8 Biggest Snubs From the 2026 Emmy Nominations: From Landman to Stranger Things

Despite entering awards season with high expectations for The Madison and Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s television universe failed to secure any major Emmy nominations. The only recognized name that came up throughout the Emmy nominations was Tulsa King, which earned a nomination for Outstanding Stunt Coordination.

Netflix’s biggest franchise and the highly anticipated final season of Stranger Things, despite a few technical nominations, failed to make it to major categories like Outstanding Drama Series or acting categories. As one of Netflix’s most iconic franchises, many fans expected the show’s final season to receive stronger recognition. The final season failing to make it to major categories became one of the biggest talking points among the viewers.

After the fan-favorite Netflix show’s last season, which had Kristen Bell nominated for her critically acclaimed performance, Nobody Wants This couldn’t repeat its Emmy nomination. It shocked the fans after the show had been one of the most popular among critics and viewers and had already established itself as one of Netflix’s most acclaimed comedy series. While the leads Kristen Bell and Adam Brody didn’t make it to any major categories this year, the show received two nominations, including categories for comedy series and music supervision.

Given how Hot Ones quickly became one of YouTube’s biggest interview shows, it somehow still missed out on the newly combined Outstanding Variety Series category. The Sean Evans-hosted show that had become a must-stop on the promotional circuit failed to make it to the 2026 Emmys and sparked a debate among fans.

Ashley Padilla has been one of the fan-favorite artists from Saturday Night Live’s talented performers, and has been the biggest breakout performer for the show’s current season. After receiving such praise, Ashley was expected to get her first Emmy nomination this year. It was one of the biggest shocks for fans when she didn’t make the highly anticipated list of nominees.

As one of the most decorated reality competition series for years, The Amazing Race somehow failed to receive an Emmy nomination this year for Outstanding Reality Competition Program category. Being a fan-favorite competition show for so long and not receiving the nomination for the particular category at the 2026 Emmy Awards has surely shocked viewers.

For her outstanding performance in Matlock, Kathy Bates was one of the strong contenders for the nomination. Given her long and celebrated Emmy history, her omission shocked the fans and critics alike. Despite securing a Golden Globe for her role on the CBS show, she was somehow not nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

Although Only Murders in the Building earned multiple Emmy nominations, many fans were surprised that only Martin Short received an acting nomination, while Selena Gomez and Steven Martin were left out of the performance categories. The trio has become quite renowned among the fans, but only one of them making it to the nominations came as a shock.