Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ finale shut out at 2026 Emmys

Taylor Swift lost her bid for a second Emmy on Sept. 5.

"Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show" went into the 78th Emmy Awards with five nominations and walked away without a trophy. The Disney+ special captured the final Eras Tour performance in Vancouver on Dec. 8, 2024.

The concert film was nominated for five awards: outstanding variety special (pre-recorded), outstanding directing for a variety special, outstanding picture editing for variety programming, outstanding sound mixing for a variety series or special and outstanding technical direction and camerawork for a special.

Swift was personally nominated as a producer and performer in the variety special category. The other four nominations recognized members of the production team.

"The Muppet Show" won outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) and outstanding picture editing for variety programming.

"The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny" won outstanding sound mixing for a variety series or special and outstanding technical direction and camerawork for a special.

The Bad Bunny halftime show also won outstanding directing for a variety special. Hamish Hamilton won for directing the performance, beating Glenn Weiss of "The Final Show."

The results came more than a week before the televised…

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