PBS SoCal took home the most trophies at the 78th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards on July 25, 2026, winning 8 of its 29 nominations across categories spanning arts, education, and social issues. The ceremony, held at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, recognised the best in local television programming for the 2025 calendar year. Variety

Univision's KMEX followed closely with 7 awards from 20 nominations, while Telemundo's KVEA secured 6 wins from 18. KMEX picked up the Culture/History Emmy for "Somos de Aquí" and the Informational Series Emmy for "Tu Voz LA." KVEA swept the Spanish-language newscast categories, winning for "Noticiero Telemundo 52 Al Mediodía" in the daytime slot and "Noticiero Telemundo 52 A las 11pm" in the evening slot. Variety

KABC/ABC7 and KNBC/NBC4 each won 4 awards. ABC7's morning broadcast "Eyewitness News at 6am" took the regularly scheduled daily morning newscast Emmy. The station's entertainment reporter George Pennacchio hosted the evening's ceremony. Variety

KABC anchor David Ono received the 2026 Governors Award, presented by his co-anchor Jovana Lara. The Governors Award is a career honour given by the Television Academy's local chapter, recognising sustained contributions to the industry. Los Angeles Area Governors Greg Taylor and Brian DeCloux oversaw the proceedings, and Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego presided over the academy at the time. Variety; emmys.com

The ceremony featured 122 nominations across 33 categories, according to the Television Academy's nominations announcement on June 2, 2026. Television Academy One category, Independent Programming, drew no nominations this year. Ernst & Young LLP compiled the winners list as the independent accounting firm. emmys.com

PBS SoCal's winning entries included "For Dear Life: Art, Medicine & Disability (PST ART)" in Education/Information, "Aging in America: Survive or Thrive" in Crime/Social Issues, and "Aretha! with Sheléa and the Pacific Symphony" in Arts. Spectrum News 1 won the L.A. Local Color Emmy for "Hispanic Heritage Month – Candelas Guitars." Spectrum SportsNet's "Backstage: Lakers" took the Sports Series Emmy. Variety; Television Academy

The remaining wins went to Spectrum News 1 and Spectrum SportsNet with 2 each, and LA36, Spectrum SportsNet LA, and USC football with 1 apiece. Bob Bain and Bob Bain Productions produced the invitation-only ceremony, which began at 6:00 PM PT. Variety; emmys.com