Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette walked away with just one award at the 2026 Emmys.
The FX show won Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (Courtney Bright, Nicole Daniels And Jennifer Brooks) during the 78th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 6.
However, love story lost the other five categories in which it was nominated, two of which were introduced during the main Emmys ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, September 14: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (Sarah Pidgeon); Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (Constance Zimmer); Outstanding historical costumes (Rudy Mance, Natalie Turturro Mettouchi, Brittany Griffin, Moria Sine Clinton And Liz Samuels); and outstanding period or fantasy/sci-fi makeup, non-prosthetic (Milagros Medina-Cerdeira, Blair Aycock, D’Angelo Thompson And Jill Carol).
The nine-part series starred Paul Anthony Kelly and Pidgeon, 30, as John F. Kennedy Jr. And Carolyn Bessetterespectively. (Zimmer, 55, played Bessette’s mother, Ann Messina Freeman.)
The 2026 Emmys saw television’s biggest stars step into the spotlight and bring plenty of personality to the red carpet. Celebrities showed off their fashion sense as they posed for the cameras at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, September 14. From bold fashion statements to timeless Hollywood looks, there was no shortage of glamor (…)
love storywhich aired from February to March, chronicled the real-life couple’s turbulent romance and untimely death in a plane crash in 1999.
Pidgeon received her first Emmy nomination for her portrayal of the fashion icon, but the television academy did not nominate Kelly, 37, for his role as the late president’s businessman son John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. (love story was Kelly’s professional acting debut.)
“Of course I was hoping that everyone – especially Paul – would be recognized,” Pidgeon said diversity in July for snubbing her co-star. “I learned that film, television and theater really does take a village. It’s not a solo show, it’s not a solo performance. In some parts it all makes sense, and working with Paul Anthony Kelly was a dream every single day – from the moment he walked into the audition room, and then every single day during a six-month shoot where I saw John evolve. Seeing the ease he had on set and that transformation he was able to embrace was something I admire. So “Very much. Hats off to Paul.”
She added: “I would love to work with him and everyone else on the show 10 times over and am so excited for the future recognition everyone receives.”
