Jean Smart and Kate O’Flynn Lead Early Emmy Wins; Full List of 2026 Winners

The 78th Emmy Awards ceremony is underway at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock. Hosted by Mariska Hargitay, the evening's telecast has already seen Jean Smart take home the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in "Hacks." Additionally, Kate O’Flynn won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for "Widow’s Bay."

This year's ceremony features a revised format, with the Television Academy having moved five categories to the Creative Arts Emmy Awards held the previous weekend. These included Writing for a Variety Series, Supporting Actor and Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, and Directing for a Limited Series or Movie.

The nominees and eventual winners across all major categories are being tracked live.

Outstanding Comedy Series Nominees

Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Shrinking (Apple TV)
Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

Outstanding Drama Series Nominees

The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)
Paradise (Hulu)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Slow Horses (Apple TV)
Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Nominees

Randall Einhorn (Abbott Elementary)
Christopher Storer (The Bear)
Andrew DeYoung (The Chair Company)
Lucia Aniello (Hacks)
Mary Lou Belli (The Ms. Pat Show)
Hiro Murai (Widow’s Bay)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Nominees

Salli Richardson-Whitfield (The Gilded Age)
Hanelle M. Culpepper (Paradise)
Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
Vince Gilligan (Pluribus)
Saul Metzstein (Slow Horses)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Task)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Nominees

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Wonder Man)
Steve Carell (Rooster)
Matthew Rhys (Widow’s Bay)
Jason Segel (Shrinking)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominees

Sterling K. Brown (Paradise)
Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
Mark Ruffalo (Task)
Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat)
Noah Wyle (The Pitt)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series Nominees

Riz Ahmed (Bait)
Jason Bateman (Black Rabbit)
Charlie Hunnam (Monster: The Ed Gein Story)
Oscar Isaac (Beef)
Matthew Rhys (The Beast in Me)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Winner

Jean Smart (Hacks)

Nominees:

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

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominees

Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age)
Chase Infiniti (The Testaments)
Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus)
Zendaya (Euphoria)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series Nominees

Claire Danes (The Beast in Me)
Sally Field (Remarkably Bright Creatures)
Carey Mulligan (Beef)
Sarah Pidgeon (Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette)
Sarah Snook (All Her Fault)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Nominees

All Her Fault (Peacock)
The Beast in Me (Netflix)
Beef (Netflix)
DTF St. Louis (HBO Max)
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program Nominees

Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Traitors (Peacock)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominees

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominees

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Winner

Kate O’Flynn (Widow’s Bay)