NYU Steinhardt Alumni Take Home Four Emmy Awards in 2026

Three alumni working on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Pitt won big at the 78th annual Emmy Awards.

People gather around an onstage microphone — Stephen Colbert and crew of *The Late Show with Stephen Colbert* onstage at the Emmy Awards. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Twelve NYU Steinhardt alumni earned 2026 Emmy Award nominations, with three alumni celebrated as winners in the television industry’s highest honors for artistic and technical achievement.

The 78th Annual Emmy Awards were hosted by Mariska Hargitay and presented at the Peacock Theatre at L.A. Live on September 14.

Below are the Steinhardt nominees. Winners are in bold. See the full list of NYU nominees and winners here.

Outstanding Variety Series

Winner: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Michael Brumm (MA ’02, Media Ecology), producer
Bjoern Stejskal (Steinhardt BS ’01, Communication Studies; SPS ’01), supervising producer

Nominee: The Daily Show
Beth Shorr (BS ’01, Communication Studies), producer

Nominee: Saturday Night Live
Erin Doyle (BS ’07, Communication Studies), produced by

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series

Winner: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Michael Brumm, writer

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics

Winner: "Need Someone," The Pitt
Gavin Brivik (MM ’18, Music Theory and Composition: Scoring for Film and Multimedia), music

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

Nominee: 68th Annual Grammy Awards
Patrick Menton (BM ’05, Music Business), co-executive producer

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Nominee: Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Patrick Menton, co-executive producer

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

Nominee: Stranger Things
Ryan Cole (MM ’07, Music Technology), supervising dialogue/ADR editor

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special

Nominee: Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Henry Butler (MM ’21, Music Technology), sound effects editor

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special

Nominee: The Beast In Me
James Sizemore (MM ’05, Music Technology), music editor

Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

Nominee: "If You See My Mama, Whisper Her This…," Washington Black
Cameron Moody (Music Theory and Composition: Screen Scoring) , composer

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics

Nominee: "The Dead Dance," Wednesday
Andrew Watt (Music Business), music and lyrics

Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Nominee: The Bear
Ayo Edebiri (Steinhardt BS ’17, Teaching and Learning; Tisch ’17), actress

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