Disney Earns 125 Emmy Award Nominations

July 8, 2026 Roger Palmer

The nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards have been announced and Disney has picked up 125 nominations across its content brands and studios, including ABC, Disney Kids & Family, FX, Disney Television Studios (20th Television Animation and 20th Television), Hulu Originals, National Geographic and Onyx Collective; and The Walt Disney Studios, including Lucasfilm, Marvel Television, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures. Disney’s streaming platforms Disney+ and Hulu are home to a total of 109 nominations.

Across all of the different studios, ABC picked up 46 nominations, which is more than any other broadcast network, for many of its shows, including “Abbott Elementary”, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “Will Trent”.

FX also continues to show its importance to Hulu, with 23 nominations for its original shows such as “The Bear”, “Alien: Earth” and “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette”.

Taylor Swift not only pulled in plenty of viewers for Disney+ with her Eras tour special, but also picked up five nominations, while Marvel’s “Wonder Man” and “Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord” each picked up a nomination.

Hulu picked up 22 nominations for its originals, including “Paradise”, “Nikki Glaser: Good Girl” and “Only Murders in the Building”. National Geographic also picked up 12 nominations for its shows, which included “Tucci in Italy” and “Ocean with David Attenborough”.

Disney Television Studios picked up 59 Emmy nominations, including ten Outstanding Series nominations, including “Bob’s Burgers” and “The Simpsons” for Outstanding Animated Program.

Here’s the full list of nominations for Disney shows:

The Oscars (9 Nominations)

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special
Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Special
Outstanding Makeup For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program
Outstanding Music Direction
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Special

The Beast in Me (9 Nominations)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie – Matthew Rhys
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie – Claire Danes
Outstanding Casting For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special
Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

The Bear (8 Nominations)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series – Ayo Edebiri
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series – Rob Reiner
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series – Jamie Lee Curtis
Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (Half-Hour)
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Single-Camera Comedy Series
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation

Abbott Elementary (7 Nominations)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series – Quinta Brunson
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series – Tyler James Williams
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series – Janelle James
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series

Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette (7 Nominations)

Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie – Sarah Pidgeon
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie – Constance Zimmer
Outstanding Casting For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Outstanding Period Costumes
Outstanding Period Or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

Paradise (7 Nominations)

Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series – Sterling K. Brown
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series – Julianne Nicholson
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series – Shailene Woodley
Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (6 Nominations)

Outstanding Variety Series
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Or Reality Series
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Series
Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Series

Ocean with David Attenborough (6 Nominations)

Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
Outstanding Narrator – David Attenborough
Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary/Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Program

The Muppet Show (6 Nominations)

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special
Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Matt Vogel
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special

Dancing with the Stars (5 Nominations)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Series
Outstanding Makeup For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program
Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Series

Only Murders in the Building (5 Nominations)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series – Martin Short
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes For A Series

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | The Final Show (5 Nominations)

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Special

Alien: Earth (4 Nominations)

Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (One Hour)
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie

Welcome to Wrexham (4 Nominations)

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Reality Program

Nikki Glaser: Good Girl (3 Nominations)

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming

Tucci in Italy (3 Nominations)

Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Program

All’s Fair (2 Nominations)

Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)

Celebrity Family Feud (2 Nominations)

Outstanding Game Show
Outstanding Host For A Game Show – Steve Harvey

Jeopardy! (2 Nominations)

Outstanding Game Show
Outstanding Host For A Game Show – Ken Jennings

The Tale of Silyan (2 Nominations)

Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking

Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (2 Nominations)

Outstanding Game Show
Outstanding Host For A Game Show – Jimmy Kimmel

Nobody Wants This (2 Nominations)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Music Supervision

The Simpsons (2 Nominations)

Outstanding Animated Program
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Hank Azaria

Bob’s Burgers (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Animated Program

Shark Tank (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Wheel of Fortune (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Game Show

Star Wars: Visions (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Animated Program

The Testaments (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series – Chase Infiniti

Wonder Man (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series – Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Match Game (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Host For A Game Show – Martin Short

Ghost Elephants (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Narrator – Werner Herzog

King of the Hill (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance – Pamela Adlon

Shifting Gears (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Multi-Camera Comedy Series

The Rookie (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Stunt Coordination For Drama Programming

Will Trent (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Choreography For Scripted Programming

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Special

In the Blink of an Eye (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Predator: Killer of Killers (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation

Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation

Washington Black (1 Nomination)

Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

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