The Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) have announced their nominations representing the best in television for 2026. The winners will be announced on September 13th. Here are this year’s nominees….
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Dexter: Resurrection
The Diplomat
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo – Task
Antony Starr – The Boys
Noah Wyle – The Pitt
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kathy Bates – Matlock
Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Zendaya – Euphoria
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Patrick Ball – The Pitt
Vincent D’Onofrio – Daredevil: Born Again
Brendan Gleeson – Spider-Noir
Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt
Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
Tom Pelphrey – Task
David Zayas – Dexter: Resurrection
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christine Baranski – The Gilded Age
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things
Taylor Dearden – The Pitt
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Katharine LaNasa – The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson – Paradise
Karolina Wydra – Pluribus
BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Eric Dane – Euphoria
Colman Domingo – Euphoria
Giancarlo Esposito – The Boys
Jeremy Irons – The Morning Show
Jeff Kober – The Pitt
Jared Padalecki – The Boys
Jonathan Pryce – Slow Horses
BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Brittany Allen – The Pitt
Tal Anderson – The Pitt
Jenna Boyd – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Elisabeth Moss – The Testaments
Miriam Shor – Pluribus
Merritt Wever – The Gilded Age
Shailene Woodley – Paradise
BEST CASTING & ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
The Boys
Daredevil: Born Again
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Stranger Things
BEST DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Alien: Earth
The Boys
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
BEST WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
The Boys
The Diplomat
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder Man
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Matthew Rhys – Widow’s Bay
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Elle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face
Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay
Jean Smart – Hacks
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Bryan Cranston – Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair
Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Harrison Ford – Shrinking
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
Nick Offerman – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Dale Dickey – Widow’s Bay
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay
Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Jessica Williams – Shrinking
BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Fred Armisen – Wednesday
Jon Bernthal – The Bear
Jeff Daniels – Shrinking
Michael J. Fox – Shrinking
Josh Gad – Wonder Man
Hamish Linklater – Widow’s Bay
Rob Reiner – The Bear
BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Candice Bergen – Shrinking
Leslie Bibb – Hacks
Jamie Lee Curtis – The Bear
Betty Gilpin – Widow’s Bay
Taraji P. Henson – Abbott Elementary
Patti LuPone – Elsbeth
Kaitlin Olson – Hacks
BEST CASTING & ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay
BEST DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay
BEST WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Poker Face
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay
BEST MOTION PICTURE
Heads of State
The People We Meet on Vacation
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Rip
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War
BEST LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
The Boroughs
DTF St. Louis
Ironheart
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Riz Ahmed – Bait
Jamie Bell – Half Man
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Oscar Isaac – Beef
Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Claire Danes – The Beast in Me
Sally Field – Remarkably Bright Creatures
Carey Mulligan – Beef
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault
Dominique Thorne – Ironheart
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Jonathan Banks – The Beast in Me
Sacha Baron Cohen – Ironheart
Richard Gadd – Half Man
David Harbour – DTF St. Louis
Charles Melton – Beef
Nick Offerman – Death by Lightning
Anthony Ramos – Ironheart
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Helena Bonham Carter – Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials
Linda Cardellini – DTF St. Louis
Geena Davis – The Boroughs
Jennifer Jason Leigh – Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
Laurie Metcalf – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Youn Yuh-jung – Beef
Constance Zimmer – Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
BEST CASTING & ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Beef
The Boroughs
Death by Lightning
DTF St. Louis
Ironheart
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Remarkably Bright Creatures
BEST DIRECTING OF A MOTION PICTURE OR LIMITED SERIES
All Her Fault
Beef
The Boroughs
Death by Lightning
DTF St. Louis
Half Man
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
BEST WRITING OF A MOTION PICTURE OR LIMITED SERIES
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
Death by Lightning
Ironheart
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Remarkably Bright Creatures
BEST VARIETY OR SKETCH SERIES
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
BEST VARIETY, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
Dancing with the Stars
The Emmys
Mr. Scorsese
The Muppet Show
The Oscars
BEST HOST OR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
Bill Barretta – The Muppet Show
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race
Stephen Colbert – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Alan Cumming – The Traitors
Ken Jennings – Jeopardy!
