The Pitt leads Emmys race, but Stranger Things snubbed in top categories - see the nominations
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- The Pitt leads the 78th Emmy Awards with 25 nominations, with Hacks close behind on 24 ahead of the September 14 ceremony in Los Angeles.
- Matthew Rhys is the only performer nominated for two lead acting awards — for Apple TV's Widow's Bay and Netflix's The Beast In Me.
- Stranger Things' final season was shut out of the best drama race entirely, with all seven of its nominations confined to technical categories.
- Jeremy Allen White was snubbed for lead comedy actor despite winning the award in both 2024 and 2025 for The Bear, though the show itself made the best comedy shortlist.
- Apple TV landed four of eight best drama slots (Pluribus, Slow Horses, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Diplomat) and three of eight best comedy slots, dominating the platform categories.
- British nominees beyond Rhys include Riz Ahmed (Bait), Carey Mulligan (Beef), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) and Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat).
Why it matters: A first-year drama besting the final seasons of Stranger Things and Euphoria in the nomination count signals a fresh-procedure is outperforming franchise nostalgia at the Emmys. The Stranger Things best-drama shutout — despite 24.5 billion minutes streamed — confirms cultural reach no longer maps directly to top-category recognition.
