Netflix’s “The Big Mistake” and “Death by Lightning” lead the nominations for this year’s Gotham Television Awards, the Gotham Film and Media Association announced Tuesday.
“With today’s nominations, the third annual Gotham Television Awards celebrates an incredible year of groundbreaking comedies, dramas and original films, as well as the newly expanded Limited Series or Anthology Series category, which recognizes where television’s most daring work has been made,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham, in a statement. “As the first awards ceremony of the new television season, we’re proud to bring together some of the industry’s most exciting voices to celebrate the year’s accomplishments and deepen our commitment to supporting the creative communities we represent here in The Gotham.”
“The Big Mysterious” and “Death by Lightning” received four nominations, while “I Love LA,” “Knights of the Seven Kingdoms,” “Alien: Earth,” “Pluribus,” “Beef,” and “DTF St. Louis” received three nominations each.
The Gotham 2026 Television Awards event will be held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on Monday, June 1st at 7:00 PM ET. The Duffer brothers have been given a special honor for their work on “Stranger Things,” and additional awards will be announced soon.
Nominated films were selected by a group of film and television critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators. Additionally, a jury of “writers, directors, actors, producers, editors, and others directly involved in television production” will select the final Gotham Television Award winner. Last year’s winners included “Adolescence,” “The Studio,” “The Pit,” “Social Studies,” and “Pee-wee as Himself,” as well as Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, Hwang Dong-hyuk and Elisabeth Moss, and the cast of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Parker Posey, Brian Tyree Henry, and Sheryl Lee. Ralph and David E. Kelley.
The 2026 Gotham Television Awards nominations are:
breakthrough comedy series
“Big Mistake” (Netflix)
Dan Levy, Rachel Sennott, creators. Etan Frankel, Timothy Greenberg, Dean Holland, Dan Levy, Anne-Marie McGinty, Rachel Sennott, executive producers
“The Chair Company” (HBO Max)
Zach Kanin, Tim Robinson, creators. Executive producers: Andrew DeYoung, Zach Kanin, Adam McKay, Tim Robinson, Todd Schulman, Igor Slavsyk
“I Love LA” (HBO Max)
Rachel Sennott, creator. Executive producers: Emma Barrie, Ida Rogers, Laureen Scafaria, Rachel Sennott, Max Silvestri
“Long Story Short” (Netflix)
Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator. Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Noel Bright, Stephen A. Cohen, executive producers
“Too Much” (Netflix)
Lena Dunham, Louis Felber, creators. Tim Bevan, Michael P. Cohen, Lena Dunham, Eric Fellner, Sulian Fletcher-Jones, Bruce Eric Kaplan, executive producers
groundbreaking drama series
“Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max)
George R.R. Martin, Ira Parker, creators. Sarah Bradshaw, Ryan Condal, Vince Gerardis, Owen Harris, George R.R. Martin, Ira Parker, executive producers
“Alien: Earth” (FX/Hulu)
Noah Hawley, creator. Executive producers: Dana Gonzalez, Noah Hawley, Joseph E. Iberti, Clayton Krueger, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker
“DiptoQ” (Netflix)
Scott Frank, Chandni Lakhani, creators. Rob Bullock, Scott Frank, Andy Harries, Charlotte Moore, executive producers
“Pluribus” (Apple TV)
Vince Gilligan, creator. Executive producers: Jeff Frost, Vince Gilligan, Diane Mercer, Alice Ozersky, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock
“Task” (HBO Max)
Brad Ingelsby, Creator. Executive producers: David Crockett, Brad Ingelsby, Paul Lee, Mark Roybal, Mark Ruffalo, Ron Schmidt, Sally Richardson Whitfield, Jeremiah Zagar
Great limited or anthology series
“Beef” (Netflix)
Lee Sung-jin, creator. Sam French, Oscar Isaac, Sung-Jin Lee, Ethan Cooperberg, Charles Melton, Anna Ouyang Mench, Carey Mulligan, Ravi Nandan, Ali Reich, Sakurai Kitao, Jake Schreier, Kailee Spaeny, Ali Wong, Steven Yeun, Executive Producer
“Death by Lightning” (Netflix)
Mike Makowski, creator. David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, Mike Murkowski, Matt Ross, DB Weiss, executive producers
“DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
