Apple scores record 89 Emmy Award nominations

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PRESS RELEASE July 8, 2026

Apple leads with the most nominations for any network in major drama and comedy categories, as breakout comedy Widow’s Bay scores 19 nominations and drama Pluribus lands 18 nominations following widely acclaimed first season

Award-winning nonfiction series Mr. Scorsese and The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy score top program nominations

Apple lands nominations across 15 originals, with additional nods for titles including Foundation, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, The Morning Show, Murderbot, Palm Royale, and Smoke

CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA Apple scores a historic 89 nominations across 15 programs for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, and leads as the network with the most nominations in the Outstanding Drama and Outstanding Comedy series categories, respectively, earning top program nominations for comedies Widow’s Bay, Shrinking, and Margo’s Got Money Troubles, alongside dramas Pluribus, Slow Horses, and Your Friends & Neighbors. Apple’s breakout comedy sensation Widow’s Bay leads as one of this year’s most-nominated programs with 19 nominations in total, and Pluribus lands 18 nominations following its global hit freshman season, while celebrated Apple Original Shrinking lands 10 nominations, Slow Horses is recognized with nine, and Margo’s Got Money Troubles scores eight in total.

Widow’s Bay (19)

• Outstanding Comedy Series
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Matthew Rhys
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kate O’Flynn
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Dale Dickey
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Stephen Root
• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Hamish Linklater
• Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Betty Gilpin
• Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Katie Dippold
• Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Hiro Murai
• Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
• Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
• Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour)
• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series (3x)
• Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
• Outstanding Music Supervision
• Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

Pluribus (18)

• Outstanding Drama Series
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Rhea Seehorn
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Carlos-Manuel Vesga
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Karolina Wydra
• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Jeff Hiller
• Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Miriam Shor
• Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Vince Gilligan
• Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Vince Gilligan
• Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
• Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
• Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series (3x)
• Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
• Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
• Outstanding Music Supervision
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

Shrinking (10)

• Outstanding Comedy Series
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Segel
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Jessica Williams
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Harrison Ford
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Michael Urie
• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Michael J. Fox
• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Brett Goldstein
• Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
• Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
• Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series: Shrinking: In It Together

Slow Horses (9)

• Outstanding Drama Series
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Gary Oldman
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Jack Lowden
• Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Jonathan Pryce
• Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Will Smith
• Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Saul Metzstein
• Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
• Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
• Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

Margo’s Got Money Troubles (8)

• Outstanding Comedy Series
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Elle Fanning
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Michelle Pfeiffer
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Nick Offerman
• Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
• Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series
• Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
• Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

Palm Royale (8)

• Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
• Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming
• Outstanding Period Costumes
• Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling
• Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
• Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
• Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming
• Outstanding Stunt Performance

Murderbot (3)

• Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
• Outstanding Title Design
• Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

Mr. Scorsese (3)

• Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
• Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program

The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy (2)

• Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
• Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age (2)

• Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary/Nonfiction or Reality Program (Original Dramatic Score)
• Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or Movie

Your Friends & Neighbors (1)

• Outstanding Drama Series

The Morning Show (1)

• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama: Billy Crudup

Foundation (1)

• Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or Movie

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (1)

• Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or Movie

Smoke (1)

• Outstanding Title Design

Nominees for Outstanding Commercial (2)

• “A Critter Carol”
• “I’m Not Remarkable”

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Mr. Scorsese Mr. Scorsese is a film portrait of a man through the lens of his work, exploring the many facets of a visionary who redefined filmmaking, including his extraordinary career and unique personal history. With exclusive, unrestricted access to Martin Scorsese’s private archives, the documentary series is anchored by extensive conversations with the filmmaker himself and never-before-seen interviews with friends, family, and creative collaborators including Robert De Niro, Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger, Robbie Robertson, Thelma Schoonmaker, Steven Spielberg, Sharon Stone, Jodie Foster, Paul Schrader, Margot Robbie, Cate Blanchett, Jay Cocks, and Rodrigo Prieto, along with his children, wife Helen Morris, and close childhood friends. From acclaimed director Rebecca Miller, Mr. Scorsese examines how his own colorful life experiences informed his artistic vision as each film he made stunned the world with originality. Starting with his New York University student films and continuing to the present day, this documentary explores the themes that have fascinated Scorsese and informed his work, including the place of good and evil in the fundamental nature of humankind.

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