardly ever shown, no less).

From Syd taking down her braids while watching Whoopi Goldberg’s “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” to her all-day hair appointment with her cousin Chantel (played by the outstanding Danielle Deadwyler) to her bonding moments with Chantel’s daughter TJ (a wonderful Arion King) about feeling left out. This single episode captured all the little nuances of Black life not often seen on TV without overexplaining them. There’s a reason why Rolling Stone declared “Worms” the standout episode of Season 4. Perhaps the Emmys should’ve taken note.

It seems the Television Academy forgot about one of 2025’s best horror series.

“It: Welcome to Derry” was, hands down, one of the most talked-about shows by the tail end of 2025. I couldn’t scroll anywhere on social media without seeing a mention of Bill Skarsgård’s terrifying Pennywise the Clown or memes of the show’s oddly catchy “Smile and a Ribbon” theme song.

And yet, there was virtually zero talk about the HBO horror prequel series in the months leading up to the Emmy nominations. That might make sense if the show’s Season 1 finale hadn’t scored a series-high audience across HBO and HBO Max. But it did. Plus, viewers were immediately clamoring for a second season (which has been repeatedly teased but not yet officially greenlit by the network) because they can’t get enough of this origin story that earned critical praise for impressively blending history with the supernatural. Not to mention, so many standout performances among the ensemble cast that rightfully deserve all the praise — including Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, Blake Cameron James and Skarsgård, of course.

While the show only scored two technical nominations, it’s still a shame the Television Academy voters forgot to include it and its actors among this year’s main nominees.

"Heated Rivalry" was one of the most-talked about TV series of 2025, but it didn't get any Emmy nominations on Tuesday. There's a simple reason why — even if we don't like it.

The series was financed by Canadian production company Bell Media and streamer Crave. There was no American involvement, aside from it being distributed by HBO Max. So it is not eligible for the Primetime Emmy Awards, according to the Television Academy.

The series, which stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, centers on Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander, a pair of closeted gay hockey players on rival teams. Season 2 is slated to premiere in 2027.

Read more on Gold Derby.

It’s the small screen’s time to shine: This year’s Emmy nominations are here!

Previous winners Liza Colón-Zayas of “The Bear” and Jeff Hiller of “Somebody Somewhere” announced contenders for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on Wednesday morning, where they commended all the talent the television world has the offer.

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