An Emmys statuette at The 77th Emmy Awards Preview held at L.A. Live on September 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
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Zendaya, Matthew McConaughey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Keke Palmer, Florence Pugh and Sally Field are among the list of presenters who will take the stage at the 2026 Emmy Awards on Monday night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
In addition to the awards, the show will include a pair of cast reunions and the Television Academy’s annual In Memoriam segment.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay, who was honored with two Emmys at the Creative Arts ceremony on Sept. 5, is hosting the Television Academy’s 78th annual celebration. The HBO Max medical drama The Pitt — which won the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy in 2025 — earned the most nominations for 2026 Emmys when they were announced on July 8, with 25 nods.
The Pitt won four Emmys at the Creative Arts ceremony Sept. 5 and 6, including Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama for Ernest Harden Jr.
The Apple TV comedy mystery Widow’s Bay — which was nominated for 19 Emmys overall comes into the main Emmys ceremony on Monday night with eight wins at the Creative Arts ceremony, including Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy for Betty Gilpin.
In addition to Zendaya, McConaughey, Curtis and Palmer, the presenters list for Monday night’s ceremony includes Linda Cardellini and David Harbor, who won for Outstanding Supporting Actress and Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for DTF St. Louis. Shailene Woodley, who won the Outstanding Guest Actress in Drama Emmy at the Creative Arts ceremony on Sept. 6, will also be a presenter on Monday night.
Also scheduled to present on Monday night are Stephen Amell, Awkwafina, Noah Beck, Jessica Belkin, Scott Caan, Emma D’Arcy, Julia Garner, LL COOL J, Woody Harrelson, Hassie Harrison, Paul Anthony Kelly, Thaddeus LaGrone, Matthew McConaughey, John Mulaney, Brooks Nader, Emmy Rossum and Sofía Vergara.
Other stars presenting during Monday night’s ceremonies are Odessa A’zion, Macaulay Culkin, Alan Cumming, Jon Hamm, Marcello Hernández, Peter Krause, Dan Levy, Julianna Margulies, Annie Murphy, Niecy Nash-Betts, Amanda Peet, Amy Poehler and Rachel Sennott.
The 2026 Emmy Awards will be broadcast on NBC and will stream on Peacock beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
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Two Cast Reunions And The In Memoriam Segment Singer Are Set For 2026 Emmys
According to the Television Academy, the Emmys will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the detective adventure drama Charlie’s Angels with a reunion of cast members Kate Jackson (who played Sabrina Duncan), Jaclyn Smith (Kelly Garrett) and Cheryl Ladd (Kris Munroe).
Sadly, three original Charlie’s Angels cast members, David Doyle (John Bosley), Farrah Fawcett (Jill Munroe) and John Forsythe (the voice of Charlie), died in 1997, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
In addition, the Emmys will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the classic fantasy horror drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers) and David Boreanaz (Angel). Buffy the Vampire Slayer tragically lost three major cast members in 2026: Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers) in February, Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris) in March and Anthony Head (Rupert Giles) in June.
Trachtenberg, Brendon and Head are sure to be included in the Primetime Emmys’ annual In Memoriam segment. Per the Television Academy, two-time Grammy nominee and multi-platinum-selling artist Noah Kahan will perform a rendition of the classic Simon & Garfunkel ballad “Bridge Over Troubled Water” during the In Memoriam segment.
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