78th Primetime Emmy Awards (2026) Live-thread

Outstanding Comedy Series nominees: Abbott Elementary / The Bear / Hacks / Margo's Got Money Troubles / Nobody Wants This / Only Murders in the Building / Shrinking / Widow's Bay

WELCOME to the live thread for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards! This is your space to sound-off during the annual Emmys ceremony as well as the red carpet arrival, if you arrive early and have thoughts on the fashion. Together we will get through another overly-long Hollywood award ceremony. Winners will be announced in the comment stream (gifs included) and will also be intermittently added to The Winner's Guide section below. So let's get to it!

Outstanding Drama Series nominees: The Diplomat / The Gilded Age / A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms / Paradise / The Pitt / Pluribus / Slow Horses / Your Friends & Neighbors

ABOUT TONIGHT

When: 8 p.m. on NBC & Peacock
Host: Mariska Hargitay
Creative Arts Winners: Widow's Bay (8); DTF: St. Louis (6); Spider-Noir (5); The Pitt, Pluribus (4); Beef, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Palm Royale (3)

Outstanding Limited Series nominees: All Her Fault / The Beast in Me / Beef / DTF St. Louis / Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Outstanding Variety Series nominees: The Daily Show / Jimmy Kimmel Live! / Last Week Tonight with John Oliver / The Late Show with Stephen Colbert / Saturday Night Live

THE WINNER'S GUIDE

Here is the handy-dandy guide to all the awards tonight. Winners will be in the comment stream, but refresh the page because this guide will (tentatively) be updated during commercial breaks. (A nominees sheet can be found below.)

Comedy Series

Comedy Series: Widow's Bay
Lead Actor: Matthew Rhys, Widow's Bay
Lead Actress: Jean Smart, Hacks
Supporting Actor: Stephen Root, Widow's Bay
Supporting Actress: Kate O’Flynn, Widow's Bay
Directing: Widow's Bay, "Welcome to Widow's Bay!"
Writing: Widow's Bay, "Welcome to Widow's Bay!"

Drama Series

Drama Series: The Pitt
Lead Actor: Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Lead Actress: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Supporting Actor: Tom Pelphrey, Task
Supporting Actress: Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Directing: Slow Horses, "Scars"
Writing: Pluribus, "We Is Us"

Limited or Anthology Series & Movie

Limited Series: DTF St. Louis
Lead Actor: Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Lead Actress: Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures

Variety Program

Talk Series: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Reality Program

Reality Competition Program: The Traitors

THE NOMINEES