6th Astra TV Awards

6th Astra TV Awards
6th Astra TV Awards
Date	August 15, 2026
Site	InterContinental, Los Angeles
Hosted by	Lisa Ann Walter
Most wins	The Pitt (7)
Most nominations	The Pitt (12)
Website	theastras.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	YouTube (@TheAstraAwards)

The 6th Astra TV Awards were presented by the Hollywood Creative Alliance on August 15, 2026, with nominations announced on May 27, 2026.^[1]

HBO Max's The Pitt received the most nominations with 12, including Best Drama Series, Best Actor (Noah Wyle), Best Supporting Actor (Patrick Ball and Shawn Hatosy) and Best Supporting Actress (Isa Briones, Taylor Dearden, Katherine LaNasa, and Sepideh Moafi). Hacks and Shrinking tied for second place with ten nominations each, followed by Abbott Elementary, Beef and Rooster with nine apiece.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The ceremony took place at the InterContinental in Los Angeles and was livestreamed on the Astra Awards official YouTube channel.^[4]

Winners and nominees

Winners will be listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Series

Best Comedy Series Hacks (HBO Max) Abbott Elementary (ABC) Elsbeth (CBS) The Hunting Wives (Netflix) I Love LA (HBO) Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)} Rooster (HBO) Scrubs (ABC) Shrinking (Apple TV) Ted (Peacock)	Best Drama Series The Pitt (HBO Max) The Boys (Prime Video) The Diplomat (Netflix) From (MGM+) Heated Rivalry (HBO Max) High Potential (ABC) Landman (Paramount+) Outlander (Starz) Paradise (Hulu) Pluribus (Apple TV)
Best Limited Series Beef (Netflix) All Her Fault (Peacock) The Beast in Me (Netflix) DTF St. Louis (HBO) The Girlfriend (Prime Video) Half Man (HBO)	Best TV Movie Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) Deep Cover (Prime Video) Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (Hulu) People We Meet on Vacation (Netflix) Swiped (Hulu) The Wrecking Crew (Prime Video)
Best Animated Series Hazbin Hotel (Prime Video) Family Guy (Fox) Invincible (Prime Video) Long Story Short (Netflix) The Simpsons (Fox) South Park (Comedy Central)	Best Anime Series Witch Hat Atelier (Crunchyroll) Dandelion (Netflix) Mao (Hulu) Rooster Fighter (Adult Swim) Sakamoto Days (Netflix) Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Netflix)
Best Book to Screen Series The Summer I Turned Pretty (Prime Video) Heated Rivalry (HBO Max) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO) Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) The Testaments (Hulu) Young Sherlock (Prime Video)	Best Game Show Pop Culture Jeopardy! (Netflix) Celebrity Family Feud (ABC) Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars (ABC) Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC) The Floor (Fox) Match Game (ABC)
Best Docuseries or Nonfiction Series Lost Women of Alaska (ID) Billy Joel: And So It Goes (HBO) Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons Event (ID) Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV) Taylor Swift: The End of an Era (Disney+) Tucci in Italy (National Geographic)	Best Documentary TV Movie John Candy: I Like Me (Prime Video) aka Charlie Sheen (Netflix) Marty, Life Is Short (Netflix) Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Max) My Mom Jayne (HBO) The Secrets We Bury (ID)
Best Reality Series Baylen Out Loud (TLC) 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (TLC) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) Love Is Blind (Netflix) Love on the Spectrum (Netflix) Naked and Afraid (Discovery) Queer Eye (Netflix) Ready to Love (OWN) The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Hulu) Shark Tank (ABC)	Best Reality Competition Series Dancing with the Stars (ABC) Beast Games: Strong vs. Smart (Prime Video) Love Island USA (Peacock) Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing (Discovery) RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV) Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix) Survivor (CBS) Tournament of Champions (Food Network) The Traitors (Peacock) The Voice (NBC)
Best Standup or Variety Special The Muppet Show (ABC) Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable (Netflix) Nikki Glaser: Good Girl (Hulu) The Oscars (ABC) Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The Final Show (Disney+) Wanda Sykes: Legacy (Netflix)	Best Talk or Variety Series The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) The Daily Show (Comedy Central) Hot Ones (YouTube) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Performance

