The Hollywood Reporter Wins 2026 Daytime Emmy Award

The Hollywood Reporter‘s Off Script roundtable series has won its first Daytime Emmy Award.

The awards-season showcase was recognized at the 2026 Daytime Emmys Friday night, where it won in the arts and popular culture category after receiving its third consecutive nomination. In total, the series has garnered six Daytime Emmy nominations since 2017.

Off Script beat out fellow nominees Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood: An Entertainment Tonight Special (CBS Media Ventures), Variety & CNN Actors on Actors (CNN Digital | Variety), Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (PBS) and Working in the Theatre (AmericanTheatreWing.org).

Off Script is the magazine’s iconic roundtable series, which has aired on IFC, streaming on AMC+, over the past three years. The series consists of five episodes of Emmy contenders: drama actress, drama actor, comedy actress, comedy actor and stand-up.

Executive producer Elisabeth D. Rabishaw accepted the award for THR.

Rabishaw thanked the Academy “for the recognition” and praised the fellow nominees in the category, “including our sister brand Variety, which was nominated twice.”

Among those thanked, Rabishaw singled out former AMC Networks exec Blake Callaway, who she noted greenlit the series, and thanked all of those at AMC Networks who worked on the show.

Talent on last year’s roster included Seth Rogen, Parker Posey, Helen Mirren, Keri Russell, Kristen Bell, Michelle Williams, Ted Danson, Walton Goggins, Jamie Foxx, Adam Scott, Seth Meyers, Niecy Nash-Betts, Diego Luna and many others.

Moderated by THR’s Lacey Rose and Mikey O’Connell, the series is known for its sharp, unfiltered roundtable format, delivering honest, insightful and often hilarious conversations about the craft and chaos of working in television. But what truly sets Off Script apart is its unmatched ability to curate a who’s who of Hollywood who rarely, if ever, share the same stage.

But the roundtable series is not just limited to Emmys season: for the Oscar season roundtables, categories covered include director, actor, actress, songwriter and producer. THR‘s Scott Feinberg, Beatrice Verhoeven, Ethan Millman, Seija Rankin and Mia Galuppo moderated 2025’s Oscar season roundtable episodes. THR also has expanded its roundtable series to include podcasters and Broadway actors.

The nominated season of Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter was executive produced by THR editor-in-chief Maer Roshan; former vp, video production and development Jason Rovou, former co-editor-in-chief Shirley Halperin; and Rabishaw. Postproduction was done by Framework LA.

THR has received six Daytime Emmy nominations prior to this, four for the roundtable series. In 2024 and 2025, THR earned a nom in the same category. In 2024, the publication also earned a nomination for best shortform program with Hollywood Atelier: Rob Pickens, produced by Rovou. Off Script, previously titled Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter, was nominated for three Daytime Emmys in 2021, 2019 and 2017.

THR also previously won a Los Angeles area Emmy for its roundtable discussion The Hollywood Reporter in Focus: The Wolf of Wall Street, which aired on PBS SoCal.

The Daytime Emmy win follows on the heels of THR’s big showing with the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards earlier this week, where THR received 96 nominations, more than any other outlet.

Earlier this year, THR won a field-leading 20 first-place awards at the Southern California Journalism Awards and received the Webby People’s Voice Award for best entertainment-themed website, in addition to an American Society of Magazine Editors award for best cover. In 2025, THR earned 13 first-place wins at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards.

THR is a flagship entertainment media brand, offering in-depth reporting, analysis and thought-provoking reviews; unparalleled access, world-class photography and video; and feature exclusives in its award-winning weekly magazine and dynamic website. THR also boasts prestigious live events, industry-leading philanthropic, empowerment and diversity initiatives and hugely successful video series including Off Script.