Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Celebrates 2026 Emmy Award Nominations for “Made in NY” Productions and NYC Life Channel 25 

NEW YORK, NY - The NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) celebrates the 76 total 2026 Primetime Emmy Award nominations received for “Made in NY” productions. A “Made in NY” production is classified when 75% or more of the filming takes place in NYC. The nominations were led by NYC’s iconic variety series, Saturday Night Live with 11, eight each for Black Rabbit, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette and The Diplomat, and a first nomination for NYC’s own Kareem Rahma for his vertical series, SubwayTakes. A full list of nominations is available below. 

Additionally, MOME is celebrating the three New York Emmy Award nominations received for NYC Media, the broadcast network and production group for the City of NY. Those nominations, for programming on NYC Media’s flagship channel, NYC Life, include Beauty Passport NYC in the category of Lifestyle Long Form Content; Prism NYC “In the House: Bowne House” in the category of NY Tri-State Heritage and Susan Handman in the category of Performer/Narrator for Blueprint NYC: A Manhattan Fantasy.

“Behind every Emmy nomination are hundreds of talented New Yorkers whose creativity and hard work bring stories to life. From our crews and craftspeople to our writers, directors, performers, and producers, they are the reason New York continues to set the standard for film and television,” said Commissioner Rafael Espinal of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. “Congratulations to every ‘Made in NY’ production recognized this year, and a special congratulations to our own NYC Media team on their New York Emmy nominations.” 

The following is a list of the 76 Primetime Emmy nominations for “Made in NY” productions:

Billy Joel: And So It Goes - 2

• OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
• OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM

Black Rabbit - 8 

• OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
• OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
• OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
• OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
• OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
• OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
• OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

The Chair Company - 2

• OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Colbert Before Air - 1

• OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES

The Daily Show - 3

• OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT)
• OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES

The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: Give The Man A Prize - 2

• OUTSTANDING HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL
• OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM

The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains - 2

• OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
• OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES

The Diplomat - 8

• OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
• OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
• OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
• OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
• OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
• OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
• OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

FBI - 2

• OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR DRAMA PROGRAMMING
• OUTSTANDING STUNT PERFORMANCE

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - 3

• OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT)
• OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert - 9

• OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT)
• OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SERIES
• OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
• OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A VARIETY SERIES OR SPECIAL
• OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES
• OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette - 8 

• OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
• OUTSTANDING PERIOD COSTUMES
• OUTSTANDING PERIOD OR FANTASY/SCI-FI MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
• OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
• OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
• OUTSTANDING LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES

Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette – A Love Untold - 1

• OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES

Only Murders In The Building - 5

• OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PROGRAM (HALF-HOUR)
• OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
• OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

Poker Face - 1

• OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR COMEDY PROGRAMMING

The Randy Rainbow Show - 2

• OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
• OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES

Saturday Night Live - 11

• OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY OR REALITY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT)
• OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING (SEGMENT)
• OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
• OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SERIES
• OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A VARIETY, NONFICTION OR REALITY PROGRAM
• OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
• OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES
• OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION AND CAMERAWORK FOR A SERIES

Stumble - 1

• OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING

SubwayTakes With Kareem Rahma - 1 

• OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY, DRAMA OR VARIETY SERIES

78th Annual Tony Awards - 4

• OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
• OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
• OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN/LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A SPECIAL
• OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)

Primetime Emmy Award nominations for “Made in NY” Productions signal to the world that the streets and iconic landmarks of NYC are open for filming. Additional efforts of the Mamdani administration to support the city’s entertainment industry and open doors for New Yorkers to jobs in these sectors include the release of the “Make it in NY” PSA, the launch of the “Made in NY” Media Academy, introduction of a new & improved Film Permit Application System, and distribution of a new film production industry specific newsletter. The Primetime Emmy Awards will air on Monday, September 14 on NBC. 

New York Emmy Award nominations for NYC Media increase awareness for programming that informs, educates and entertains New Yorkers about the city's diverse people, neighborhoods, government services, attractions and activities. NYC Life (WNYE-TV), the City's Emmy Award-winning lifestyle channel, has been providing residents with entertaining, non-commercial, educational programming for the past 58 years. A complete list of the 2026 New York Emmy award nominations can be found here. The 69th Annual New York Emmy Awards are scheduled to be announced in the Fall of 2026 in a livestream broadcast on the New York Emmys website.