Lead

Best Actor in a Comedy Series *Jason Segel – Shrinking* (Apple TV) as Jimmy Laird** Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder Man (Disney+) as Simon Williams Zach Braff – Scrubs (ABC) as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This (Netflix) as Noah Roklov Steve Carell – Rooster (HBO) as Greg Russo John Cena – Peacemaker (HBO Max) as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical (NBC) as Ron Ethan Hawke – The Lowdown (FX) as Lee Raybon Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as Charles-Haden Savage Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as Oliver Putnam	Best Actress in a Comedy Series *Jean Smart – Hacks* (HBO Max) as Deborah Vance** Malin Akerman – The Hunting Wives (Netflix) as Margo Banks Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC) as Janine Teagues Elle Fanning – Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) as Margo Millet Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as Mabel Mora Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback (HBO) as Valerie Cherish Jenna Ortega – Wednesday (Netflix) as Wednesday Addams Keke Palmer – The 'Burbs (Peacock) as Samira Fisher Carrie Preston – Elsbeth (CBS) as Elsbeth Tascioni Rachel Sennott – I Love LA (HBO) as Maia Simsbury Brittany Snow – The Hunting Wives (Netflix) Sophie O'Neil
Best Actor in a Drama Series *Noah Wyle – The Pitt* (HBO Max) as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch** Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu) as Xavier Collins Walton Goggins – Fallout (Prime Video) as Cooper Howard / The Ghoul Sam Heughan – Outlander (Starz) as Jamie Fraser Billy Magnussen – The Audacity (AMC) as Duncan Park Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV) as Jackson Lamb Ramón Rodríguez – Will Trent (ABC) as Will Trent Mark Ruffalo – Task (HBO) as Tom Brandis Antony Starr – The Boys (Prime Video) as Homelander Billy Bob Thornton – Landman (Paramount+) as Tommy Norris	Best Actress in a Drama Series *Keri Russell – The Diplomat* (Netflix) as Kate Wyler** Angela Bassett – 9-1-1 (ABC) as Athena Grant Kathy Bates – Matlock (CBS) as Madeline "Matty" Matlock / Madeline Kingston Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age (HBO) as Bertha Russell Chase Infiniti – The Testaments (Hulu) as Agnes MacKenzie Kaitlin Olson – High Potential (ABC) as Morgan Gillory Michelle Pfeiffer – The Madison (Paramount+) as Stacy Clyburn Ella Purnell – Fallout (Prime Video) as Lucy MacLean Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV) as Carol Sturka Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO) as Rue Bennett
Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie *Oscar Isaac – Beef* (Netflix) as Joshua Martín** Riz Ahmed – Bait (Prime Video) as Shah Latif Richard Gadd – Half Man (HBO) as Ruben Pallister Paul Anthony Kelly – Love Story (FX) as John F. Kennedy Jr. Lewis Pullman – Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) as Cameron Cassmore Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me (Netflix) as Nile Jarvis	Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie *Sally Field – Remarkably Bright Creatures* (Netflix) as Tova Sullivan** Claire Danes – The Beast in Me (Netflix) as Aggie Wiggs Camila Morrone – Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (Netflix) as Rachel Alexandra Harkin Carey Mulligan – Beef (Netflix) as Lindsay Crane-Martín Sarah Pidgeon – Love Story (FX) as Carolyn Bessette Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock) as Marissa Irvine
Best Lead Voice-Over Performance *Seth MacFarlane – Ted* (Peacock) as Ted** Abbi Jacobson – Long Story Short (Netflix) as Shira Schwooper Anjali Kunapaneni – Witch Hat Atelier (Crunchyroll) as Coco Patrick Seitz – Rooster Fighter (Adult Swim) as Keiji Sam Witwer – Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord (Disney+) as Maul Steven Yeun – Invincible (Prime Video) as Markus "Mark" Grayson / Invincible

