Jon Hamm was removed from Emmy consideration for The Morning Show after the actor was entered in the wrong category, the Television Academy and Apple TV confirmed as nominations-round voting opened June 11, 2026.
Gold Derby reported the change after the Television Academy and Apple TV said Hamm’s three-episode return as billionaire Paul Marks was submitted in the Best Drama Guest Actor race, not the supporting actor category where he should have been entered. Voting for the 2026 Emmys began June 11 and runs through June 22; the nominations will be announced July 8.
The procedural error matters because Hamm was a 2024 supporting-actor nominee for The Morning Show and, by the Academy’s rules, that history affects guest-acting eligibility. The Television Academy added a rule last year that bars performers who were previously nominated in supporting or lead categories for a show from entering that show as guest actors in later seasons — one reason the guest submission was scrutinized and the Morning Show entry declared ineligible.
Hamm is still in the running elsewhere on the ballot. He remains listed for Your Friends & Neighbors in Best Drama Actor and for Grimsburg in Best Character Voice-Over, showing how a single misfiled entry can knock a performer out of one race while leaving other submissions intact.
The mix-up landed during the submissions window that closed May 7 and came into focus as voting opened. The Morning Show removal joins a wider, uneven ballot this year: the Television Academy’s public ballot and outside tracking have flagged unexpected omissions and unusual placement choices across multiple shows, a backdrop that heightened attention to Hamm’s entry.
The immediate consequence for voters is straightforward: ballots have been updated to reflect Hamm’s ineligibility for The Morning Show and his name will not appear in that guest-actor line during the June 11–22 voting round. What remains unresolved is whether the show’s camp will substitute another performer on the ballot; there is no public indication a replacement will be announced before voting ends.
Nomination results on July 8 will provide the final picture. If the Morning Show field features a new name, the Academy’s nominations list will make that switch visible; if not, the program will proceed without a guest-actor entry tied to Hamm. Either way, the episode underlines how submission category choices and last year’s guest-acting rule can immediately reshape contenders during the narrow window between the May 7 deadline and the July 8 nomination reveal.
