The third annual Gotham Television Awards spread the wealth tonight as HBO Max’’s DTF St. Louis was the only program to win won multiple awards. See the full winners list below.
Apple TV’s Pluribus from Vince Gilligan and starring Rhea Seehorn took the marquee Breakthrough Drama Series prize, and HBO Max’s I Love LA took the Breakthrough Comedy Series award.
HBO Max led all platforms with five wins tonight, and Netflix — which had a leading 22 Gotham noms — is next with three. No program has won more than a single statuette tonight.
Chase Infiniti won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series for Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale sequel series The Testaments, and Babou Ceesay took Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series for FX/Hulu’s creepshow Alien: Earth.
On the comedy side, Tim Robinson won his lead performance in HBO Max’s workplace-set The Chair Company, Laurie Metcalf took the Supporting Performance trophy for Netflix’s Big Mistakes, which came into the evening tied with the streamer‘s miniseries Death by Lightning with a leading four nominations each.
Pivoting to limited series or anthology categories, Michael Shannon took Outstanding Lead Performance for Netflix’s Death by Lightning, and David Harbour won Outstanding Supporting Performance for HBO Max’s DTF St. Louis.
The night’s first telepic award went to Cory Michael Smith, who won Outstanding Performance in an Original Film for HBO Max’s satirical dramedy Mountainhead. Shudder’s French septuagenarian spy pic Reflection in a Dead Diamond then took home the Gotham for Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming.
Netflix’s Katrina: Come Hell and High Water won for Breakthrough Nonfiction Series.
Among special honorees tonight, Claire Danes received the Performer Tribute, Kerry Washington accepted the Spotlight Tribute, and Michelle Pfeiffer was given the Legend Tribute. Matt and Ross Duffer received the Visionary Tribute for their work on Netflix’s recently wrapped Stranger Things, and the cast of Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette will be honored with the Ensemble Tribute.
The awards honor the best breakthrough TV series and performances of 2025 in a dozen categories. Here are the winners announced so far at the 2026 Gotham TV Awards, followed by the remaining nominees:
Outstanding Limited or Anthology SeriesDTF St. LouisSteven 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)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited or Anthology SeriesMichael Shannon, Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited or Anthology SeriesDavid Harbour, DTF St. Louis (HBO Max)
Breakthrough Drama SeriesPluribusVince Gilligan, creator; Jeff Frost, Vince Gilligan, Diane Mercer, Allyce Ozarski, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock, executive producers (Apple TV)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama SeriesChase Infiniti, The Testaments (Hulu)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama SeriesBabou Ceesay, Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or StreamingReflection in a Dead DiamondHélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, directors; Pierre Foulon, producer (Shudder)
Outstanding Performance in an Original FilmCory Michael Smith, Mountainhead (HBO Max)
Breakthrough Nonfiction SeriesKatrina: Come Hell and High Water Geeta Gandbhir, Spike Lee, Sam Pollard, executive producers (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy SeriesLaurie Metcalf, Big Mistakes (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series Tim Robinson, The Chair Company (HBO Max)
Breakthrough Comedy SeriesI Love LARachel Sennott, creator; Emma Barrie, Aida Rodgers, Lorene Scafaria, Rachel Sennott, Max Silvestri, executive producers (HBO Max)
Half ManRichard Gadd, creator; executive producers to be determined (HBO Max)
Lord of the FliesJack Thorne, creator; Jamie Campbell, Amanda Duthie, Nawfal Faizullah, Marc Munden, Cailah Scobie, Jack Thorne, Joel Wilson, executive producers (Netflix)
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