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Jean Smart Pokes Fun at Her Broken Knee After Her Emmys 2025 Win
The 2026 Emmy Awards is getting ready to roll out the red carpet.
After all, nominations for the 78th annual ceremony were announced by The Bear's Liza Colón-Zayas and Somebody Somewhere's Jeff Hiller live from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on July 8.
With Hacks concluding with its fifth and final season, it was only fitting that the series dominated the comedy category, earning 24 nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing.
Jean Smart has a golden chance of taking home Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series once again, having won the category four times since 2021—Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson took home the title in 2023—at the annual award show. The 74-year-old is up against a stacked lineup with Brunson, Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) and Elle Fanning (Margo's Got Money Troubles) and Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback).
Similarly, The Pitt held its own, scrubbing in with 25 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series. Noah Wyle is a top contender for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series—which he won at last year's award show for season one of the medical drama—alongside Sterling K. Brown (Paradise), Mark Ruffalo (Task), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) and Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat).
Wyle's first Emmy win was emotional, with the actor focusing on the heart of the show during his acceptance speech. The ER alum told viewers, "If anybody is going on shift tonight or coming off shift tonight, thank you for being in that job. This is for you."
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Although some shows like Pluribus, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, Shrinking, The Bear and Only Murders in the Building were expected to snag some nods at the Sept. 14 award show—which will stream live on NBC and Peacock—others were more surprising.
Take, for instance, Euphoria, which earned seven nominations for its final season despite a lackluster critical reaction. Nonetheless, Zendaya was able to shake up the Lead Actress in a Drama Series alongside Chase Infiniti (The Testaments), Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age) and Keri Russell (The Diplomat).
As viewers wait to watch the biggest night in television Sept. 14 on NBC and Peacock, keep reading for all of the 2026 Emmy nominations snubs and surprises.
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SURPRISE: Connor Storrie, Saturday Night Live
While Heated Rivalry was sidelined from the award show since it was financed outside of the United States—it's a production from Canada's Bell Media—Connor Storrie is still in the running for an Emmy.
After all, the actor—who experienced a meteoric rise to fame alongside Heated Rivalry costar Hudson Williams following the 2025 release of their gay hockey romance—was nominated in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category for his February 2026 Saturday Night Live appearance.
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SNUB: The Amazing Race
Although the competition show has been nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition Program since the category's inception in 2003—including 108 nods and 15 wins—it didn't make it across the finish line this time.
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SURPRISE: Euphoria
Despite the lackluster response to the HBO show's third season—which earned a drastically lower critical score than its first and second installments—it received seven nominations.
Zendaya proved that she didn't need any help shaking up the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category, which she previously won in 2022 and 2020. Colman Domingo also earned a nod in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
The show—which also starred Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney and Maude Apatow—was also nominated for Picture Editing, Production Design, Cinematography, Contemporary Hairstyling and Contemporary Makeup.
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SNUB: Stranger Things
The Netflix series may have earned nominations for Special Visual Effects, Production Design, Sound Mixing and more, but it didn't get a spotlight in any acting or directing categories for its fifth and final season. It's a disappointing end to the beloved show, which has won 12 Emmys since its 2016 debut.
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SNUB: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Sorry, Chef. While The Bear was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series and Ayo Edibiri earned a nod for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Jeremy Allen White didn't get an Outstanding Lead Actor nod. (The Shameless alum won the award in 2023 and 2024 for his role as Carmy Berzatto.)
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SNUB: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Cousin didn't make the cut, either. Although Ebon Moss-Bachrach—who plays Richie Jerimovich—won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2023 and 2024 and was nominated in 2025, he wasn't included in this year's list.
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SURPRISE: Chase Infiniti, The Testaments
Following Chase Infiniti's film debut in One Battle After Another, which earned her Golden Globe and Actor Awards nominations, she may be striking gold at the Emmys with The Testaments. Following in the footsteps of her onscreen mom Elisabeth Moss, Infiniti, who plays Agnes in the Hulu series, was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
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SNUB: Paul Anthony Kelly, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Although Sarah Pidgeon was nominated for her role as Carolyn Bessette in the FX show—which is nominated in six categories, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series—Paul Anthony Kelly's portrayal as John F. Kennedy Jr. didn't make the list.
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SNUB: Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
This podcast co-host and hot rabbi didn't earn nods in their respective Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress categories, despite both Kristen Bell and Adam Brody being strong contenders at last year's Emmys. (The show was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series this time around.)
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SNUB: Wednesday
While the Jenna Ortega-led series was nominated in the Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series categories for its first season in 2022, it didn't earn any acting or directing nods this year.
With a third season in the works, there's a chance an Emmy will be in its future. Unfortunately, Wednesday Addams doesn't bury hatches; she sharpens them.
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SNUB: Fallout
The Prime Video series may have been nominated in nine categories—including Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes and Stunt Performance—but it didn't earn any other nods, despite its second season's positive critical reception and commercial success.
As the Ghoul (Walton Goggins) makes his way through the wasteland in season three, maybe he'll end up with an Emmy in his hands by then.
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SURPRISE: Summer House
On the heels of its explosive season 10 controversy—stars Amanda Batula and West Wilson began a messy romantic relationship that led to major fallout—the Bravo show earned its first-ever Emmy nomination for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.
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