Supporting

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series *Harrison Ford – Shrinking* (Apple TV) as Dr. Paul Rhoades** Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO Max) as Jimmy LuSaque Jr. Phil Dunster – Rooster (HBO) as Archie Bates Donald Faison – Scrubs (ABC) as Dr. Christopher Turk Josh Hutcherson – I Love LA (HBO) as Dylan John C. McGinley – Rooster (HBO) as Walter Mann Ted McGinley – Shrinking (Apple TV) as Derek Bishop Nick Offerman – Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) as James "Jinx" Millet Daniel Radcliffe – The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC) as Arthur Tobin Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC) as Gregory Eddie	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series *Hannah Einbinder – Hacks* (HBO Max) as Ava Daniels** Odessa A'zion – I Love LA (HBO) as Tallulah Stiel Sarah Chalke – Scrubs (ABC) as Dr. Elliot Reid Charly Clive – Rooster (HBO) as Katie Russo Danielle Deadwyler – Rooster (HBO) as Dylan Shepard Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC) as Ava Coleman Emma Myers – Wednesday (Netflix) as Enid Sinclair Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) as Shyanne Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (ABC) as Barbara Howard Jessica Williams – Shrinking (Apple TV) as Gaby Evans
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series *Patrick Ball – The Pitt* (HBO Max) as Dr. Frank Langdon** Jensen Ackles – The Boys (Prime Video) as Soldier Boy Jamie Campbell Bower – Stranger Things (Netflix) as Henry Creel / One / Vecna / Mr. Whatsit Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV) as Cory Ellison Zach Galifianakis – The Audacity (AMC) as Carl Bardolph Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt (HBO Max) as Dr. Jack Abbot James Marsden – Paradise (Hulu) as President Cal Bradford Tom Pelphrey – Task (HBO) as Robbie Prendergrast Jason Ritter – Matlock (CBS) as Julian Markston Bill Skarsgård – It: Welcome to Derry (HBO) as Pennywise	Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series *Sepideh Moafi – The Pitt* (HBO Max) as Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi** Christine Baranski – The Gilded Age (HBO) as Agnes van Rhijn Isa Briones – The Pitt (HBO Max) as Dr. Trinity Santos Taylor Dearden – The Pitt (HBO Max) as Dr. Melissa "Mel" King Rebecca Hall – The Beauty (FX) as Jordan Bennett Jennifer Love Hewitt – 9-1-1 (ABC) as Maddie Buckley Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix) as Grace Hagen Penn Emilia Jones – Task (HBO) as Maeve Prendergrast Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max) as Dana Evans Alfre Woodard – The Boroughs (Netflix) as Judy Daniels
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie *Charles Melton – Beef* (Netflix) as Austin Davis** Jason Bateman – DTF St. Louis (HBO) as Clark Forrest Jamie Bell – Half Man (HBO) as Niall Kennedy David Harbour – DTF St. Louis (HBO) as Floyd Smernitch Troy Kotsur – Black Rabbit (Netflix) as Joe Mancuso Jake Lacy – All Her Fault (Peacock) as Peter Irvine	Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie *Linda Cardellini – DTF St. Louis* (HBO) as Carol Love-Smernitch** Dakota Fanning – All Her Fault (Peacock) as Jenny Kaminski Grace Gummer – Love Story (FX) as Caroline Kennedy Brittany Snow – The Beast in Me (Netflix) as Nina Jarvis Cailee Spaeny – Beef (Netflix) as Ashley Miller Youn Yuh-jung – Beef (Netflix) as Chairwoman Park
Best Supporting Voice-Over Performance *Stephanie Beatriz – Hazbin Hotel* (Prime Video) as Vaggie / Vaggi** Alex Brightman – Hazbin Hotel (Prime Video) as Sir Pentious / Adam Mark Hamill – Regular Show: The Lost Tapes (Cartoon Network) as Skips / Walks Seth MacFarlane – Family Guy (Fox) as Various J. K. Simmons – Invincible (Prime Video) as Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man Joshua A. Waters – Witch Hat Atelier (Crunchyroll) as Qifrey

