Photo credits — leading 2026 Emmy contenders

Contender photos on our 2026 Emmy nominations page come from Wikimedia Commons under the licenses noted below. Thanks to the photographers.

Noah Wyle (The Pitt) — photo by Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0 — source
Jean Smart (Hacks) — photo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 — source
Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus) — photo by Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0 — source
Matthew Rhys (Widow's Bay) — photo by PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0 — source
Sterling K. Brown (Paradise) — photo by Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0 — source
Zendaya (Euphoria) — photo by Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0 — source
Oscar Isaac (Beef) — photo by LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0 — source
Carey Mulligan (Beef) — photo by Everwest, CC BY 4.0 — source
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) — photo by Peabody Awards, CC BY-SA 3.0 — source
Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) — photo by Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0 — source
Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) — photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 — source
Keri Russell (The Diplomat) — photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 — source
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) — photo by Library of Congress Life, CC0 — source