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Entertainment 16 AUGUST, 2026

Astra TV Awards 2026: ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Hacks,’ and ‘Beef’ Take Center Stage

The 2026 Astra TV Awards honored the best in television, with 'The Pitt,' 'Hacks,' and 'Beef' leading the pack in a night filled with surprises and outstanding achievements.
NEWS DESK PUBLISHED: AUGUST 16, 2026
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The 2026 Astra TV Awards honored the best in television, with ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Hacks,’ and ‘Beef’ leading the pack in a night filled with surprises and outstanding achievements.

Among the big winners was ‘The Pitt,’ which took home a total of six awards, including best drama series, streaming drama ensemble, actor in a drama series for Noah Wyle, supporting actor in a drama series for Patrick Ball, supporting actress in a drama series for Sepideh Moafi, and guest actress in a drama series for Tal Anderson.

Another notable winner was ‘Hacks,’ which swept several comedy awards, including best comedy series, actress in a comedy series for Jean Smart, supporting actress in a comedy series for Hannah Einbinder, and directing in a comedy series for Lucia Aniello’s work on the final episode.

‘Shrinking’ also made a strong showing, taking home awards for best streaming comedy ensemble, actor in a comedy series for Jason Segel, supporting actor in a comedy series for Harrison Ford, and guest actor in a comedy series for Michael J. Fox.

Meanwhile, ‘Beef’ dominated the limited series and TV movie categories, earning five awards, including best limited series, actor in a limited series for Oscar Isaac, and supporting actor in a limited series for Charles Melton. Lee Sung Jin also won for directing the episode ‘Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort.’

Other notable winners included Keri Russell, who took home the award for actress in a drama series for her work in ‘The Diplomat,’ Macaulay Culkin, who won guest actor in a drama series for ‘Fallout,’ and Vince Gilligan, who won writing in a drama series for ‘Pluribus,’ specifically the episode ‘We Is Us.’

Christina Ricci also won guest actress in a comedy series for ‘Wednesday,’ and ‘The Comeback’ took home the award for writing in a comedy series, with Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King being recognized for the episode ‘Valerie Does It All.’

In the nonfiction and variety programming categories, ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ won for talk or variety series, ‘The Muppet Show’ won for stand-up or variety special, ‘John Candy: I Like Me’ won for documentary TV movie, and ‘Lost Women of Alaska’ won for docuseries or nonfiction series.

Astra Awards EVP Matt Weis praised the winners, saying, ‘Tonight’s winners represent the extraordinary range of talent and storytelling that continues to make television such a powerful medium. From established icons to exciting new voices, we’re proud to celebrate the artists and creative teams whose work has entertained, surprised, and connected with audiences over the past year.’

The Astra Awards are voted on by the Hollywood Creative Alliance, honoring the best achievements in television from the past year. Special achievement awards were also given to Troy Kotsur, William H. Macy, Cedric the Entertainer, Jason Ritter, Shawn Hatosy, and Natalie Alyn Lind.

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