Today is the day, people! The 2026 Emmy Award nominations have been announced and our favorite TV show has been honored with five nominations across five different categories! Last year, the show was nominated in four categories, but with the increase of recognition this year, Survivor has now been nominated for 77 Emmys since it premiered 26 years ago.
If seven’s a lucky number and we’ve now hit it twice, we’re hoping to hear “Survivor” called out at the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards airing on Monday, September 14.
Which Emmy categories is Survivor nominated in?
As of this morning, Survivor has officially been nominated for:
- Outstanding Reality Competition
- Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program
- Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
- Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Reality Or Competition Program
- Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program
A huge congrats to the teams behind the long-running series! These awards alone not only recognize Jeff Probst and the producers of the show, but four members of the casting team, 43 members of the camera department, and 22 members of the editing team. All names are listed at the end of this article because I believe they have more than earned the acknowledgement they’ve received and deserve to have their names showcased for all to see!
The most impressive part of these nominations is the fact that Survivor was nominated in Cinematography and Picture Editing for the full series of work this year. That means, while a lot of Creative Arts Emmy nominations are only for a single episode of a show, but Survivor 50 excelled so much, the entire season is being recognized in those two categories. That’s truly such an accomplishment.
We already know outlets like Variety had been predicting not only a few noms after the success of Survivor 50, but a couple of wins, as well. Specifically they see Survivor winning “Outstanding Host for a Reality Or Reality Competition Program,” honoring Jeff’s incredible work at the helm of the show, as well as “Outstanding Reality Competition” and "Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Reality Or Competition Program.”
Considering they correctly predicted all five of Survivor’s nominations, we’re keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that their predictions continue to come true. The last time Survivor won an Emmy was back in 2011 when Jeff took home “Outstanding Host.” So they’re definitely overdue for another trophy on their shelf. At least, we think they are!
Meet the Survivor team members being recognized with Emmy nominations.
Outstanding Casting For A Reality Program
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Jesse Tannenbaum, Casting by
Penni Lane Clifton, Casting by
Caitlin Moore, Casting by
Heidi Hill, Casting by
Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program
Survivor | Series Body Of Work | CBS | Amazon MGM Studios
Scott Duncan, Director of Photography
Peter Wery, Director of Photography
Russ Fill, Director of Photography
Granger Scholtz, Director of Photography
Christopher Barker, Director of Photography
Cullum Andrews, Camera
Tim Barker, Camera
Marc Bennett, Camera
James Boon, Camera
Rory Boon, Camera
Paulo Castillo, Camera
Rodney Chauvin, Camera
Lanza Coffin, Camera
Bong Conde, Camera
Luke Cormack, Camera
Chris Ellison, Camera
Ben Gamble, Camera
Nixon George, Camera
Marcus Hebbelmann, Camera
Derek Hoffman, Camera
Matthias Hoffman, Camera
Kenny Hoffman, Camera
Toby Hogan, Camera
Derek Holt, Camera
Jude Jatau, Camera
Dionne Jones, Camera
Efrain “Mofi” Laguna, Camera
Kyle Mcauley, Camera
Ian Miller, Camera
Nico Nyoni, Camera
Jojo Oducayen, Camera
Paul Peddinghaus, Camera
Jeff Phillips, Camera
Nejc Poberaj, Camera
Louis Powell, Camera
Jovan Sales, Camera
Erick Sarmiento, Camera
Dirk Steyn, Camera
John Tattersall, Camera
Holly Thompson, Camera
Nic Van Der Westhuizen, Camera
Paulo Velozo, Camera
Dwight Winston, Camera
Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Reality Or Competition Program
Survivor | Series Body Of Work | CBS | Amazon MGM Studios
David Armstrong, Supervising Editor
Brian Barefoot, Supervising Editor
Chad Bertalotto, Supervising Editor
Bill Bowden, Supervising Editor
Evan Mediuch, Supervising Editor
Plowden Schumacher, Supervising Editor
Andrew Bolhuis, Editor
Andy Castor, Editor
James Ciccarello, Editor
Michael Greer, Editor
Frederick Hawthorne, Editor
Arek Hope, Editor
Catherine M. Johnson, Editor
Finian Shea Johnson, Editor
Raz Karakashian, Editor
Josh Lowry, Editor
Bob Mathews, Editor
Joubin Mortazavi, Editor
Tori Rodman-Geuthier, Editor
Francisco Santa Maria, Editor
Eric Shanks, Editor
Jacob Teixeira, Editor
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program
Survivor | CBS | Amazon MGM Studios
Jeff Probst, Host
One more big congrats to team Survivor! Thanks for all the hard work you put in to give us our favorite show season-after-season!
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