2026 Gotham TV Awards Celebrate Breakout Television Talent at New York Ceremony

The Gotham TV Awards returned Monday evening to spotlight the television landscape's most compelling new voices and projects. Held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on June 1, the ceremony provided early indicators of what Emmy voters may consider as the voting period approaches.

The annual celebration recognizes breakthrough programming across television and streaming platforms, celebrating both limited series and original films that premiered over the past year.

Chase Infiniti took home the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series award for her role in The Testaments on Hulu. The evening also featured several prestigious tribute honors: Kerry Washington received the Spotlight Tribute, Michelle Pfeiffer was presented with the Legend Tribute, Claire Danes accepted the Performer Tribute, Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer earned the Visionary Tribute, and the ensemble cast of Love Story received the Ensemble Tribute.

In the comedy categories, Tim Robinson claimed Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series for The Chair Company on HBO Max, while Laurie Metcalf won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series for her work on Netflix's Big Mistakes. I Love LA on HBO Max took home the Breakthrough Comedy Series prize.

The drama categories saw Pluribus on Apple TV earn the Breakthrough Drama Series designation. Michael Shannon won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series for Death by Lightning on Netflix, and David Harbour took home Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series for DTF St. Louis on HBO Max.

Cory Michael Smith earned Outstanding Performance in an Original Film for Mountainhead on HBO Max. DTF St. Louis claimed the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series award, while Reflection in a Dead Diamond on Shudder won Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming.

For nonfiction programming, Katrina: Come Hell and High Water received the Breakthrough Nonfiction Series honor.

The evening brought together a diverse array of television and film talent, with attendees including Sydney Chandler, Malin Akerman, Jamie Bell, Sarah Pidgeon, Rhea Seehorn, Haley Lu Richardson, Rebecca Hall, Dan Levy, and Molly Ringwald, among many others.