The 78th Annual Primetime Emmys have been announced. What LGBTQ+ shows, and celebs, have recieved nominations?
Hacks has come second with 24 nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards, with hit HBO medical drama The Pitt leading with 25 nominations.
It’s a brilliant outcome for the series, which aired its fifth and final season this year. In its first four seasons, the HBO Max comedy earned 64 nominations and won 12 times.
Hacks creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky told The Hollywood Reporter they were overwhelmed by the result.
“It’s obviously our last go round for the Emmys, so it feels like such an incredible way to end,” Downs said. “The fact that so many of [the cast and crew] are being recognised, and for the first time for many of them, just feels incredibly gratifying. Because we could not have made this show without any of them.”
Of course, Jean Smart is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and the show itself is nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. Hannah Einbinder and Megan Stalter are also going head-to-head for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and Paul W. Downs is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
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Drag Race is nominated again
RuPaul’s Drag Race is once again nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition Program, with RuPaul Charles and Alan Cumming going head to head in Host of a Reality Competition Program.
The whole list for Host of a Reality Competition Program is very queer, including Kristen Kish and Ariana Madix.
Other queer nominees include Zendaya for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Euphoria, Ayo Edebiri for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for The Bear, Richard Gadd for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series for Half Man and more.
Who is nominated for the 2026 Emmys?
The number of LGBTQ+ characters on television is dropping in 2026, according to GLAAD’s Where We Are on TV study, but the list of LGBTQ+ themes in shows and characters running through this year’s Emmy nominations shows that queer joy onscreen is still finding a way to climb.
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Margo’s Got Money Troubles
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- Shrinking
- Widow’s Bay
Outstanding Drama Series
- The Diplomat
- The Gilded Age
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
- Paradise
- The Pitt
- Pluribus
- Slow Horses
- Your Friends & Neighbors
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- All Her Fault
- The Beast in Me
- Beef
- DTF St. Louis
- Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
Outstanding Television Movie
- Heads of State
- Miss You, Love You
- Remarkably Bright Creatures
- People We Meet on Vacation
- Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
- Dancing With the Stars
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Survivor
- Top Chef
- The Traitors
Image: PeacockOutstanding Variety Series
- The Daily Show
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
- Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man
- Steve Carell, Rooster
- Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay
- Jason Segel, Shrinking
- Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
- Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
- Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
- Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
- Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
- Mark Ruffalo, Task
- Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat
- Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
- Chase Infiniti, The Testaments
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
- Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
- Zendaya, Euphoria
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series
- Riz Ahmed, Bait
- Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
- Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- Oscar Isaac, Beef
- Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
- Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
- Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
- Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
- Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
- Carey Mulligan, Beef
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
- Paul W. Downs, Hacks
- Harrison Ford, Shrinking
- Nick Offerman, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
- Stephen Root, Widow’s Bay
- Michael Urie, Shrinking
- Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay
- Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
- Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
- Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay
- Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
- Megan Stalter, Hacks
- Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Patrick Ball, The Pitt
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
- Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt
- Gerran Howell, The Pitt
- Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
- Tom Pelphrey, Task
- Carlos-Manuel Vesga, Pluribus
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Taylor Dearden, The Pitt
- Fiona Dourif, The Pitt
- Allison Janney, The Diplomat
- Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
- Sepideh Moafi, The Pitt
- Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
- Karolina Wydra, Pluribus
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series
- Jason Bateman, DTF St. Louis
- Richard Gadd, Half Man
- David Harbour, DTF St. Louis
- Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis
- Charles Melton, Beef
- Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series
- Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis
- Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault
- Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis
- Youn Yuh-jung, Beef
- Constance Zimmer, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Michael J. Fox, Shrinking
- Brett Goldstein, Shrinking
- Hamish Linklater, Widow’s Bay
- Christopher McDonald, Hacks
- Rob Reiner, The Bear
- Connor Storrie, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Leslie Bibb, Hacks
- Betty Gilpin, Widow’s Bay
- Cherry Jones, Hacks
- Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear
- Laurie Metcalf, Hacks
- Kaitlin Olson, Hacks
- Lauren Weedman, Hacks
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama
- Colman Domingo, Euphoria
- Ernest Harden Jr., The Pitt
- Jeff Hiller, Pluribus
- Jeff Kober, The Pitt
- Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses
- Bradley Whitford, The Diplomat
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Brittany Allen, The Pitt
- Tal Anderson, The Pitt
- Tina Ivlev, The Pitt
- Miriam Shor, Pluribus
- Merritt Wever, The Gilded Age
- Shailene Woodley, Paradise
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program
- Alan Cumming, The Traitors
- Kristen Kish, Top Chef
- Ariana Madix, Love Island USA
- Jeff Probst, Survivor
- RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Australians will be able to watch the 78th Annual Primetime Emmys on Tuesday, September 15, at around 10 am AEST.
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