78th Emmy Awards on NBC/Peacock - Monday, September 14, 2026

[Sylvia]

"The 78th Emmy Awards, hosted by Mariska Hargitay, will air LIVE coast-to-coast on NBC — and will stream live and on demand on Peacock Monday, September 14, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT."

Where to Watch the Emmy Awards

www.televisionacademy.com

"Don’t forget:
The Emmys Nights One and Two (September 5 & 6) will be edited into a single broadcast, The 78th Emmy Awards (Creative Arts), airing on FXX Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET/PT, available to stream on Hulu the next day."
78th Emmys Night 1 video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLet8b7rRCF_g
78th Emmys Night 2 video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfa4ph39juGE

4 different Backstage Live! streams on Sept. 14: https://www.youtube.com/@televisionacad/streams

Copying over these July 8, 2026 posts from "The 2025-26 Awards Season Thread":

The Emmy nominations are now out!

Here’s the video announcement.

Here’s the list of nominees.

The Emmys will be on September 14, 2026 on NBC. The host will be Mariska Hargitay

I like every one of the shows nominated for Best Drama. But I am most happy for "Widow's Bay" in Comedy which has nomiinations in every category: Show, Acting, Supporting Cast, Guest Cast, Directing, Writing....well done. Especially a character actress like Dale Dickey who has been working for decades and this is her first Emmy nomination.

I am sad not to see more love for "Rooster." One nomination.

This is also the first Emmy nomination for Charlie Hunnam. I believe he's one of those whose work has been underrated, so I was thrilled to see it.

So……is Limited Series/Anthology going to be wide open? Or will Beef end up winning most of these?

I’m disappointed that Death by Lightning (Netflix) was snubbed this much but Love Story (FX) got the nominations it received.

Sept. 7 posts from the same thread:

They had the first round of Emmy awards last weekend. Here were the winners.

Rob Reiner

I guess DTF St. Louis is set to win big in limited series.

Regarding the early awards I'm glad Widow's Bay, Pluribus and Margot's Got Money Troubles were recognized. Stinks that acting awards where given out now instead of the main award's night. They should do something like the Tony's where they start early before the main broadcast so at least they are honored on the same evening.

TikTok - Make Your Day

 

[Sylvia]

Associated Press Entertainment's livestream of Red carpet fashion and interviews and backstage with winners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyKNATpvi34

‘The Pitt’ looks to repeat and ‘Widow’s Bay’ could bring an epic wave as Emmy Awards arrive (by AP):https://apnews.com/article/2026-emmy-awards-b70e33e5cd1ebc43cb968715a8ffe12b

 

[ilovepaydays]

One hour until showtime!

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Jean Smart, Hacks

 

[Jay42]

Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Jean Smart, Hacks

Ah so she did go five for five. I still haven’t watched Hacks, I plan to soon, but from what I hear her winning for every season of the show has never been done before.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Anthology - Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Allison Janney, The Diplomat

 

[ilovepaydays]

These awards are going by kinda fast!

So much for The Pitt sweeping the Drama awards......

I Allison Janney in The Diplomat. IMHO, The Diplomat is the best show currently on Netflix.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

 

[Jay42]

Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

Damn it I missed it! I’m so happy she won that was literally all I wanted from the Emmy’s.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Stephen Root, Widow's Bay

 

[Cachoo]

I thought Offerman was better this year.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Reality Competition Program - The Traitors, Peacock

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Noak Wyle, The Pitt

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Tom Pelphrey, Task

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Anthology - Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Matthew Rhys, Widow's Bay

WOW! That's two Emmy wins in one night!

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Writing for a Comedy Series - Katie Dippold, Widow's Bay

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Directing for a Drama Series - Saul Metzstein, Slow Horses

 

[ilovepaydays]

Best Variety Show - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS

 

[ilovepaydays]

WAIT. Each Emmy is called the "Outstanding _______" and not the "Best ________"?

Oops!

 

[ilovepaydays]

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - Hiro Murai, Widow's Bay

 

[ilovepaydays]

The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award - Michael J. Fox

 

[ilovepaydays]

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - Vince Gilligan, Pluribus

 

[Jay42]

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - Brad Inglesby, Task

I think you might have mis-heard, Vince Gilligan won.

 

[ilovepaydays]

I think you might have mis-heard, Vince Gilligan won.

Oops! Thanks! I've corrected my earlier post.

Tribute to Dolly Parton -

Reba is singing!

 

[ilovepaydays]

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series - DTF St. Louis, HBO

 

[Jay42]

Bringing out Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy and Dan Levy to talk about Catherine O'Hara is the perfect recipe to have me bawling.

 

[HeatherC]

SOOO ecstatic for Noah Wyle winning again!

That Michael J. Fox award segment with his touching speech and the wonderfully done Memoriam segment both brought me to tears.