2026 Emmy® Winners & Nominees To Watch On Disney+
Revised: 17 September 2026
Explore this year’s Emmy®-winning and nominated titles on Disney+ and Hulu, and see which awards they took home
The results are in! Celebrate the 2026 Emmy® Awards with winning shows, specials, and documentaries streaming on Disney+. The Muppet Show earned four awards, while Ocean with David Attenborough picked up two. Rob Reiner was posthumously honoured for his guest performance in FX’s The Bear, and Shailene Woodley won for her guest role in Paradise.
Explore the 9 winning titles first, with their nominations and winning categories marked below. Then discover more of this year’s 100+ nominations to stack your Watchlist with award-worthy TV and movies.
2026 Disney Emmy® Winners
Discover the 2026 Emmy®-winning titles streaming on Disney+, and the performances and creative achievements that earned them recognition. Each entry includes its nominations, with winning categories marked WINNER.
The Muppet Show Won Four Emmys
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) - WINNER
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special - WINNER
Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special - WINNER
Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming - WINNER
Additional Nominations:
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
Matt Vogel - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
It’s The Muppet Show, everyone! Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the beloved Muppet gang are back with a brand-new event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their iconic and groundbreaking original show, which aired from 1975 to 1981. Keeping in the tradition of their classic variety show, the iconic Muppet characters return to television for the first time in over four decades with brand-new music, comedy sketches, and a whole lot of backstage chaos as they reintroduce themselves to long-standing fans and a new generation of audiences alike. Watch as The Muppets once again take the stage of the original Muppet Theatre featuring tons of surprises and their own very special guest star, Grammy® Award-winning pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter!
Stream The Muppet Show on Disney+ now
Ocean with David Attenborough Won Two Emmys
Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program - WINNER
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program - WINNER
Additional Nominations:
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
David Attenborough - Outstanding Narrator
Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary/Nonfiction Or Reality Program (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Program
David Attenborough draws on a lifetime of experience to reveal Earth’s most spectacular underwater habitats, showing that we’re in the greatest age of ocean discovery and highlighting its vital importance. While exposing the ocean's biggest challenges, Attenborough’s message is one of hope: the opportunity for marine life recovery on an unprecedented scale is within reach.
Stream Ocean with David Attenborough on Disney+ now
FX’s The Bear's Rob Reiner Won The Emmy For Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Rob Reiner - Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series - WINNER
Additional Nominations:
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri - Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Jamie Lee Curtis - Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
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
FX’s comedy series The Bear is about food, family, the insanity of the grind, the beauty of “Sense of Urgency,” and the steep, slippery downsides. As the young chef Carmy fights to transform both The Original Beef of Chicagoland and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges kitchen crew who ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
Stream FX’s The Bear on Disney+ now
Marvel Animation’s Eyes of Wakanda’s Uzoma Dunkwu Won The Emmy For Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation
Uzoma Dunkwu - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - WINNER
Marvel Animation’s action-adventure show Eyes of Wakanda follows the adventures of brave Wakandan War Dogs of the secret organisation the Hatut Zeraze throughout history. In this globe-trotting adventure, they must carry out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artefacts lost to the world.
Stream Marvel Animation’s Eyes of Wakanda on Disney+ now
FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Won The Emmy For Outstanding Casting For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Outstanding Casting For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie - WINNER
Additional Nominations:
Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series
Sarah Pidgeon - Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Constance Zimmer - Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series for A Love Untold
Outstanding Period Costumes
Outstanding Period Or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette is a limited series that explores the undeniable chemistry, whirlwind courtship and high-profile marriage of one of the most iconic couples of the 20th century. The first instalment in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story anthology is inspired by Elizabeth Beller’s book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.
He was the closest thing to American royalty. The country watched him grow from a boy to a beloved bachelor and media sensation. She was a star in her own right. Fiercely independent and with a singular style, she rose from being a sales assistant to an executive at Calvin Klein, and became a trusted confidante of its eponymous founder.
As their love story unfolded on a national stage, the intense fame and media attention that came along with it threatened to rip them apart. The series charts the complex and heartbreaking journey of a couple whose private love became a national obsession.
Stream FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette on Disney+ now
Paradise's Shailene Woodley Won The Emmy For Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Shailene Woodley - Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - WINNER
Additional Nominations:
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown - Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Julianne Nicholson - Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode
Paradise is set in a serene community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals. But this tranquility explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high-stakes investigation unfolds.
Stream Paradise on Disney+ now
Star Wars: Visions’s Takashi Okazaki Won The Emmy For Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation
Takashi Okazaki - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - WINNER
Additional Nomination:
Outstanding Animated Program
This anthology of animated shorts from around the world celebrates the mythos of Star Wars through unique cultural lenses.
Stream Star Wars: Visions on Disney+ now
Tucci in Italy Won The Emmy For Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special - WINNER
Additional Nominations:
Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Program
Stanley Tucci believes that the best way to understand a country is through its food. Nowhere is this truer than in Italy, where the shape of your pasta and the sauce you serve it with speak directly to identity and differentiate each region from the next. In this show, Stanley’s on a culinary quest to explore the connection between the food, the land, and the people of the country he loves.
Stream Tucci in Italy on Disney+ now
FX’s Welcome to Wrexham Won The Emmy For Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Reality Program
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Reality Program - WINNER
Additional Nominations:
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program
In FX’s Welcome to Wrexham, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds learn to run the third oldest professional football club in the world. In 2020, Rob and Ryan teamed up to purchase the 5th-tier Red Dragons in the hopes of turning Wrexham AFC into an underdog story the whole world could root for. The worry? Rob and Ryan have no experience in football or working with each other. From Hollywood to Wales, from the pitch to the locker room, the front office to the pub, the docuseries will track Rob and Ryan’s crash course in football club ownership and the inextricably connected fates of a team and a town counting on two actors to bring some serious hope and change to a community that could use it.
Stream FX’s Welcome to Wrexham on Disney+ now
More 2026 Disney Emmy® Nominations
Beyond the winners, these titles also earned recognition at the 2026 Emmy® Awards. Explore more nominees below, listed by nomination count in descending order.
Abbott Elementary Received Seven Nominations
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson - Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Tyler James Williams - Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Janelle James - Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary follows a group of dedicated, passionate teachers, and a slightly tone-deaf principal, who are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible educators may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do, even if they don't love the school district's less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.
Stream Abbott Elementary on Disney+ now
Only Murders in the Building Received Five Nominations
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Martin Short - Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes For A Series
Only Murders in the Building follows three strangers who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one as they investigate the mysterious death of a neighbour in their New York City apartment building.
Stream Only Murders in the Building on Disney+ now
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show Received Five Nominations
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Special
Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show is the full concert movie from the 14-time Grammy®-winning artist, filmed in Vancouver, B.C., during the final show of the history-making tour. The movie features the entire set of The Tortured Poets Department, which was added to the tour following that album’s release in 2024.
Stream Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show on Disney+ now
FX’s Alien: Earth Received Four 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
When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat in FX’s sci-fi horror series Alien: Earth. As members of the crash recovery crew search for survivors among the wreckage, they encounter mysterious predatory life forms more terrifying than they could have ever imagined. With this new threat unlocked, the search crew must fight for survival and what they choose to do with this discovery could change planet Earth as they know it.
Stream FX’s Alien: Earth on Disney+ now
Nikki Glaser: Good Girl Received Three Nominations
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Considered one of the most fearless voices in modern comedy, Nikki Glaser delivers a brutally honest special that takes on aging, beauty, and fame, confronting what it means to stay relevant, desirable, and real in a culture that never looks away.
Stream Nikki Glaser: Good Girl on Disney+ now
All’s Fair Received Two Nominations
Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
A team of female divorce attorneys leave a male-dominated firm to open their own powerhouse practice. Fierce, brilliant, and emotionally complicated, they navigate high-stakes breakups, scandalous secrets, and shifting allegiances, both in the courtroom and within their own ranks. In a world where money talks and love is a battleground, these women don’t just play the game. They change it.
Stream All's Fair on Disney+ now
The Simpsons Received Two Nominations
Hank Azaria - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Outstanding Animated Program
This beloved animated comedy tells the story of the Simpson family and the residents of the typical American town of Springfield. Homer Simpson works at the local nuclear plant, and does his best to lead his family, but often finds that they are leading him. Living with Homer at 742 Evergreen Terrace are loving, blue-haired matriarch Marge, troublemaking son Bart, overachieving daughter Lisa, and pacifier-sucking baby Maggie.
Stream The Simpsons on Disney+ now
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Received A Nomination For Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork For A Special
Streaming live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, 2025’s ceremony features once-in-a-lifetime performances and moments celebrating the legacy and influence of this year’s Inductees: Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes in the Performer category, along with Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon for Musical Influence, Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye for Musical Excellence, and Lenny Waronker for the Ahmet Ertegun Award. This star-studded event also includes appearances and performances by Avril Lavigne, Beck, Brandi Carlile, Chappell Roan, Donald Glover, En Vogue, Elton John, Jim Carrey, The Killers, Mick Fleetwood, Missy Elliott, Olivia Rodrigo, and more.
Stream 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Disney+ now
Bob’s Burgers Received A Nomination For Outstanding Animated Program
Bob Belcher is a third-generation restaurateur who runs Bob’s Burgers with his loving wife and their three children. Bob believes his burgers speak for themselves and isn’t afraid to offer a variety of offbeat creations. Bob’s wife, Linda, supports his dream but is becoming sick of the slow times, as the restaurant is constantly in danger of going out of business. Despite the challenges, which include consistent harassment from Linda’s ex, a health inspector, Bob tries to keep the grill sizzling.
Stream Bob's Burgers on Disney+ now
Ghost Elephants Received A Nomination For Werner Herzog - Outstanding Narrator
Legend says there are “ghost elephants” hidden in the highlands of Angola that have never been seen by humans. Acclaimed director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) follows an epic quest to the Angolan highlands led by National Geographic Explorer and conservation biologist Dr. Steve Boyes to find these majestic and elusive creatures.
Stream Ghost Elephants on Disney+ now
In the Blink of an Eye Received A Nomination For Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life.
Stream In the Blink of an Eye on Disney+ now
King of the Hill Received A Nomination For Pamela Adlon - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
King of the Hill depicts the life and times of Hank Hill (Mike Judge), his family, and their neighbours in the fictional suburb of Arlen, Texas, the heartland of America. A hard-working, loyal family man and proud Texan, Hank always strives to be a voice of common sense and reason. After years away, Hank and Peggy Hill return to a changed America, while Bobby balances owning a restaurant and enjoying life as a young adult.
Stream King of the Hill on Disney+ now
Marvel Television’s Wonder Man Received A Nomination For Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Aspiring Hollywood actor Simon Williams is struggling to get his career off the ground. During a chance meeting with Trevor Slattery, an actor whose biggest roles may be well behind him, Simon learns legendary director Von Kovak is remaking the super hero movie Wonder Man. These two actors at opposite ends of their careers doggedly pursue life-changing roles in this movie as audiences get a peek behind the curtain of the entertainment industry.
Stream Marvel Television’s Wonder Man on Disney+ now
Predator: Killer of Killers Received A Nomination For Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
An original animated action-adventure movie set in the Predator universe. The anthology story follows three of the fiercest warriors in human history: a Viking raider guiding her young son on a bloody quest for revenge, a ninja in feudal Japan who turns against his samurai brother in a brutal battle for succession, and a WWII pilot who takes to the sky to investigate an otherworldly threat to the Allied cause. But while all these warriors are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent, the ultimate killer of killers.
Stream Predator: Killer of Killers on Disney+ now
Shifting Gears Received A Nomination For Outstanding Picture Editing For A Multi-Camera Comedy Series
Shifting Gears stars Tim Allen as Matt, the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter (Kat Dennings) and her kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.
Stream Shifting Gears on Disney+ now
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Received A Nomination For Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
Set after the events of The Clone Wars, Maul plots to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire. There, he crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan, who could be the apprentice he seeks to aid him in his relentless pursuit for revenge.
Stream Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord on Disney+ now
The Rookie Received A Nomination For Outstanding Stunt Coordination For Drama Programming
Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis. If he can’t keep up with the young cops and the criminals, he’ll be risking lives, including his own. But if he can use his life experience, determination and sense of humour to give him an edge, he may just become a success in this new chapter of his life.
Stream The Rookie on Disney+ now
The Testaments Received A Nomination For Chase Infiniti - Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
An evolution of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments is a dramatic coming-of-age story set in Gilead. The show follows young teens Agnes Mackenzie, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders. As they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, a place where obedience is instilled brutally and always with divine justification, their bond becomes the catalyst that will upend their past, their present, and their future.
Stream The Testaments on Disney+ now
Washington Black Received A Nomination For Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
An epic-scale adventure story that follows artist and scientist George “Wash” Black as he embarks on a globe-trotting adventure with the help of a strange flying machine. His journey takes him through America, the cold Arctic seas, the gothic spires of old Europe, and the deserts of North Africa, all while staying one step ahead of a deadly bounty hunter.
Stream Washington Black on Disney+ now
Will Trent Received A Nomination For Outstanding Choreography For Scripted Programming
Based on Karin Slaughter’s New York Times best-selling Will Trent series, Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. But now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was, Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in the GBI.
Stream Will Trent on Disney+ now
When were the 2026 Emmy® Awards?
The 78th Emmy® Awards took place Monday, September 15, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Who hosted the 2026 Emmy® Awards?
Emmy®-winning actor, director, and producer Mariska Hargitay hosted the ceremony. She stars as Olivia Benson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Subscription required.
The information in this article is correct as at the time of publication.
©2026 Disney and related entities.
