HBO’s The Pitt emerged as the top winner of the 2026 Astra TV Awards, taking home seven trophies. The show claimed the award for best drama series and also earned honors in several acting categories. Noah Wyle was recognized for his performance as actor in a drama series, while Patrick Ball and Sepideh Moafi won supporting actor and actress awards respectively. Tal Anderson took home the guest actress award for her role in a drama series.
Netflix’s Beef also made a strong showing, winning five awards including best limited series and actor in a limited series for Oscar Isaac, according to Variety. Charles Melton was honored with the supporting actor award for his work on ‘Beef’.
HBO Max’s Hacks took home awards, including best comedy series and actress in a comedy series for Jean Smart, according to a report from Deadline. Hannah Einbinder won the supporting actress award for her role in Hacks. Lucia Aniello was recognized for directing the final episode of Hacks in the comedy series directing category.
Apple TV’s Shrinking also earned four awards, including streaming comedy ensemble and actor in a comedy series for Jason Segel. Harrison Ford won the supporting actor award for his performance in Shrinking. Michael J. Fox was honored with a guest actor award in a comedy series.
In the nonfiction and variety programming categories, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won for talk or variety series. The Muppet Show took home the stand-up or variety special award. John Candy: I Like Me was recognized as a documentary TV movie and Lost Women of Alaska won for docuseries or nonfiction series.
Matt Weiss, EVP of the Astra Awards, said the winners represented the extraordinary range of talent in television. The awards were presented by the Hollywood Creative Alliance and recognized achievements from the past year.
Troy Kotsur, William H. Macy, Cedric the Entertainer, Jason Ritter, Shawn Hatosy, and Natalie Alyn Lind were honored with special achievement awards. The ceremony took place at the InterContinental in Los Angeles with Lisa Ann Walter as host.
Other awards went to shows like Remarkably Bright Creatures and Hazbin Hotel across various categories.
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