The Pitt leads Emmys race, but Stranger Things snubbed in top categories – see the nominations

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Noah Wyle in PPE glasses and shirt, in front of an ambulance with blue and orange lights flashing, in a scene from The PittImage source, John Johnson/HBO Max
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Noah Wyle is nominated for acting in, directing and co-producing The Pitt

Noah Wyle is nominated for acting in, directing and co-producing The Pitt

US medical drama The Pitt and comedy Hacks lead the nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards, America’s most coveted TV honours.

The Pitt has received 25 nominations in total, closely followed by the final season of Hacks with 24.

British stars in the running include Matthew Rhys – the only person to be nominated for two lead acting awards (for Widow’s Bay and The Beast In Me). There are also nominations for compatriots Riz Ahmed (Bait), Carey Mulligan (Beef), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) and Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat).

However, there was no room on the best drama shortlist of the 78th Emmy Awards for the final seasons of hit shows Stranger Things or Euphoria.

Matthew Rhys in a striped shirt and blue body warmer in a still from Widow's BayImage source, Apple TV
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Matthew Rhys is nominated for best leading actor in a comedy for Widow’s Bay, and best leading actor in a limited series for The Beast In Me

Matthew Rhys is nominated for best leading actor in a comedy for Widow’s Bay, and best leading actor in a limited series for The Beast In Me

Stranger Things’ seven nominations all came in technical categories, while Zendaya is the only member of Euphoria’s star-studded cast to be listed in the main acting categories.

Another hit show that has just come to an end, The Bear, made it on to the list for best comedy, but its star Jeremy Allen White was snubbed despite having won Emmys for best lead comedy actor in both 2024 and 2025.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on 14 September.

The most nominated shows

The Pitt – 25

Hacks – 24

Widow’s Bay – 19

Pluribus – 18

Beef – 16

DTF St Louis – 13

Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in HacksImage source, Kenny Laubbacher/HBO Max
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Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder are both nominated for Hacks, which has 24 nods in total

Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder are both nominated for Hacks, which has 24 nods in total

The key Emmys races – nominees in full

Drama series

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 & Neighbors (Apple TV)

Comedy series

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

The Bear (FX/Hulu)

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)

Limited or anthology series

All Her Fault (Peacock)

The Beast In Me (Netflix)

Beef (Netflix)

DTF St Louis (HBO Max)

Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette (FX/Hulu)

Rhea Seehorn seen from below opening a large yellow lid of a large container and looking inside, in a still from PluribusImage source, Apple TV
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Rhea Seehorn is nominated for best leading drama actress for Pluribus

Rhea Seehorn is nominated for best leading drama actress for Pluribus

Lead actor in a drama series

Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu)

Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV)

Mark Ruffalo – Task (HBO Max)

Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)

Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Lead actress in a drama series

Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)

Chase Infiniti – The Testaments (Hulu)

Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)

Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV)

Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO Max)

Lead actor in a comedy series

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder Man (Disney+)

Steve Carell – Rooster (HBO Max)

Matthew Rhys – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

Jason Segel – Shrinking (Apple TV)

Martin Short – Only Murders In The Building (Hulu)

Lead actress in a comedy series

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX/Hulu)

Elle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)

Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback (HBO Max)

Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)

Lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie

Riz Ahmed – Bait (Prime Video)

Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit (Netflix)

Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)

Oscar Isaac – Beef (Netflix)

Matthew Rhys – The Beast In Me (Netflix)

Lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie

Claire Danes – The Beast In Me (Netflix)

Sally Field – Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix)

Carey Mulligan – Beef (Netflix)

Sarah Pidgeon – Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette (FX/Hulu)

Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock)

Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy dancing with Paul Kelly as John F Kennedy Jr in a still from Love StoryImage source, FX
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Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette has six nominations including best leading actress in a limited series for Sarah Pidgeon

Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette has six nominations including best leading actress in a limited series for Sarah Pidgeon

Supporting actor in a drama series

Patrick Ball – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV)

Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Gerran Howell – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Jack Lowden – Slow Horses (Apple TV)

Tom Pelphrey – Task (HBO Max)

Carlos-Manuel Vesga – Pluribus (Apple TV)

Supporting actress in a drama series

Taylor Dearden – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Fiona Dourif – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)

Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Sepideh Moafi – The Pitt (HBO Max)

Julianne Nicholson – Paradise (Hulu)

Karolina Wydra – Pluribus (Apple TV)

Supporting actor in a comedy series

Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons (Netflix)

Paul W Downs – Hacks (HBO Max)

Harrison Ford – Shrinking (Apple TV)

Nick Offerman – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)

Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV)

Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Supporting actress in a comedy series

Dale Dickey – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)

Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)

Megan Stalter – Hacks (HBO Max)

Jessica Williams – Shrinking (Apple TV)

Supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie

Jason Bateman – DTF St Louis (HBO Max)

Richard Gadd – Half Man (HBO Max)

David Harbour – DTF St Louis (HBO Max)

Richard Jenkins – DTF St Louis (HBO Max)

Charles Melton – Beef (Netflix)

Nick Offerman – Death By Lightning (Netflix)

Supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie

Linda Cardellini – DTF St Louis (HBO Max)

Dakota Fanning – All Her Fault (Peacock)

Laurie Metcalf – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)

Joy Sunday – DTF St Louis (HBO Max)

Youn Yuh-jung – Beef (Netflix)

Constance Zimmer – Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette (FX/Hulu)

Reality competition programme

Dancing With the Stars (ABC)

RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)

Survivor (CBS)

Top Chef (Bravo)

The Traitors (Peacock)

Variety series

The Daily Show (Comedy Central)

Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO Max)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Television movie

Heads Of State (Prime Video)

Miss You, Love You (HBO Max)

People We Meet On Vacation (Netflix)

Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix)

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War (Prime Video)

More on this year’s Emmy nominees:

Noah Wyle on The Pitt: ‘I hope people watch with empathy’

Widow’s Bay star Matthew Rhys says his only hope was the army – but it didn’t want him

Carey Mulligan on the Gen Z v millennial feud at the heart of Netflix’s Beef

Stranger Things draws to an epic and emotional close

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