78th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2025, until May 31, 2026, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The awards ceremony was held live on September 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was preceded by the 78th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 5 and 6. The ceremony was produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment and broadcast in the United States by NBC and Peacock. NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay hosted the event.

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78th Primetime Emmy Awards

Winners and nominees

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Matthew Rhys, winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Jean Smart, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner

Noah Wyle, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner

Rhea Seehorn, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner

Sally Field, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie winner

Stephen Root, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Allison Janney, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards have been omitted.

Programs

<table><thead><tr><th>Outstanding Comedy Series</th><th>Outstanding Drama Series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series</td><td>Outstanding Reality Competition Program</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Outstanding Variety Series</td></tr></tbody></table>

Lead

<table><thead><tr><th>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series</th><th>Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</td><td>Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series</td></tr><tr><td>Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie</td><td>Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie</td></tr></tbody></table>

Supporting

<table><thead><tr><th>Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series</th><th>Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series</td><td>Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series</td></tr></tbody></table>

Bob Hope Humanitarian Award

The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award was presented to actor and activist Michael J. Fox, in recognition of "his transformative contributions to Parkinson's disease research and advocacy".

Multiple nominations and wins

For the purposes of the lists below, "major" constitutes the categories listed above (program, acting, directing, and writing), while "total" includes the categories presented at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony. Programs and networks must have multiple wins or major nominations or at least five total nominations to be included.

Presenters

78th Primetime Emmy Awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Name(s)</th><th>Role</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Amy Poehler</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series</td></tr><tr><td>Zendaya</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series</td></tr><tr><td>Sarah Michelle Gellar David Boreanaz</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie</td></tr><tr><td>Alan Cumming</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series</td></tr><tr><td>Julia Garner Florence Pugh</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series</td></tr><tr><td>Sofía Vergara</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series</td></tr><tr><td>The cast of the Baywatch reboot</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Competition Program</td></tr><tr><td>John Mulaney</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series</td></tr><tr><td>Odessa A'zion Rachel Sennott</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series</td></tr><tr><td>Emma D'Arcy Emilia Clarke</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie</td></tr><tr><td>Amanda Peet Jon Hamm</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series</td></tr><tr><td>LL Cool J Scott Caan</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series</td></tr><tr><td>Shailene Woodley Peter Krause</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series</td></tr><tr><td>Paul Anthony Kelly Awkwafina</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series</td></tr><tr><td>Marcello Hernández</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series</td></tr><tr><td>Julianna Margulies</td><td>Presented the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award to Michael J. Fox</td></tr><tr><td>Linda Cardellini David Harbour</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series</td></tr><tr><td>Niecy Nash-Betts</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series</td></tr><tr><td>The cast of Charlie's Angels</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series</td></tr><tr><td>Woody Harrelson Matthew McConaughey</td><td>Presented the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series</td></tr></tbody></table>

Ceremony information

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Mariska Hargitay hosted the ceremony.

The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on July 8, 2026, at the Television Academy's Wolf Theatre in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, hosted by actor Jeff Hiller and actress Liza Colón-Zayas, along with Television Academy chair Cris Abrego. The nominations for Outstanding Variety Series and Outstanding Reality Competition Program were announced three hours before the rest of the categories. On July 7, actress Mariska Hargitay was announced as the ceremony's host. NBC and the Television Academy considered talent both within and outside of NBCUniversal for the role, but ultimately hired NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's lead actress in honor of the network's 100th anniversary. This was the first Primetime Emmys ceremony that the host is not a comedian, comedy performer, reality host or television personality since Angela Lansbury in (/wiki/45thPrimetimeEmmyAwards), and the first time that the event was hosted by a woman since Jane Lynch in (/wiki/63rdPrimetimeEmmyAwards).

Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment served as executive producers of the telecast. To avoid conflicts with the network's broadcast of NBC Sunday Night Football, the event was scheduled on a Monday night, instead of a Sunday, which NBC had previously done when they aired the awards ceremony every four years since 2014.

Category and rule changes

In January 2026, the Television Academy announced plans to present its first new major award in nearly twenty years with the creation of the Legacy Award, which will be presented annually to television programs that have made a "profound and lasting impact" on audiences, and remain relevant to culture, society and the industry. Additionally, Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Outstanding Talk Series were merged into Outstanding Variety Series. The new Variety Series category is tracked, meaning the number of nominees from each format is proportional to the number of submissions, and it became an area award where voters select any and all nominees they believe deserve an award, with the potential for multiple winners.

In July, the Television Academy voted to move five categories to the Creative Arts ceremonies on the preceding weekend: Outstanding Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Directing, and Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Writing for a Variety Series. Abrego justified the changes as a way to add other elements to the show such as musical performances or comedy segments, with the moves selected to "be as balanced and as equitable as possible". A joint statement from the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, and SAG-AFTRA criticized the changes and commented, "The decision to eliminate these categories from the prime-time broadcast devalues the contributions of the talented people the Academy is meant to honor." "The move doesn't make much sense. All they've done is piss off a lot of the people and stars they are trying to court and attend their ceremony. I think this will blow up in their face", one outraged awards strategist told Variety. Additionally, Outstanding Variety Special (Live) was shifted back to the Creative Arts ceremonies, leaving 19 categories for the main ceremony (a decrease from last year's 26).

In Memoriam

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The In Memoriam segment was presented by Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy and Dan Levy, and featured Noah Kahan singing "Bridge Over Troubled Water".

Earlier in the show, Parton was honored by Sally Field, with Reba McEntire performing Parton's song "Appalachian Memories". At the beginning of the tribute, O'Hara was eulogized by Culkin, Murphy, and Levy. To close the segment, Burrows and Reiner were honored by Jamie Lee Curtis.