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It’s not you, it’s the Emmys: Voters have reasons for ignoring your show

Major industry award pageants rarely take our feelings into account, but Emmy voters are predictable in some ways

Published July 9, 2026 10:30AM (EDT)

Disappointment is standard. Elation? Rare, but it happens. Overall, though, the 78th Emmy Awards nominations yielded a typical slate of choices.

That’s a polite way of saying there were few major category surprises — and I realize many “Heated Rivalry” fans may find offensive.

Very few of this year’s nominations qualify as unpredictable.

But where are my manners? I’ll start over: Greetings to all you Ilya and Shane shippers, fans of “The Madison” and other loyal subjects of snubbed shows and performers who tuned in to Wednesday’s nominations announcement livestream. Maybe you had high hopes, only to watch them crash against the sky-high cliffs of calcified Television Academy voters’ habits. Maybe, for some reason, you’re newly invested in this whole Emmy nominations business and found the results confusing.

If that’s the case, you are not alone. But you should also know that very few of this year’s nominations qualify as unpredictable. Emmy voters love repeat winners and nominees, which is why most of the categories have a very “the gang’s all here” vibe about them. “The Pitt,” last year’s best drama winner, leads the pack with 25 nominations, including another best actor nod for Noah Wyle. Its HBO Max sibling “Hacks” scored 24 nominations for its fifth season swan song, setting a new record for the top comedy category.

Netflix’s “The Diplomat,” Hulu’s “Paradise” and Apple TV’s “Slow Horses” are repeat best drama nominees, as expected. Joining them are the HBO powerhouses “The Gilded Age” and “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” along with Apple TV’s “Your........

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