Gotham TV Awards: ‘DTF St. Louis’ Wins Two; ‘I Love LA’ and ‘Pluribus’ Take Top Honors
11 verified4 unconfirmed
The 2026 Gotham Television Awards were held Monday night in New York at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan. HBO Max’s “DTF St. Louis” was the only program to win more than one award, taking Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and the supporting performance prize for David Harbour. The comedy “I Love LA” earned Breakthrough Comedy Series, while Apple TV’s “Pluribus” won Breakthrough Drama Series. On the acting side, Tim Robinson won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series, Chase Infiniti won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series, and Michael Shannon won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series. Supporting performance winners included Laurie Metcalf for comedy and Babou Ceesay for drama, and the nonfiction prize went to “Katrina: Come Hell and High Water.” The evening also saw the awards for Outstanding Original Film and Outstanding Performance in an Original Film presented to “Reflection in a Dead Diamond” and Cory Michael Smith, respectively.
What’s verified
HBO Max’s “DTF St. Louis” won Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and David Harbour won Outstanding Supporting Performance in that category.
“I Love LA” (HBO Max) won Breakthrough Comedy Series.
“Pluribus” (Apple TV) won Breakthrough Drama Series.
Tim Robinson won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series for “The Chair Company.”
Chase Infiniti won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series for “The Testaments.”
Michael Shannon won Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series for “Death by Lightning.”
Laurie Metcalf won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series for “Big Mistakes.”
Babou Ceesay won Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series for “Alien: Earth.”
“Katrina: Come Hell and High Water” won Breakthrough Nonfiction Series.
Cory Michael Smith won Outstanding Performance in an Original Film for “Mountainhead.”
“Reflection in a Dead Diamond” won Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming.
Not yet confirmed
One source reported that HBO Max won the most awards with five, Netflix won three, and Hulu multiple, while Netflix had the most nominations (22) heading into the ceremony.
Another source reported that “Death by Lightning” and “Big Mistakes” tied for the most nominations with four each, and that Michael Shannon was not present to accept his award.
One source detailed tributes honoring Michelle Pfeiffer (Legend Tribute), Kerry Washington (Spotlight Tribute), Claire Danes (Performer Tribute), and the cast of “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (Ensemble Tribute), as well as a Visionary Tribute to Matt and Ross Duffer.
A quote from David Harbour apologizing to fellow nominee Linda Cardellini and offering to “share custody” of the award was included in only one source.
Key figures
David Harbour, actor, winner for “DTF St. Louis”
Tim Robinson, actor, winner for “The Chair Company”
Chase Infiniti, actor, winner for “The Testaments”
Michael Shannon, actor, winner for “Death by Lightning”
Laurie Metcalf, actor, winner for “Big Mistakes”
Babou Ceesay, actor, winner for “Alien: Earth”
Cory Michael Smith, actor, winner for “Mountainhead”
Michelle Pfeiffer, actor, Legend Tribute honoree
Kerry Washington, actor, Spotlight Tribute honoree
Claire Danes, actor, Performer Tribute honoree
Matt and Ross Duffer, showrunners, Visionary Tribute honorees
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter
