Full list: 2026 Emmy Awards winners

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles brought together television’s biggest stars to celebrate the finest performances and series of the year. Below is the complete listings breakdown of the major winners and nominees across top categories:

Outstanding Drama Series

WINNER: The Pitt

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

Outstanding Comedy Series

WINNER: Widow’s Bay

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

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

WINNER: David Harbour, DTF St. Louis

Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

WINNER: Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis

Outstanding Reality Competition Programme

WINNER: The Traitors

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

Outstanding 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

WINNER: Vince Gilligan, Pluribus

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

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

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

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

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

Major Highlights

Outstanding Drama Series: The Pitt
Outstanding Comedy Series: Widow’s Bay
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: DTF St. Louis
Lead Actor, Drama: Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Lead Actress, Drama: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Lead Actor, Comedy: Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay
Lead Actress, Comedy: Jean Smart, Hacks
Lead Actor, Limited Series/Movie: Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Lead Actress, Limited Series/Movie: Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
Reality Competition Programme: The Traitors
Variety Series: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert