- The Pitt is still the best series on tv - it's weird that all of these supporting performances weren't nominated last year, but I'm glad they made up for it this year (my faves are Gerran Howell and Taylor Dearden). Also happy for last year's winners Noah Wyle, Shawn Hatosy and Katherine LaNasa (obvi). I actually didn't like this season as much as the first, but it's still incredible television.
- Also ecstatic for Pluribus and hopeful that Rhea Seehorn is finally going to get an Emmy!
- I love Slow Horses and Jack Lowden!! I honestly could not choose between him or Howell to win (it's actually a very tough category but I'm going to guess that Billy Crudup is going to win?).
- Some other great but expected nominations - Hacks, Shrinking (SO happy for Harrison Ford and Michael J. Fox and Jessica Williams), and Abbott Elementary.
- I love a good surprise and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II for Wonder Man is definitely a shock, but a welcomed one. Also, I literally just finished Bait this morning and Riz Ahmed is incredible. I was expecting a snub there, so it's great that he was recognized.
The Bad:
- While I'm happy to see that the main actor who played JFK Jr. was snubbed for Love Story (I don't feel like looking up his name), I'm disgusted that that fucking awful show got any nominations. I'm not necessarily shocked because it was heavily predicted, but God damn, it's so bad.
- I wasn't a huge fan of the first season of Beef and I'm even less of a fan of the second. The plot didn't even make sense and the only performance worth mentioning is Cailee Spaeny - and she's the only one not nominated LOL. The writing was terrible, the acting was overdone, and overall it was just very boring.
- There's some actively bad shows nominated - the aforementioned Love Story is the biggest one, but also All Her Fault is HORRIBLE (Sarah Snook was great so I'll allow that one, but I didn't even remember that Dakota Fanning was in it. LOL. But it's cute that both Fanning sisters are nominated for Emmys in the same year. They are ADORABLE.). Also, DTF St. Louis? 13 nominations??? WHY? It's so boring.
- I think The Bear is unfortunately a victim of wearing out its welcome - it didn't decrease in quality, but people are sick of it. But my big problem is that they ignored the obviously deserved talent but somehow include the cringeworthy performance that Jamie Lee Curtis does??? Kill me.
The Snubbed:
- My personal snubs aren't going to match what entertainment journalists are reporting as snubs. I have two big personal gripes: the first one is Smoke with Taron Egerton was completely shut out. It's partly a problem with the release (released like a week into the 2026 race - automatically a long shot), but also Apple only promotes like 2 shows and they let the rest die. I think Egerton definitely deserved a nomination (surprise, surprise), but also Jurnee Smollett and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine both deserved some recognition.
- The second one is Black Rabbit - I'm happy that Bateman snuck in (he was the deserving performance and that's coming from someone who is a massive Jude Law fan). But I think the show should have been nominated (it's better than 4 of the Limited Series nominees. I haven't seen The Beast in Me). And Troy Kotsur is INCREDIBLE and TERRIFYING as a mob boss.
- One of my favorite new series is I Love L.A. and I thought it would sneak in some awards for Comedy and for Rachel Sennott.
- Nicole Beharie is always giving the best performance on The Morning Show - she's literally the only reason to still watch it.
- Aside from Abbott Elementary, I don't think the Emmys appreciate traditional sitcom shows but it's sad that a show like St. Denis Medical is ignored. A genuinely funny, smart, and cute sitcom with great comedic performances from David Alan Grier, Mekki Leeper, and Allison Tolman. But instead we continuously get shows nominated that aren't even comedies!
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