2026 Emmy Winners

The 78th Annual Primetime Emmy Award winners were announced on Monday, September 14, 2026, recognizing the best in American Primetime television programming from June 1, 2025, until May 31, 2026, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 

Congratulations to those in the NYU Tisch community who won a 2026 Primetime and Creative Art Emmy Award! This year, 14 Tisch alumni won 12 Primetime and Creative Arts Emmy awards for their work on 12 projects.

Congratulations to all in the Tisch community who won and were nominated for an 2026 Emmy Award! See the list of Tisch winners below and the full list of 2026 Emmy award winners here.

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

DTF St. Louis
Michael Nelson '90 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Executive Producer

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Pluribus
Vince Gilligan '89 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Written by

Creative Arts Emmys

(Announced at previous ceremonies on September 4th and 5th, 2026)

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

The Muppet Show
Michael Steinbach '00 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Executive Producer

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie

Beef  | "All The Things We're Never Going To Have"
Olga Mill '11 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film)

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

Spider-Noir
Ethan Beigel '00 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Co-Supervising Sound Editor

Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series

Colbert Before Air
Maite Elias-Nava '19 (BFA, Drama), Produced by

Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series

Mr. Scorsese
Patrick Walmsley '01 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Co-Executive Producer
Damon Cardasis '06 (BFA, Drama), Executive Producer

Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program

The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: Give The Man A Prize
Devin Delliquanti '06 (BFA, Drama), Writer

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More)

Fallout
Howard Cummings '80 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film), Production Designer

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program

Sean Combs: The Reckoning | "Blink Again"
Benji Kast '00 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie

Stranger Things
Tessa Roehl '06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), VFX Co-Producer

Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Special

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction 2025
Eric Becker '04 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Technical Director
Chad Smith '95 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Camera

*We apologize for any errors or omissions. Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.