'The Pitt,' 'Hacks' and 'Beef' Take Top Honors at Astra TV Awards

The drama series "The Pitt" won six awards at the 2026 Astra TV Awards, while "Hacks" and "Beef" took top honors in comedy and limited series categories.

By Sama News Agency
August 18, 2026
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Award-winning shows featured at the 2026 Astra TV Awards included the drama series "The Pitt," the comedy series "Hacks," and the limited series "Beef." (Variety)
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"The Pitt" dominated the 2026 Astra TV Awards with six trophies, including best drama series. Noah Wyle won for actor in a drama series, with Patrick Ball and Sepideh Moafi recognized in supporting acting categories and Tal Anderson winning guest actress in a drama series.

"Hacks" claimed several comedy awards, including best comedy series and actress in a comedy series for Jean Smart. Hannah Einbinder won supporting actress in a comedy series, and Lucia Aniello was honored for directing the final episode. "Shrinking" took best streaming comedy ensemble, with Jason Segel winning actor in a comedy series, Harrison Ford in a supporting role and Michael J. Fox recognized for a guest appearance.

"Beef" earned five awards in the limited series and television movie categories, including best limited series and actor in a limited series for Oscar Isaac. Charles Melton won supporting actor in a limited series, and Lee Sung Jin was recognized for directing an episode titled "Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort."

Keri Russell won actress in a drama series for "The Diplomat," while Macaulay Culkin won guest actor in a drama series for "Fallout." Vince Gilligan won writing in a drama series for "Pluribus." In comedy categories, Christina Ricci won guest actress in a comedy series for "Wednesday," and "The Comeback" won for writing in a comedy series.

In nonfiction and variety programming, "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" was honored for documentary television movie, and "Lost Women of Alaska" won for docuseries or nonfiction series.

The Astra Awards are voted on by the Hollywood Creative Alliance. Special achievement awards were given to Troy Kotsur, William H. Macy, Cedric the Entertainer, Jason Ritter, Shawn Hatosy and Natalie Alyn Lind.

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