DTF St. Louis Wins Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and Pluribus Wins Breakthrough Drama Series
I Love LA Wins Breakthrough Comedy Series and Katrina: Come Hell and High Water Wins Breakthrough Nonfiction Series
Reflection in a Dead Diamond Wins Original Film, Streaming or Broadcast
Outstanding Performances Awarded to Babou Ceesay, David Harbour, Chase Infiniti, Laurie Metcalf, Tim Robinson, Michael Shannon, and Cory Michael Smith
New York, NY (Monday, June 1, 2026) – 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.
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 Company. Laurie Metcalf won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series for her role in Big Mistakes.
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.
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 Official Automotive Sponsor of the Gotham Television Awards is Genesis, the Official Air Line Sponsor is Delta Air Lines, and the Official Spirits Sponsor is Rabbit Hole.
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
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
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
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
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
Sponsors
The Official Automotive Sponsor of the Gotham Television Awards is Genesis, the Official Air Line Sponsor is Delta Air Lines, and the Official Spirits Sponsor is Rabbit Hole.
About the Gotham Film & Media Institute
The Gotham celebrates and nurtures independent film and media creators, providing career-building resources, access to industry influencers, and pathways to wider recognition. The organization, under the leadership of Executive Director and award-winning producer Jeffrey Sharp, fosters a vibrant and sustainable independent storytelling community through its year-round programs, which include Gotham Week, Filmmaker Magazine, the Gotham Film Awards, The Gotham Television Awards, Gotham EDU, Owning It, and Expanding Communities.
About The Gothams
The Gotham Film & Media Institute presents two annual awards ceremonies celebrating innovative talent both on-screen and behind the scenes in film and television. As the first major event of both awards seasons, The Gothams shine a spotlight on groundbreaking work while advancing the Institute’s year-round mission to support independent storytelling.
For more information: https://thegotham.org/
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Last modified: June 5, 2026