Guest

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series *Michael J. Fox – Shrinking* (Apple TV) as Gerry** Brett Goldstein – Shrinking (Apple TV) as Louis Winston Ryan Gosling – Saturday Night Live (NBC) as Himself Christopher McDonald – Hacks (HBO Max) as Marty Ghilain John C. McGinley – Scrubs (ABC) as Dr. Perry Cox Elijah Wood – I Love LA (HBO) as Himself	Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series *Christina Ricci – Wednesday* (Netflix) as Marilyn Thornhill / Laurel Gates** Jamie Lee Curtis – The Bear (FX) as Donna Berzatto Taraji P. Henson – Abbott Elementary (ABC) as Vanetta Teagues Cherry Jones – Hacks (HBO Max) as Kelly Kilpatrick Kaitlin Olson – Hacks (HBO Max) as Deborah "DJ" Vance Jr. Amy Sedaris – Elsbeth (CBS) as Laurel Hammond-Muntz
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series *Macaulay Culkin – Fallout* (Prime Video) as Lacerta Legate** Eric Dane – Euphoria (HBO) as Cal Jacobs Giancarlo Esposito – The Boys (Prime Video) as Stan Edgar Bill Pullman – The Boroughs (Netflix) as Jack Willard Paul Reiser – The Boys (Prime Video) as The Legend Bradley Whitford – The Diplomat (Netflix) as Todd Penn	Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series *Tal Anderson – The Pitt* (HBO Max) as Becca King** Elisabeth Moss – The Testaments (Hulu) as June Osborne Isabella Rossellini – The Beauty (FX) as Franny Forst Kiernan Shipka – Industry (HBO) as Hayley Clay Miriam Shor – Pluribus (Apple TV) as Helen L. Umstead Shailene Woodley – Paradise (Hulu) as Annie Clay

Cast Ensemble

Best Broadcast Network Comedy Ensemble St. Denis Medical (NBC) Abbott Elementary (ABC) Best Medicine (Fox) Ghosts (CBS) Scrubs (ABC) Shifting Gears (ABC)	Best Cable Comedy Ensemble Rooster (HBO) American Classic (MGM+) The Chair Company (HBO) I Love LA (HBO) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX) The Lowdown (FX)
Best Streaming Comedy Ensemble Shrinking (Apple TV) Gen V (Prime Video) Hacks (HBO Max) Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)	Best Broadcast Network Drama Ensemble 9-1-1 (ABC) Grey's Anatomy (ABC) High Potential (ABC) Marshals (CBS) Matlock (CBS) Will Trent (ABC)
Best Cable Drama Ensemble It: Welcome to Derry (HBO) The Audacity (AMC) The Beauty (FX) Euphoria (HBO) From (MGM+) Outlander (Starz)	Best Streaming Drama Ensemble The Pitt (HBO Max) The Boys (Prime Video) Landman (Paramount+) Paradise (Hulu) Pluribus (Apple TV) Stranger Things (Netflix)
Best Limited Series or TV Movie Cast Ensemble Beef (Netflix) All Her Fault (Peacock) The Girlfriend (Prime Video) Lord of the Flies (Netflix) Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (Hulu) Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (Netflix)

Directing

Best Directing in a Comedy Series Hacks (HBO Max) Abbott Elementary (ABC) Gen V (Prime Video) Ghosts (CBS) The Lowdown (FX) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Rooster (HBO) Shrinking (Apple TV) Ted (Peacock) Wednesday (Netflix)	Best Directing in a Drama Series The Pitt (HBO Max) 9-1-1 (ABC) The Boys (Prime Video) The Diplomat (Netflix) Fallout (Prime Video) The Gilded Age (HBO) It: Welcome to Derry (HBO) Paradise (Hulu) Pluribus (Apple TV) Will Trent (ABC)
Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie Beef (Netflix) All Her Fault (Peacock) DTF St. Louis (HBO) The Girlfriend (Prime Video) Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (Netflix)

