The Emmy Snubs That Made Me the Most Angry

I'll be needing a word, Emmy voters, after a few of this outrageous decisions.

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Well, as predicted, the Emmy voters didn’t listen to me. Foolishness!

The 2026 Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday morning, and they were, basically, a snooze fest. It was as if the entire Television Academy took a nap on their laptops and accidentally filled out their ballots with their drool.

Sure, everyone expected the likes of Hacks, The Pitt, Widow’s Bay, and Pluribus to do well this year. But, reading the list of nominations, you’d think that voters forgot there were any other shows. Don’t get me wrong, the final season of Hacks was exquisite and Widow’s Bay was a refreshing, excellently crafted blast. Pluribus was so good, and The Pitt, well, it at least had a strong string of final episodes. I’m not like…mad mad that they were showered with so much love. But in a year with so much great comedy, especially, I feel like we could’ve shared the wealth.

Just how much did these shows dominate? Of The Pitt’s 25 nominations, 13 were in the acting categories. Thirteen! Imagine being on that show and not having received a nod. How embarrassing.

Hacks gave those doctors and nurses a run for their money, with a whopping 10 acting mentions among its 24 nominations. Five of those alone are all in the Guest Actress category, which is wild. I mean, would I boot any of the murderer’s row of women from that lineup: Leslie Bibb, Cherry Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Kaitlin Olson, and Lauren Weedman? Absolutely not. But the domination is something to marvel at—and, if I was the publicist for any show that was not Hacks, be a bit peeved over.

I’m about to rant some more, but before I do, let me spotlight the things that delighted me.