Netflix’s 2026 Emmy Wins: Full List, Rankings & What Went Wrong

Netflix walked into the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards with a massive 111 nominations — and walked out with its weakest haul in over a decade. Just 16 wins, down sharply from 30 in 2025. So what happened, and who actually won? Here’s the full breakdown.

Netflix 2026 Network Scorecard

Apple TV+ and HBO Max dethroned Netflix this year, pushing the streamer down to third place overall.

Netflix’s Emmy Trend, Year by Year

What Worked

• Matthew Rhys won Lead Actor for The Beast in Me.
• Sally Field took Lead Actress for Remarkably Bright Creatures, which also won Outstanding Movie.
• Love on the Spectrum swept the unstructured reality categories.
• Allison Janney pulled off a surprise Supporting Actress win for The Diplomat.
• Technical crews on BEEF, Bridgerton, and Stranger Things cleaned up at the Creative Arts Emmys.

What Didn’t Work

Netflix was shut out of Outstanding Drama, Comedy, and Limited Series — the night’s biggest prizes. With a conversion rate of only 14%, and no single breakout hit to anchor the campaign, wins were scattered thin across 34 different titles instead of concentrated in one flagship show.

Full List of Netflix’s 16 Wins

• BEEF — Costumes, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing
• Bridgerton — Voice-Over Performance, Hairstyling
• Leanne — Picture Editing (Comedy)
• Love on the Spectrum — Unstructured Reality, Casting, Picture Editing
• Remarkably Bright Creatures — Outstanding Movie, Lead Actress
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Picture Editing (Nonfiction)
• Stranger Things — Visual Effects
• The Beast in Me — Lead Actor, Original Score
• The Diplomat — Supporting Actress

For more award-season breakdowns and streaming rankings, check out TechnoSports.

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