Refresh for updates… As we await next week’s start of voting for Emmy nominations, the Gotham Television Awards are being handed out tonight in Manhattan. Deadline will be updating the winners in all 12 categories as they are announced during the third annual ceremony unfolding at Cipriani Wall Street. See the list below.
HBO Max leads all platforms with three wins so far tonight, and Netflix — which had a leading 22 Gotham noms — is next with two.
A trio of comedy prizes have been awarded thus far. HBO Max’s I Love LA took the Breakthrough Comedy Series award, and Tim Robinson won his lead performance in that streamer’s The Chair Company. Laurie took the Supporting Performance trophy for Netflix’s Big Mistakes, which came into the evening tied with the streamer‘s miniseries Death by Lightning with a leading four nominations each.
The night’s first telepic award went to Cory Michael Smith, who won Outstanding Performance in an Original Film for HBO Max’s Mountainhead. Shudder’s Reflection in a Dead Diamond then took home the Gotham for Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming.
Netflix’s Katrina: Come Hell and High Water won for Breakthrough Nonfiction Series.
Among special honorees tonight, Kerry Washington received for the Spotlight Tribute, and Michelle Pfeiffer accepted the Legend Tribute. Matt and Ross Duffer receive the Visionary Tribute for their work on Netflix’s recently wrapped Stranger Things. Later, Claire Danes will receive the Performer Tribute and the cast of Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette will be honored with the Ensemble Tribute.
The awards honor the best breakthrough TV series and performances of 2025. Here are the winners announced so far at the 2026 Gotham TV Awards, followed by the remaining nominees:
Winners
Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming
Reflection in a Dead Diamond
Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, directors; Pierre Foulon, producer (Shudder)
Outstanding Performance in an Original Film
Cory Michael Smith, Mountainhead (HBO Max)
Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Geeta Gandbhir, Spike Lee, Sam Pollard, executive producers (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series
Laurie Metcalf, Big Mistakes (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series
Tim Robinson, The Chair Company (HBO Max)
Breakthrough Comedy Series
I Love LA
Rachel Sennott, creator; Emma Barrie, Aida Rodgers, Lorene Scafaria, Rachel Sennott, Max Silvestri, executive producers (HBO Max)
Nominees
Breakthrough Drama Series
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
George R.R. Martin, Ira Parker, creators; Sarah Bradshaw, Ryan Condal, Vince Gerardis, Owen Harris, George R.R. Martin, Ira Parker, executive producers (HBO Max)
Alien: Earth
Noah Hawley, creator; Dana Gonzales, Noah Hawley, Joseph E. Iberti, Clayton Krueger, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, executive producers (FX/Hulu)
Dept. Q
Scott Frank, Chandni Lakhani, creators; Rob Bullock, Scott Frank, Andy Harries, Charlotte Moore, executive producers (Netflix)
Pluribus
Vince Gilligan, creator; Jeff Frost, Vince Gilligan, Diane Mercer, Allyce Ozarski, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock, executive producers (Apple TV)
Task
Brad Ingelsby, creator; David Crockett, Brad Ingelsby, Paul Lee, Mark Roybal, Mark Ruffalo, Ron Schmidt, Salli Richardson Whitfield, Jeremiah Zagar, executive producers (HBO Max)
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Beef
Lee Sung Jin, creator; Sam French, Oscar Isaac, Lee Sung Jin, Ethan Kuperberg, Charles Melton, Anna Ouyang Moench, Carey Mulligan, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich, Kitao Sakurai, Jake Schreier, Cailee Spaeny, Ali Wong, Steven Yeun, executive producers (Netflix)
Death by Lightning
Mike Makowsky, creator; David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, Mike Makowsky, Matt Ross, D.B. Weiss, executive producers (Netflix)
DTF St. Louis
Steven Conrad, creator; Molly Allen, Jason Bateman, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steven Conrad, Michael Costigan, David Harbour, James Lasdun, Michael Nelson, Jennifer Scher, Bruce Terris, Steve Tisch, K.C. Wenson, executive producers (HBO Max)
Half Man
Richard Gadd, creator; executive producers to be determined (HBO Max)
Lord of the Flies
Jack Thorne, creator; Jamie Campbell, Amanda Duthie, Nawfal Faizullah, Marc Munden, Cailah Scobie, Jack Thorne, Joel Wilson, executive producers (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series
Malin Åkerman, The Hunting Wives (Netflix)
Sydney Chandler, Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu)
Peter Claffey, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)
Chase Infiniti, The Testaments (Hulu)
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus (Apple TV)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series
Riz Ahmed, Bait (Amazon Prime Video)
Jamie Bell, Half Man (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 Drama Series
Dexter Sol Ansell, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)
Babou Ceesay, Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu)
Zach Galifianakis, The Audacity (AMC)
Tom Pelphrey, Task (HBO Max)
Karolina Wydra, Pluribus (Apple TV)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series
Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis (HBO Max)
David Harbour, DTF St. Louis (HBO Max)
David McKenna, Lord of the Flies (Netflix)
Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Cailee Spaeny, Beef (Netflix)
