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Winners Announced for the Third Annual Gotham Television Awards

The Gotham Film & Media Institute tonight announced the winners of the third annual Gotham Television Awards at a ceremony held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. 

Winning the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series was DTF St. Louis. The series also won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series, awarded to David Harbour. The Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series, was awarded to Michael Shannon for his role in Death by Lightning

David Harbour poses with an award at The 2026 Gotham TV Awards at at Cipriani Wall Street on June 01, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute)

Winning the Breakthrough Comedy Series was I Love LA. Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series was awarded to Tim Robinson for his performance in The Chair CompanyLaurie Metcalf won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series for her role in Big Mistakes

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 01: Laurie Metcalf poses with an award at The 2026 Gotham TV Awards at at Cipriani Wall Street on June 01, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute)

Pluribus took home the Breakthrough Drama Series award. Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series was awarded to Chase Infiniti for her performance in The Testaments. Babou Ceesay won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series for his role in Alien: Earth.

Chase Infiniti speaks onstage at The 2026 Gotham TV Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on June 01, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute)

Winning the Breakthrough Nonfiction Series award was Katrina: Come Hell and High Water.

The Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming award was Reflection in a Dead Diamond. ​Corey Michael Smith took home Outstanding Performance in an Original Film for his role in Mountainhead.

Additionally, The Gotham presented Claire Danes with the Performer Tribute, The Duffer Brothers with the Visionary Tribute, Michelle Pfeiffer with the Legend Tribute, Kerry Washington with the Spotlight Tribute and the cast of Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette with the Ensemble Tribute.

Tonight The Gotham also announced The Gotham’s Series Creators to Watch this year in partnership with Series Fest highlighting emerging series creators whose work reflects bold creative voices within the evolving television landscape. The creators selected include Kim Blanck, Jahmil Eady, Shaina Feinberg, Gideon Grody-Patinkin, Grace Hanna, Elvira Ibragimova, Derek Manansala, Hannah Shealy, Tyler Stuart, Celine Sutter, and Ewen Wright. Creators will have the opportunity to attend Gotham Week taking place September 27 through October 3 in New York City, where they will have access to participate in bespoke intimate industry sessions in addition to networking opportunities with the filmmaking community. 

The Gotham Television Award Winners:

Breakthrough Comedy Series, presented by Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon

I Love LA

Rachel Sennott, creator; Emma Barrie, Aida Rodgers, Lorene Scafaria, Rachel Sennott, Max Silvestri, executive producers (HBO Max)

The Breakthrough Comedy Series jury included: Nisha Ganatra, Ashley Park, Amita Rao, and Michael Urie

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 01: Rachel Sennott and Odessa A’zion speak onstage at The 2026 Gotham TV Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on June 01, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute)

Breakthrough Drama Series, presented by Christopher Abbott and Laurie Metcalf 

Pluribus

Vince Gilligan, creator; Jeff Frost, Vince Gilligan, Diane Mercer, Allyce Ozarski, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock, executive producers (Apple TV)

The Breakthrough Drama Series jury included: Joe Barton, Che Chisholm, Moses Ingram, Amanda Marsalis, and Miku Martineau

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 01: (L-R) Jeff Hiller, Jeff Frost, Miriam Shor, Karolina Wydra, Rhea Seehorn, Carlos Manuel Vesga, and Samba Schutte pose with award at The 2026 Gotham TV Awards at at Cipriani Wall Street on June 01, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, presented by Rhea Seehorn and Morgan Spector

DTF St. Louis

Steven Conrad, creator; Molly Allen, Jason Bateman, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steven Conrad, Michael Costigan, David Harbour, James Lasdun, Michael Nelson, Jennifer Scher, Bruce Terris, Steve Tisch, K.C. Wenson, executive producers (HBO Max)

The Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series jury included: Elegance Bratton, Emma Corrin, Soo Hugh, Y’Lan Noel, and Jenn Shaw

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 01: (L-R) Linda Cardellini, Steven Conrad, David Harbour, Joy Sunday and Todd Black attend The 2026 Gotham TV Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on June 01, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute)

Breakthrough Nonfiction Series, presented by Patrick Ball and Haley Lu Richardson

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water

Geeta Gandbhir, Spike Lee, Sam Pollard, executive producers (Netflix)

The Breakthrough Nonfiction Series jury included: Frank Evers, Rachel Grady, Evan Hayes, Dawn Porter, Soheil Rezayazdi, and Susanna Styron

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 01: (L-R) Samantha Knowles, Geeta Gandbhir and Alisa Payne pose with awards at The 2026 Gotham TV Awards at at Cipriani Wall Street on June 01, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute)

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series, presented by Jeremy Pope and Lili Reinhart 

Tim Robinson, The Chair Company (HBO Max)

The Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series jury included: Gillian Jacobs, Mitra Jouhari, Anna Lambe, Abdullah Saeed, and Celeste Yim


Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series, presented by Erika Alexander and Danielle Brooks

Chase Infiniti, The Testaments (Hulu)

The Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series jury included: David Hatkoff, Emma Hunton, Michael Katleman, and Joy Sunday


Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series, presented by Rachel Sennott and Owen Thiele

Michael Shannon, Death by Lightning (Netflix)

The Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series jury included: Eric Garcia, Rachel Marsh, Zenzele Price, Kate Purdy, and Julie Schubert


Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series, presented by Rebecca Hall and Alessandro Nivola

Laurie Metcalf in Big Mistakes (Netflix)

The Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series jury included: Lionel Boyce, Dan Ewen, Audrey Morrissey, Huriyyah Muhammad, Timothy Simons, and Alex Song-Xia


Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series, presented by Grace Gummer and Myha’la

Babou Ceesay in Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu)

The Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series jury included: Nadine Bhabha, Rosaline Elbay, Supriya Ganesh, Stephanie Laing, and Daniele Melia


Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series, presented by Dan Levy and Taylor Ortega

David Harbour in DTF St. Louis (HBO Max)

The Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited Series jury included: Chester Algernal Gordon, Annette Davey, Aja Naomi King, Lauren LeFranc, and Nava Mau


Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming, presented by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Malin Åkerman

Reflection in a Dead Diamond

Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, directors; Pierre Foulon, producer (Shudder)

The Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming jury included: Melissa Adeyemo, Caryn Coleman, Janus Metz, and Alex Russell


Outstanding Performance in an Original Film, presented by Ann Dowd and Mabel Li

Cory Michael Smith, Mountainhead (HBO Max)

The Outstanding Performance in an Original Film jury included: Dallas Liu, Oz Rodriguez, Paul Schnee, Shira-Lee Shalit, D. Smith, and James Sweeney

[Source: Gotham Film & Media Institute Press Release]

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