Jimmy Kimmel – Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Conan O’Brien – The Oscars
BEST DIRECTING IN A VARIETY, SKETCH, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
The Amazing Race
Love on the Spectrum
Mr. Scorsese
The Muppet Show
The Oscars
Saturday Night Live
The Traitors
BEST WRITING IN A VARIETY, SKETCH, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Mr. Scorsese
The Muppet Show
The Oscars
Saturday Night Live
BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM
Eyes of Wakanda
Family Guy
Invincible
King of the Hill
The Simpsons
South Park
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85
BEST NARRATION
David Attenborough – A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
David Attenborough – Ocean with David Attenborough
Werner Herzog – Ghost Elephants
Ryan Reynolds – Underdogs
Octavia Spencer – Lost Women of Alaska
BEST VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
Pamela Adlon – King of the Hill
Samuel L. Jackson – The Boys
Seth MacFarlane – Ted
Alfred Molina – Remarkably Bright Creatures
Trey Parker – South Park
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION IN A SERIES
The Bear
Only Murders in the Building
Peacemaker
The Pitt
Pluribus
Stranger Things
Widow’s Bay
BEST MUSIC COMPOSITION IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED, OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
The Boroughs
Ironheart
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay
Wonder Man
BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Alien: Earth
The Boys
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Spider-Noir
Stranger Things
BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED, OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
Death by Lightning
Ironheart
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Remarkably Bright Creatures
BEST PICTURE EDITING IN A VARIETY, SKETCH, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
Mr. Scorsese
The Muppet Show
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Traitors
Welcome to Wrexham
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A MULTI-CAMERA SERIES
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage
Happy’s Place
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Neighborhood
The Upshaws
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
Alien: Earth
The Bear
Euphoria
The Pitt
Pluribus
Spider-Noir
Widow’s Bay
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A MOTION PICTURE, LIMITED, OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
Death by Lightning
Ironheart
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Remarkably Bright Creatures
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A VARIETY, SKETCH, NONFICTION, OR REALITY PROGRAM
The Muppet Show
Ocean with David Attenborough
The Oscars
The Traitors
Tucci in Italy
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – PERIOD
Bridgerton
Death by Lightning
The Gilded Age
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Palm Royale
Young Sherlock
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – SCI-FI/FANTASY
Alien: Earth
The Boroughs
The Boys
Daredevil: Born Again
Fallout
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Spider-Noir
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – CONTEMPORARY
Euphoria
Only Murders in the Building
The Pitt
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Wednesday
Widow’s Bay
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – PERIOD
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials
Bridgerton
Death by Lightning
The Gilded Age
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Palm Royale
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – SCI-FI/FANTASY
Alien: Earth
The Boys
Fallout
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Spider-Noir
Squid Game
Stranger Things
BEST COSTUME DESIGN – CONTEMPORARY
Elsbeth
Hacks
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Only Murders in the Building
The Pitt
Wednesday
Widow’s Bay
BEST MAKEUP – PROSTHETIC
Fallout
It: Welcome to Derry
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
The Pitt
Stranger Things
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Wednesday
BEST MAKEUP – PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER
Bridgerton
Death by Lightning
The Gilded Age
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Palm Royale
Spider-Noir
BEST MAKEUP – CONTEMPORARY
The Boys
Euphoria
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Only Murders in the Building
Peacemaker
The Pitt
Wednesday
BEST SOUND MIXING IN A SERIES
Alien: Earth
The Boys
Hacks
The Pitt
Pluribus
Stranger Things
Widow’s Bay
BEST SOUND MIXING IN A NON-SERIAL PROGRAM
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska Live
The Muppet Show
The Oscars
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tours – The Final Show
BEST SOUND EDITING IN A SERIES
Alien: Earth
The Boys
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
The Pitt
Pluribus
Stranger Things
Widow’s Bay
BEST SOUND EDITING IN A NON-SERIAL PROGRAM
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska Live
The Muppet Show
The Oscars
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Alien: Earth
The Boys
Fallout
Foundation
Pluribus
Stranger Things
Widow’s Bay
BEST STUNT COORDINATION
Alien: Earth
The Boys
Daredevil: Born Again
Peacemaker
Wonder Man
BEST MAIN TITLE DESIGN
It: Welcome to Derry
Peacemaker
Pluribus
Spider-Noir
Widow’s Bay
BEST MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
All Her Fault
It: Welcome to Derry
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Pluribus
Spider-Noir
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