The full list of Emmy Award nominations

Australian actress Sarah Snook is among this year’s Emmy Awards nominees for her performance in the drama series It’s All His Fault. Snook joins a host of A-listers competing for American television’s most prestigious awards, including Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Noah Wyle (Pitt), Keri Russel (Diplomat), Jean Smart (hacks) and Sally Field (Exceptionally Bright Creatures).

Major television show candidates include some notable contenders: Medical drama Pittcomedies Bear And hacksand limited series Steak And It’s All His Fault. But there were also surprise additions: an intriguing political thriller Diplomatedgy comedy Margo Has Money Problems and Apple TV’s hot new horror thriller, Widow’s Bay.

Sarah Snook as Marissa Irvine in ‘All Their Crimes’. peacock

Despite a year of volatile headlines and cancellations following a rocky relationship with its parent studio, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert It had its biggest Emmy showing ever, scoring nine nominations. The variety series was nominated in categories such as writing for a variety series, directing for a variety series, lighting design and musical direction.

One notable omission was HBO’s 2025 breakout movie, the gay ice hockey romantic drama. Heated Competition. But there is no cheating in the game; The series is not eligible for the American Emmy Awards due to submission rules covering foreign co-productions. To be eligible, a series must be financially and creatively affiliated with a U.S. production partner before production begins, with the intention of airing the series on U.S. TV.

However Heated CompetitionAn original series produced for Canadian streaming service Crave, it didn’t fare too badly on its own. The series broke records at the Canadian Screen Awards with 16 wins, including drama series, a Peabody Award, a GLAAD Media Award, and multiple nominations at the U.S. television critics’ TCA Awards. It is also nominated for the International Emmy awards in November.

Nevertheless, Heated Competition Star Connor Storrie was nominated for an Emmy in the guest actor comedy category for his concert hosting. Saturday Night Live. Storrie hosted SNL in February of this year.

Among a number of rule changes this year, nominees in the variety series category have also been announced. Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert And Saturday Night Live – are not technically in competition with each other; Voters can choose more than one nominee, meaning more than one program can win the category.

Another notable rule change was the move from “television movie” to just “movie” in the miniseries or anthology series and movie categories; The change is purely aesthetic, but is undoubtedly designed to move away from the sophomoric air associated with the term “made for television movie”.

Winners were determined by votes from nearly 30,000 members of the Television Academy; all active members are generally eligible to vote in genre categories such as drama and comedy; specific categories include actors, directors, writers, cinematographers, etc. It is voted on by peer groups such as. This year, 555 programs applied for the Emmy award, including 110 dramas and 71 comedies.

Eligible shows must have aired in the United States between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026. This eligibility window means some shows, like HBO’s third season, are eligible. Dragon HouseIt was deemed ineligible for this year’s awards. The third season debuted on HBO and HBO Max in Australia in June, a month after this year’s availability window closed.

The 78th Emmy Awards will be hosted Law & Order: SVU star and executive producer Mariska Hargitay. The 62-year-old Los Angeles-born actress, who is the daughter of movie legend Jayne Mansfield, will be the first female host of the Emmys since 2011, when actress Jane Lynch hosted them.

The event will be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, September 14; It will air on Australian television on Tuesday, September 15. Due to a conflict with NFL football fixtures, the broadcast was moved one day ahead of its traditional US Sunday night timeslot.

List of candidates:

Drama series: Diplomat (Netflix), Gilded Age (HBO Max), Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max), Heaven (Hulu) Pitt (HBO Max), pluribus (AppleTV), Slow Horses (AppleTV), Your Friends and Neighbors (AppleTV)

The leading actor of a drama series: Sterling K. Brown (Heaven), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Mark Ruffalo (Duty), Rufus Sewell (Diplomat), Noah Wyle (Pitt)

The leading actor of a drama series: Carrie Coon (Gilded Age), Chase Infiniti (Testament), Keri Russel (Diplomat), Rhea Seehorn (pluribus), Zendaya (Enthusiasm)

Comedy series: Abbott Elementary School (ABC), Bear (Foreign currency), hacks (HBO Max), Margo Has Money Problems (AppleTV), Nobody Wants This (Netflix), Just Murders in the Building (Hulu) shrinking (AppleTV), Widow’s Bay (AppleTV)

The leading actor of a comedy series: Yahya Abdul Mateen II (Great Man), Steve Carell (Cockerel), Matthew Rhys (Widow’s Bay), Jason Segel (shrinking), Martin Short (Just Murders in the Building)

The leading actor of a comedy series: Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary School), Ayo Edebiri (Bear), Elle Fanning (Margo Has Money Problems), Lisa Kudrow (Return), Jean Smart (hacks)

Limited or anthology series: It’s All His Fault (Peacock), The Monster Inside Me (Netflix), Steak (Netflix), DTF St.Louis (HBO Max), John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (YP)

Leading actor in a miniseries or anthology series or movie: Riz Ahmed (Bait), Jason Bateman (Black Rabbit), Charlie Hunnam (Monster: The Ed Gein Story), Oscar Isaac (Steak), Matthew Rhys (The Monster Inside Me)

Leading actor in a miniseries or anthology series or movie: Claire Danes (The Monster Inside Me), Sally Field (Exceptionally Bright Creatures), Carey Mulligan (Steak), Sarah Pidgeon (Love Story), Sarah Snook (It’s All His Fault)

Variety series: Daily Show (Comedy Central), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (GIS), Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Reality Competition schedule: Dancing with the Stars (ABC), RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV), Surviving (GIS), Top Chef (Bravo), traitors (Peacock)