78th Annual POC Emmy Awards Winners
Ernest Harden Jr., Hiro Murai, Karina Ortiz, Charm La'Donna, Octavia Spencer - Monica Schipper/NBC/JC Olivera
The 78th Annual Emmy Awards took place on Monday, September 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, bringing together television’s biggest stars and industry leaders to celebrate excellence both on and off screen. Hosted by Mariska Hargitay, the ceremony recognized achievements across television, from behind-the-scenes work such as makeup and hairstyling to performances in comedy and drama.
Leading the night’s People of Color winners was The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny, with a total of seven wins, followed by the drama series The Pitt and the reality TV series The Traitors with with four wins each. In addition to honors across 19 different categories, the ceremony also presented the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award to actor Michael J. Fox for contributions to Parkinson’s disease research and advocacy.
POC-related winners are listed below.
Best Guest Actor In A Drama Series: Ernest Harden Jr., The Pitt
Best Directing For A Comedy Series: Hiro Murai - Widow's Bay: "Welcome to Widow's Bay!"
Best Drama Series: The Pitt
Best Reality Competition Program: The Traitors
Best Unscripted Reality TV Program: Love on the Spectrum
Best Variety Special: The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Best Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series: The Pitt
Best Narrator: Octavia Spencer, Lost Women of Alaska
Best Casting For A Reality Program: Love on the Spectrum
Best Choreography For Variety or Reality Programming: The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Best Cinematography For A Reality Program: The Traitors
Best Costumes For Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming: The Masked Singer and The Traitors
Best Directing For A Reality Program: The Traitors
Best Directing For A Variety Special: The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Best Hairstyling For A Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program: RuPaul's Drag Race
Best Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Special: The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Best Makeup For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program: Saturday Night Live
Best Music Direction: The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Best Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program: Sean Combs: The Reckoning
Best Picture Editing For A Structured Reality Or Competition Program: The Traitors
Best Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program: Love on the Spectrum
Best Production Design For A Variety Or Reality Series: The Traitors
Best Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special: The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Best Technical Direction And Camerawork For A Special: The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny
Best Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Special Jr., The Pitt
Best Contemporary Costume For A Limited Series: Beef
Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costume: Fallout
Best Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling: Bridgerton
Best Individual Achievement in Animation: Eyes of Wakanda, "Into the Lion's Den
Best Sound Mixing For A Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Beef
Best Stunt Coordination For Comedy Programming: Spider-Noir
Best Title Design: Spider-Noir