OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Riz Ahmed for (“Blatant, Not Subtle”), Bait

Lee Sung Jin for (“All the Things We're Never Going to Have”), Beef

Ethan Kuperberg & Lee Sung Jin for (“I Am Killing My Flesh Without It”), Beef

Mike Makowsky for Death by Lighting

Richard Gadd for (“Episode 1”), Half Man

AND THE WINNER IS:

LEE SUNG JIN FOR ("ALL THE THINGS WE'RE NEVER GOING TO HAVE"), BEEF

This is the fourth win and nomination for Lee Jung Sin. He previously won for producing and directing Beef (2023) as well as directing Beef this year too.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Song Kang-ho as Dr. Kim in "BEEF"

Charles Melton as Austin in "BEEF"

Nick Offerman as Chester A. Arthur in "DEATH BY LIGHTNING"

Michael Peña as Detective Alcaras in "ALL HER FAULT"

Shea Whigham as Roscoe Conkling in "DEATH BY LIGHTNING"

Bradley Whitford as James Blaine in "DEATH BY LIGHTNING"

AND THE WINNER IS:

NICK OFFERMAN AS CHESTER A. ARTHUR IN "DEATH BY LIGHTNING"

This is the third win and fourteenth nomination for Nick Offerman. He previously won individually for The Last of Us (2023) and with the ensemble of Parks and Recreation (2011). He was also nominated individually for Parks and Recreation (2010-2013, 2015), Fargo (2016), Margo's Got Money Troubles (2026) and with the ensemble of Parks and Recreation (2010, 2012-2013, 2015). He wins for his performance as Chester A. Arthur on Death by Lightning

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Morwenna Banks for (“Almost True”), Down Cemetery Road

Julian Fellowes & Sonja Warfield for (“Marriage Is a Gamble”), The Gilded Age

Valerie Chu for (“12:00 P.M.”), The Pitt

Vince Gilligan for (“We Is Us”), Pluribus

Will Smith for (“Bad Dates”), Slow Horses

AND THE WINNER IS:

JULIAN FELLOWES & SONJA WARFIELD FOR ("MARRIAGE IS A GAMBLE"), THE GILDED AGE

This is the first win and nomination for Sonja Warfield. This is the second win and third nomination for Julian Fellowes. Fellowes previously won for writing Downton Abbey (2011) and was nominated for writing The Gilded Age (2024).

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES/SPECIAL

Sabrina Carpenter for The Muppet Show

Cynthia Erivo for 78th Annual Tony Awards

Nikki Glaser for Nikki Glaser: Good Girl

Ashley Padilla for Saturday Night Live

Bowen Yang for Saturday Night Live

AND THE WINNER IS:

CYNTHIA ERIVO FOR 78TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS

This is the first win and second nomination for Cynthia Erivo. She was previously nominated for Poker Face (2025).

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Mickey Down & Konrad Kay for (“The Commander and the Grey Lady”), Industry

Uta Briesewitz for (“5:00 P.M.”), The Pitt

Vince Gilligan for (“We Is Us”), Pluribus

Gordon Smith for (“Got Milk”), Pluribus

Salli Richardson Whitfield for (“Nobody's Stronger Than Forgiveness”), Task

AND THE WINNER IS:

VINCE GILLIGAN FOR ("WE IS US"), PLURIBUS

This is the fourth win and seventeenth nomination for Vince Gilligan. Gilligan previously won for directing Breaking Bad (2009) and producing Breaking Bad (2010, 2014). He was also nominated for directing Breaking Bad (2008, 2010, 2012), Better Call Saul (2020); writing The X-Files (2000), Breaking Bad (2008, 2010); producing Breaking Bad (2009, 2012-2013) and Better Call Saul (2019-2020, 2023).

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Antonio Campos for (“Sick Puppy”), The Beast in Me

Jake Schreier for (“All the Things We're Never Going to Have”), Beef

Lee Sung Jin for (“Oh, the Comfort, the Inexpressible Comfort”), Beef

Kitao Sakurai for (“Those Blue Remembered Hills”), Beef

Matt Ross for Death by Lighting

AND THE WINNER IS:

LEE JUNG JIN FOR ("OH, THE COMFORT, THE INEXPERSSIBLE COMFORT"), BEEF

This is the third win and nomination for Lee Jung Sin. He previously won for producing and directing Beef (2023).

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Michael Patrick King for (“Valerie Gets a New Chapter”), The Comeback

Paul W. Downs for (“Montecito”), Hacks

Alice Seabright for (“Grudge Match”), Margo's Got Money Troubles

Hiro Maurai for (“Welcome to Widow’s Bay”), Widow's Bay

James Ponsoldt for (“Doorman”), Wonder Man

AND THE WINNER IS:

PAUL W. DOWNS FOR ("MONTECITO"), HACKS

This is the third win and twelfth nomination for Paul W. Downs. He previously won for directing Hacks (2021) and producing Hacks (2024). He was also nominated individually for Hacks (2022), producing Broad City (2014-2015) & Hacks (2021-2022, 2025), directing Broad City (2015) & Hacks (2025) and writing Hacks (2022).

When it comes to perfect episodes of television this past year the "Montecito" episode of Hacks is indeed top of the list. The episode was something we as fans had waited desperately for and the whole team involved fully delivered. Downs like all his fellow creatives of the series really directed this episode well especially as it worked through the suggested and real sexual dynamics of the central characters of the series.