Stephen Conrad, creator. Molly Allen, Jason Bateman, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Stephen Conrad, Michael Costigan, David Harbour, James Lasdun, Michael Nelson, Jennifer Sher, Bruce Tellis, Steve Tisch, KC Wenson, executive producers
“Half Man” (HBO Max)
Richard Gadd, creator. Executive producer undecided
“Lord of the Flies” (Netflix)
Jack Thorne, creator. Executive producers: Jamie Campbell, Amanda Duthie, Naufal Faizullah, Mark Munden, Kyla Scobee, Jack Thorne, Joel Wilson
Groundbreaking nonfiction series
“High Horse: Black Cowboy” (Peacock)
Executive Producer: Uncle Kadeen, Tom Casciato, Mari Keiko Gonzalez, Sasha Jenkins, Liz Yale Marsh, Keith McCarter, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Keisha Center, Jamal M. Watson. Director Jason Perez
“Katrina: Come Hell and High Water” (Netflix)
Gita Gundbir, Spike Lee, Sam Pollard, executive producers
“Mr. Scorsese” (Apple TV)
Damon Kardasis, Chris Donnelly, Rebecca Miller, Cindy Tolan, Julie Yorn, Rick Yorn, executive producers
“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” (Netflix)
Executive producers: Brad Bernstein, Ariel Brozel, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, David Karabinas, Stacey Scripter, Alexandria Stapleton
“Yogurt Shop Murder” (HBO Max)
Executive producers: Nancy Abraham, Avi Belkin, Margaret Brown, Beth Garabrant, Lisa Heller, Ali Harting, Dave McCurry, Emily Osborne, Sara Rodriguez, Limor Got Ronen, Mickey Stanley, Emma Stone, Nicole Stott.
Great original movies, broadcast or streaming
“Julio Torres’ Color Theory” (HBO Max)
Julio Torres, director. Matthew Vaughn, producer
“People You Meet on Vacation” (Netflix)
Brett Haley, director. Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner, Producer
“Reflection of the Dead Diamond” (Horror)
Directed by Hélène Catetto and Bruno Forzani. Pierre Fron, producer
“Surprisingly Bright Creatures” (Netflix)
Directed by Olivia Newman. Peter Craig, David Levine, Brian Unkeless, producers
“#SkyKing” (Hulu)
Directed by Patricia E. Gillespie. Christopher G. Cowan, Patricia E. Gillespie, David Sloan, Claire Weinraub, Producer
Outstanding lead performance in a comedy series
Elle Fanning “Margo’s Money Trouble” (Apple TV)
Dan Levy “Big Mysteries” (Netflix)
Taylor Ortega “Big Mystakes” (Netflix)
Tim Robinson, “The Chair Company” (HBO Max)
Rachel Sennott “I Love LA” (HBO Max)
Outstanding lead performance in a drama series
Malin Åkermann “The Hunting Wives” (Netflix)
Sidney Chandler “Alien: Earth” (FX/Hulu)
Peter Claffey, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max)
Chase Infinity “Testament” (Hulu)
Rhea Seehorn “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
Outstanding lead performance in a limited series or anthology series
Riz Ahmed “Bait” (Amazon Prime Video)
Jamie Bell “Halfman” (HBO Max)
Matthew Macfadyen “Death by Lightning” (Netflix)
Carey Mulligan “Beef” (Netflix)
Sarah Pidgeon “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” (FX/Hulu)
Lili Reinhart “Hal & Harper” (MUBI)
Michael Shannon “Death by Lightning” (Netflix)
Outstanding supporting performance in a comedy series
Odessa Azion “I Love LA” (HBO Max)
Erica Alexander, “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” (NBC)
Laurie Metcalf “The Big Miss” (Netflix)
Michelle Pfeiffer, “Margo’s Money Trouble” (Apple TV)
Daniel Radcliffe, “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” (NBC)
Haley Lu Richardson “Ponies” (Peacock)
Outstanding supporting performance in a drama series
Dexter Sol Ansel “Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max)
Babu Ceesay “Alien: Earth” (FX/Hulu)
Zach Galifianakis “The Audacity” (AMC)
Tom Pelphrey “Tusk” (HBO Max)
Karolina Wydra “Pluribus” (Apple TV)
Excellent support performance in limited series and anthology series
Linda Cardellini “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
David Harbor “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max)
David McKenna “Lord of the Flies” (Netflix)
Nick Offerman “Death by Lightning” (Netflix)
Kylie Spaeny “Beef” (Netflix)
Outstanding performance in original film
Sally Field “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (Netflix)
Allison Janney “Miss You, Love You” (HBO Max)
Cassandra No “Influencers” (Shocking)
Yannick Renier “Reflection in a Dead Diamond” (Shudder)
Cory Michael Smith “Mountainhead” (HBO Max)
