Twenty-six categories, one page

Vanity Fair's printable 2026 ballot lists every nominee across 26 races, from best drama down to outstanding reality TV host. Print it, fill it in, and see how bold your picks really are.

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Mariska Hargitay takes the stage

She won best drama actress in 2006 for Law & Order: SVU. Twenty years later she hosts her first awards show, covering TV that aired from June 2025 through May 2026.

Heated Rivalry can't compete

The queer hockey romance became a phenomenon, but Canadian financing makes it ineligible. Emmy rules bar shows backed by production companies outside the US.

“Emmy rules state that TV shows backed by production companies outside of the US are ineligible”

The Pitt leads with 25

HBO Max's medical drama tops the field, with the final season of Hacks right behind at 24. Apple TV's Widow's Bay took 19 nods and Vince Gilligan's Pluribus 18.

Beef season two, 16 nods

Lee Sung Jin's limited series leads its category with Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac and Charles Melton all nominated. Co-star Cailee Spaeny was the one left out.

DTF St. Louis swept early

HBO's series about horny married Midwesterners took the major limited-series categories at the Creative Arts show. Steve Conrad won twice for writing and directing its seven episodes.

First Emmys for Harbour and Cardellini

David Harbour won for supporting work in DTF St. Louis, not Stranger Things. Linda Cardellini, his onscreen wife, won her first after nods for Dead to Me and Mad Men.

Hargitay won two herself

Her documentary directing debut, My Mom Jayne, earned the host a pair of Creative Arts trophies. The main telecast airs live on NBC and Peacock on September 14 at 8 p.m. ET.