2026 Emmy Nominations
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All right, we're taping this on the heels of the 2026 Emmy nominations, and it was a very good morning for our favorites like Hacks, The Pit, and The Bear. And we welcomed some new faces to the Emmys party, like Widows Bay, Pluribus, and Margo's Got Money Troubles. And one Hollywood couple really cleaned up. Keri Russell got a nom for The Diplomat, while her partner Matthew Rhys scored double acting nominations. I'm Glenn Weldon, and joining me today to unpack this year's Emmy nominations on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour are my fellow co-hosts, Linda Holmes. Hey, Linda.
Hello, Glenn.
And Aisha Harris. Hey, Aisha. Hey, Glenn. So we don't have time to hit all the categories, so we're going to stick to the biggies. Let's get right to it. The surprises, the snubs, the category fraud, the whole nominations schmear, really, starting with Outstanding Comedy Series. First up, Abbott Elementary, the workplace sitcom on ABC, is set at a severely underfunded Philadelphia public school where teachers strive to make do with their limited resources. The Bear, FX's intense and fast-paced series about a fine dining chef who takes over his family's Chicago Italian beef sandwich shop. Hacks, the HBO Max series in which the great Gene Smart plays a legendary stand-up comic. This year, Hacks set the record for the most nominations in the comedy categories.
Margot's Got Money Troubles, a college student's life gets very complicated when she becomes pregnant and decides to become a single mom, turning to OnlyFans as a source of income. That one is on Apple TV. Nobody Wants This, a romantic comedy from Netflix that stars Kristen Bell as an agnostic podcast host and Adam Brody as a rabbi. Only Murders in the Building, Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Selena Gomez star as true crime fans who investigate a real murder and make a podcast about it. That is streaming on Hulu. Next up is Shrinking, Apple TV series with a big heart and lots of jokes that stars Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, and Jessica Williams, all of whom play therapists. And lastly, and happily...
What were the biggest surprises and record-breaking nominations in the 2026 Emmy list?
Widows Bay. A New England mayor would like to bring more tourists to his town, except for the small problem that it is maybe cursed. That one is streaming on Apple TV. All right, folks, what do you make of this?
Well, I felt like these are pretty good nominees. Some of these I'm very excited about. I thought Margaret's Got Many Troubles was great. I think Widow's Bay was great. I'm a longtime booster of shrinking. So there's a lot in here that I like. I mean, I think they're just going to nominate only murders until it runs out of gas.
Some would argue it already has.
Yeah. I mean, I haven't been as excited by the episodes I've seen in the last couple of seasons. But still, like, listen, I can't be mad at that show. There's a lot here that I like. I personally, I think I'll be rooting for Widow's Bay, although I would also accept Margot's Got Money Troubles. The bear continues to not be a comedy. So regardless of how you feel about it, I would not root for it in this category.
Yeah. The thing about the Emmys is that these are shows, sometimes shows that have a lot of seasons. And so there's really any surprises there. year to year. I'm not surprised to see most of these here. I will say that I'm also rooting for Margot Scott, Money Troubles, or Widows' Bay. I think both of them are really fantastic new additions to this lineup. I gotta say, though, I'm kind of shocked that Nobody Wants Us is here, but something like A Man on the Inside is not. Nobody Wants Us, it's fine. I watch it, but I kind of hate watch it. A Man on the Inside is like a genuinely good show, and I thought the second season was
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4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:18
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What were the biggest surprises and record-breaking nominations in the 2026 Emmy list?
2:18–4:14
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Which shows were nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series and why did Hacks set a record?
4:14–17:29
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Who are the frontrunners and snubs in lead actor and actress comedy categories?
17:29–29:21