Emmy Nominations 2026 Snubs and Surprises: Zendaya, Connor Storrie and More | E! News

The 2026 Emmy nominations are finally here. Nominations for the 78th Annual Ceremony were announced by Liza Kolonzaes and Jeff Hiller live from Hollywood on July 8th. And while some of your favorite series walked away with multiple nominations, there was also a fair share of snubs and surprises. Surprise! Connor Story While Heat and Rivalry was sidelined from the award show since it was financed outside of the United States — it's a production from Canada's Bell Media — Connor Story is still in the running for an Emmy. The actor was nominated in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category for his February 2026 Saturday Night Live appearance. Snub! The Amazing Race Although the show has been nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition programs since the category's inception in 2003, including 108 nods and 15 wins, it did not receive a nomination this year. Surprise! Euphoria Despite the lackluster response to the HBO show's third and final season, it did receive seven nominations. Zendaya received a nom in the Lead Actress in a Drama Series category, which she previously won in 2022 and 2020, while Coleman Domingo also earned a nod in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series category. Snub! Stranger Things The Netflix series may have earned nominations for Special Visual Effects, Production Design, Sound Mixing, and more, but it did not get a spotlight in any acting or directing categories for its fifth and final season. Snub! Paul Anthony Kelly Although Sarah Pidgeon was nominated for her role as Carolyn Bessette in the FX show Love Story, John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, which is nominated in six categories, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Paul Anthony Kelly's portrayal of John F. Kennedy Jr. did not make the list. Snub! Wednesday While the Jenna Ortega-led series was nominated in the Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series categories for its first season in 2022, it did not earn any acting or directing nods this year. Surprise! Summer House On the heels of its explosive Season 10 controversy, in which stars Amanda Batula and Wes Wilson began a messy romantic relationship that led to a major fallout, the Bravo show earned its first-ever Emmy nomination for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.