Disney Racks Up 125 Emmy Nominations, Led by The Bear, Paradise and a Marvel First

The Walt Disney Company earned 125 nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards, with Disney+ and Hulu accounting for 109 of them. ABC led all broadcasters with 46 nods, while The Bear, Paradise, The Beast in Me and a franchise-first Marvel nomination for Wonder Man headlined a portfolio-spanning haul.

The Walt Disney Company is heading into television's biggest night with a commanding lead, collecting 125 nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards across its full portfolio of networks and studios. From FX's The Bear and Hulu's Paradise to a franchise-first nod for Marvel and an animated nomination for Star Wars: Visions, Disney's reach stretched from prestige drama to the parks-adjacent corners fans love most.

A Record Haul Across the Disney Portfolio

The nominations spanned every major arm of the company, including ABC, FX, Hulu Originals, National Geographic, the Onyx Collective, Disney Kids & Family and Disney Television Studios (20th Television and 20th Television Animation), plus The Walt Disney Studios — home to Lucasfilm, Marvel Television, 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures. With Disney+ and Hulu carrying 109 of the 125 nods, the tally underscores how central streaming has become to the company's awards strategy.

ABC Leads Broadcast With 46 Nominations

ABC topped every broadcast network. Abbott Elementary (20th Television) earned its fifth consecutive Outstanding Comedy Series nomination, alongside acting nods for Quinta Brunson, Janelle James and Tyler James Williams. Jimmy Kimmel Live! landed its 15th straight Outstanding Variety Series nomination and its first writing nod in that category in 13 years, while Dancing with the Stars returned to the Outstanding Reality Competition Program race for the first time in a decade. ABC also swept the game-show field, claiming four of five nominations in both Outstanding Game Show and Outstanding Host for a Game Show — with Jeopardy!, Celebrity Family Feud, Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? and Wheel of Fortune all in the mix. The network's scripted slate added nods for Shifting Gears, Will Trent and The Rookie, and its telecast of The Oscars tied for the company's most-nominated title with nine.

FX and Hulu Stack Up Prestige Drama and Comedy

FX/Hulu secured 23 nominations, including three Outstanding Series nods: The Bear for Outstanding Comedy, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette (20th Television) for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, and Welcome to Wrexham for Outstanding Unstructured Reality. Both The Bear and Wrexham have now earned a series nomination for every eligible season to date. The Bear's eight nods included Outstanding Comedy Series, directing, and performances from Ayo Edebiri plus guest stars Rob Reiner and Jamie Lee Curtis.

On the Hulu Originals side (22 nominations), Paradise from creator Dan Fogelman led with seven nods, among them a second Outstanding Drama Series nomination and performance nominations for Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson and Shailene Woodley. Only Murders in the Building notched its fifth consecutive Outstanding Comedy Series nomination and a lead-actor nod for Martin Short — making Fogelman a double Outstanding Series nominee in the same year. Chase Infiniti earned a first-ever lead-actress nomination for The Testaments, and Nikki Glaser: Good Girl added three stand-up nominations.

Sci-fi got its due too: the debut season of Alien: Earth pulled four nominations for cinematography, costumes, sound editing and visual effects, while Welcome to Wrexham matched that total on the reality side.

Limited Series, Music and the Muppets

Disney's limited and special categories were stacked. The Beast in Me (20th Television) tied for the company lead with nine nominations, including lead-acting nods for Matthew Rhys and Claire Danes. Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette earned seven, and Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show (Disney+) scored five, including Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). And in a treat for Disney fans of all ages, The Muppet Show collected six nominations — among them an Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance nod for longtime Muppet performer Matt Vogel.

Marvel and Star Wars Make Emmy History

Two of the biggest franchises in the parks made noise at the ceremony's front door. Wonder Man (Disney+, Marvel Television) delivered Marvel's first-ever nomination for a performance in a comedy series, with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Over in a galaxy far, far away, Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Visions (Volume 3) earned an Outstanding Animated Program nomination, and Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord picked up recognition for sound editing. The studio side rounded out with 20th Century Studios' Predator: Killer of Killers and Searchlight's In the Blink of an Eye.

National Geographic's Nonfiction Powerhouse

National Geographic gathered 12 nominations, led by Ocean with David Attenborough — nominated for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and an Outstanding Narrator nod for Sir David Attenborough, who turned 100 this year and holds the record for the most nominations in the Narrator category. Tucci in Italy earned a second consecutive Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special nomination, The Tale of Silyan was recognized for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking, and Ghost Elephants drew a narrator nomination for filmmaker Werner Herzog.

Animation Keeps Rolling

Disney Television Studios' 59 nominations included a deep animation bench. Longtime favorites The Simpsons and Bob's Burgers (both 20th Television Animation) landed Outstanding Animated Program nods — with a Character Voice-Over Performance nomination for Hank Azaria — while King of the Hill earned a voice nomination for Pamela Adlon, joining Star Wars: Visions in a strong showing for Disney's animated slate.

What This Means for Disney Fans

Beyond the trophy count, this year's haul reads like a map of where Disney fandom lives now: Marvel and Star Wars breaking into new Emmy categories, the Muppets earning respect for a variety special, and Nat Geo's naturalists once again at the top of the nonfiction heap. The 78th Emmy Awards will reveal the winners later this year — and with 109 nominations tied to Disney+ and Hulu, there's plenty of reason for fans to catch up on the nominees from home before the envelopes open.