Writing

Best Writing in a Comedy Series The Comeback (HBO) Abbott Elementary (ABC) Elsbeth (CBS) Gen V (Prime Video) Hacks (HBO Max) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Rooster (HBO) Scrubs (ABC) Shrinking (Apple TV) Ted (Peacock)	Best Writing in a Drama Series Pluribus (Apple TV) The Audacity (AMC) The Diplomat (Netflix) From (MGM+) High Potential (ABC) Industry (HBO) Paradise (Hulu) The Pitt (HBO Max) Task (HBO) The Testaments (Hulu)
Best Writing in a Limited Series or TV Movie Bait (Prime Video) All Her Fault (Peacock) Beef (Netflix) DTF St. Louis (HBO) Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (Netflix)

Honorary Awards

Impact Award – Troy Kotsur^[4]
Virtuoso Award – Shawn Hatosy^[4]
Generations Award – Jason Ritter^[4]
Timeless Award – William H. Macy^[4]
TV Breakout Star Award – Natalie Alyn Lind^[4]
Actor Spotlight Award – Cedric the Entertainer^[4]

Most wins

Wins by series
Wins	Series
7	The Pitt
5	Beef
4	Hacks
4	Shrinking
2	Remarkably Bright Creatures

Most nominations

Nominations by series
Nominations	Series
12	The Pitt
10	Hacks
10	Shrinking
9	Abbott Elementary
	Beef
	Rooster
7	All Her Fault
	The Boys
	Paradise
	Scrubs
6	The Diplomat
	DTF St. Louis
	I Love LA
	Margo's Got Money Troubles
	Only Murders in the Building
	Pluribus
5	Remarkably Bright Creatures
4	9-1-1
	The Audacity
	The Beast in Me
	Elsbeth
	Fallout
	High Potential
	Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
	Task
	Ted
	The Testaments
	Wednesday
3	The Beauty
	Euphoria
	From
	Gen V
	The Gilded Age
	The Girlfriend
	Half Man
	Hazbin Hotel
	The Hunting Wives
	It: Welcome to Derry
	Landman
	Love Story
	The Lowdown
	Matlock
	Outlander
	Will Trent
	Witch Hat Atelier
2	Bait
	The Boroughs
	The Comeback
	Family Guy
	Ghosts
	Heated Rivalry
	Industry
	Invincible
	Long Story Short
	Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
	Nobody Wants This
	Rooster Fighter
	Saturday Night Live
	St. Denis Medical
	Stranger Things

References

1 2 "The Nominees for the 2026 Astra TV Awards Have Been Revealed" (Press release). The Astras. May 27, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
↑ Kernen, Scott (May 27, 2026). "The Nominees for the 2026 Astra TV Awards". Awards Daily. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
↑ Neglia, Matt (May 27, 2026). "The 2026 Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) Astra TV Award Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "William H. Macy, Cedric the Entertainer, Jason Ritter, Natalie Alyn Lind, Shawn Hatosy, and Troy Kotsur to be honored at the 2026 Astra TV Awards" (Press release). The Astras. August 10, 2026. Retrieved August 11, 2026.

External links

Official website

[Astras-1] 1 2 "The Nominees for the 2026 Astra TV Awards Have Been Revealed" (Press release). The Astras. May 27, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.

[2] Kernen, Scott (May 27, 2026). "The Nominees for the 2026 Astra TV Awards". Awards Daily. Retrieved May 27, 2026.

[3] Neglia, Matt (May 27, 2026). "The 2026 Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) Astra TV Award Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved May 27, 2026.

[Honors-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "William H. Macy, Cedric the Entertainer, Jason Ritter, Natalie Alyn Lind, Shawn Hatosy, and Troy Kotsur to be honored at the 2026 Astra TV Awards" (Press release). The Astras. August 10, 2026. Retrieved August 11, 2026.

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