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.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Harrison Ford as Dr. Paul Rhoades for ("My Bad") in "SHRINKING"

Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery for (“Kathy Friedman”) in "WONDER MAN"

Ted McGinley as Derek Bishop for (“Dereks' Don't Die”) in "SHRINKING"

Nick Offerman as Jinx Millet for ("Jinxed") in "MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES"

Michael Urie as Brian for ("D-Day") in "SHRINKING"

Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie for (“Game Night”) in “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY”

AND THE WINNER IS:

HARRISON FORD AS DR. PAUL ROHADES FOR ("MY BAD") IN "SHRINKING"

This is the first win and third nomination for Harrison Ford. He previously was nominated individually and as part of the ensemble of Shrinking (2025). He wins for his performance as Dr. Paul Rhoades on Shrinking.

Harrison Ford an actor who has not always been appreciated for his acting talents as much as his movie star appeal really has showed throughout all three seasons of Shrinking that he is just as compelling an actor as many of his contemporaries have been praised throughout the majority of his career. Ford on this series just provides a brilliant gravitas to every scene regardless of whether he has to deliver an emotional moment or play a direct comedic line in the most brutally perfect way.

There are many great actors on Shrinking yet Ford is a performer who again in the shows third season showed why his casting has been necessary given his brilliant leading turn.

OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM

The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Titans (“Halloween House Party Party Part II”)

RuPaul’s Drag Race ("All RuPaul-A-Paruza Smackdown")

Survivor ("A Side Dish of Chaos")

Top Chef (“Carolina Roots”)

The Traitors ("The Black Banquet")

AND THE WINNER IS:

RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ("ALL RUPAUL-A-PARUZA SMACKDOWN")

This is the eight win and eighteenth nomination for RuPaul’s Drag Race in this category. 

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Erika Alexander as Monica for (“Save the Cat”) in "THE FALL AND RISE OF REGGIE DINKINS"

Janelle James as Ava Coleman for (“Team Building”) in “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY”

Michelle Pfeiffer as Shyanne Millet for ("Flamingoes") in "MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES"

Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard for (“No Homework”) in “ABBOTT ELEMENTARY”

True Whitaker as Alani Marcus for (“Upstairses”) in "I LOVE L.A."

Jessica Williams as Gaby Evans for (“Happiness Mission”) in "SHRINKING"

AND THE WINNER IS:

MICHELLE PFEIFFER AS SHYANNE MILLET FOR ("FLAMINGOES") IN "MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES"

This is the first win and second nomination for Michelle Pfeiffer. She was previously nominated for The First Lady (2022). She wins for her performance as Shyanne Millet on Margo's Got Money Troubles.

I have been a fan of Michelle Pfeiffer almost my entire life that I am so desperately devoted to Pfeiffer that I have watched a ton of less than exciting projects over the years yet with the release and success of her Margo performance it makes the failures and dedication totally worth it.

Pfeiffer finally works with her screenwriter husband David E. Kelly with him giving her a role that so perfectly shows her strengths as a performer but also gives her the opportunity to shine in ways she has maybe not done so in her career much before. Pfeiffer made her Shyanne into a fully embodied woman that each passing episode of the first season I had a great time watching her nail every disapproving expression, comedic line and expression of warmth central to her character.

Knowing there will be a second year of Margo's Got Money Troubles I am so excited that Pfeiffer has found another wonderful role again and perhaps the best part she's gotten to play in the past decade. Pfeiffer fans do yourself a favourite and tune into her brilliant performance.

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Marisa Abela as Yasmin Kara-Hanani for (“The Commander and the Grey Lady”) in “INDUSTRY”

Carrie Coon as Bertha Russell for (“Who Is In Charge Here?”) in “THE GILDED AGE”

Myha'la Herrold as Harper Stern for (“PayPal of Bukkake”) in “INDUSTRY”

Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn for (“No Name and a New Dream”) in "THE MADISON"

Rhea Seehorn as Carol for (“We Is Us”) in "PLURIBUS"

Emma Thompson as Zoë Boehm for (“Neglected Waters”) in "DOWN CEMETERY ROAD"

AND THE WINNER IS:

RHEA SEEHORN AS CAROL FOR ("WE IS US") IN "PLURIBUS"

This is the second win and fourth nomination for Rhea Seehorn. She previously won for Better Call Saul (2023) and was also nominated for Better Call Saul (2020, 2022). She won for her performance as Carol in Pluribus.

The anticipation was pretty high for Rhea Seehorn and Vince Gilligan returning to work together on a series a couple years after Better Call Saul and with the release of Pluribus last winter it was immediately clear Gilligan and his team gave Seehorn another stunning role to play and she this extremely well so.

Seehorn is so compelling throughout the series as the necessary human element to the sci-fi led series crafting Carol into such a complicated character that audiences comfortably love and hate depending on the scene playing out. In the show's pilot especially Seehorn plays the worry and anxiety about the unerving kindness of a group of strangers that I felt totally compelled and invested in the series so quickly.

Seehorn was really the anchor of the series and now that the show is continuing into a second year I'm happy we will get more of performance from Seehorn as she was that marvellous.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Patrick Ball as Dr. Frank Langdon for (“5:00 P.M.”) in "THE PITT"

Chris Chalk as Dick Hallorann for (“Now You See It”) in "IT: WELCOME TO DERRY"

Christopher Chung as Roddy Ho for (“Tall Tales”) in "SLOW HORSES"

Ken Leung as Eric Tao for (“Dear Henry”) in “INDUSTRY”

Tom Pelphrey as Robbie Prendergrast for (“Vagrants”) in "TASK"

Carlos-Manuel Vesga as Manousos for (“La Chica o El Mundo”) in "PLURIBUS"

AND THE WINNER IS:

KEN LEUNG AS ERIC TAO FOR ("DEAR HENRY") IN "INDUSTRY"

This is the first win and second nomination for Ken Leung. Leungwas previously nominated for Industry (2025). He wins for his performance as Eric Tao on Industry.

Industry on HBO is a show which now having found both itself creatively and built an audience like myself who loves it they have been able to push the boundaries creatively in it's most recent seasons which has given it's stars amble opportunities to perform. Ken Leung has always been a reliable character actor in many projects I've seen with his playing of Eric Tao now over the four season arc in which his character will appear has been the greatest work on his career.

In earlier seasons he brought some funny and drama to his scenes as tthe older presence in the Industry spaces yet by the time his arc has come to an end the tole of decisions made by him was beautifully played by Leung. In this send off episode Leung played the martur so well that I got geniunely emotional as Eric fell on the sword for Harper after everything they have been through the series.

With a final season of Industry still to come it would be nice for Eric to appear one final time just cause I will miss Leung's great performance.