78th Emmy Awards
The Nerd Wire is covering the Emmys
Winners, backstage interviews, breaking moments, reactions and everything worth talking about from television’s biggest night.
Live coverage — September 14
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- Sept 13The coverage hub is live. Ceremony coverage — winners, backstage interviews and reactions — begins Monday, September 14.
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Winners
Updated as announcedWINNERS: click a “Not yet announced” cell and type the winner (person and/or series). Use the third column for the network/streamer, a link to our story, or a one-line note. Reconcile this category list against tomorrow’s official run of show — add a row with the Table block’s “Insert row after” control, or delete rows that are not presented on the telecast. Winners come from the NBC Virtual Media Center only.
Every category presented during the 78th Emmy Awards telecast, updated as winners are announced. Winners are posted from official announcements — nothing here is projected or reported second-hand.
Drama
| Category | Winner | Network / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Drama Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Not yet announced |
Comedy
| Category | Winner | Network / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Not yet announced |
Limited or Anthology Series & TV Movie
| Category | Winner | Network / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Television Movie | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Not yet announced |
Variety, Talk & Reality
| Category | Winner | Network / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Talk Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Scripted Variety Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Reality Competition Program | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Not yet announced | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Not yet announced |
Category list reflects the Primetime Emmy telecast categories and will be reconciled against the official run of show. Creative Arts winners were presented separately.
Backstage
From the official backstage interviewsBACKSTAGE: insert a “Emmys — Backstage quote card” pattern (Block inserter → Patterns → Emmys) inside the card grid below for each quote or clip from the NBC Virtual Media Center backstage interview feed. Quote only what is in the official transcript/clip; attribute the speaker and their win. The grey empty-state box disappears automatically once the first card is in.
What the winners said in the backstage press room — quotes and moments drawn from the official backstage interview feed.
Backstage interviews begin once the ceremony is under way. Check back during the show.
TNW Picks & Reactions
Our takeTNW PICKS: insert a “Emmys — Pick / reaction card” pattern inside the grid for each take (biggest surprise, biggest snub, best speech, best moment, hottest take). Kicker line = the label; heading = the pick; paragraph = why. Empty-state box hides itself once a card is in.
Surprises, snubs, speeches and the moments that will still be argued about tomorrow — The Nerd Wire’s reactions as the night unfolds.
Reactions land here during and after the ceremony.
Latest Emmys Stories
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About Our Coverage
The Nerd Wire is covering the 78th Emmy Awards with credentialed access to the NBC Virtual Media Center, which provides press with the official winner announcements, show feed, backstage interviews, press releases and transcripts. Winners on this page are posted from those official announcements as they happen; backstage quotes come from the official backstage interview feed and are attributed to the speaker.
Everything else here — the picks, the reactions, the arguments — is ours. The Nerd Wire is an independent entertainment outlet and is not affiliated with NBC, Peacock or the Television Academy. Questions or corrections: get in touch.
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