That’s another year in the books for the Emmys, this time hosted by Law & Order SVU’s Mariska Hargitay. Widow’s Bay came away as the clear winner of the night, taking six trophies, including closing the night with a win for Best Comedy Series. Kate O’Flynn started the ceremony off strong, winning the comedy supporting actress category for fan-favorite Patricia.
Matthew Rhys made history, winning both awards for Actor in a Drama and Comedy Series for The Beast in Me and Widow’s Bay. He’s the first guy to take both trophies in the same year. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert got an awards-show sendoff, taking Best Variety Series (which has gone to Last Week With John Oliver since 2016).
Michael J. Fox was honored with the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for the work he’s done with his foundation on Parkinson’s research. Reba McEntire honored Dolly Parton, singing “Appalachian Memories,” and Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy, and Dan Levy gave a funny, touching tribute to Catherine O’Hara tribute to start the In Memoriam segment where Noah Kahan sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Otherwise, it was a quiet night for basically every other nominated show.
Pluribus and The Pitt both came in a distant second to Widow’s Bay trophy count, with two awards each. For Pluribus, Rhea Seehorn won for Actress in a Drama Series (her first Emmy ever) and Vince Gilligan took the prize for Writing in a Drama Series (his first writing Emmy ever).
The Pitt nabbed the big Best Drama award, along with Noah Wylie for Best Actor in a Drama. Hacks only took home one Emmy (that went to Jean Smart) for its fifth and final season. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Beef, Paradise, The Bear, Abbott Elementary, and other series got completely shut out during the televised ceremony.Here’s the tally of tonight’s wins by series: Widow’s Bay: 6Pluribus: 2The Pitt: 2Hacks: 1The Beast in Me: 1The Diplomat: 1Task: 1Slow Horses: 1DTF St.
Louis: 1Read on for the full list of winners from the 78th Emmy Awards.All the 2026 Emmy WinnersBest Comedy SeriesWINNER: Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)Abbott Elementary (ABC)The Bear (FX)Hacks (HBO Max)Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)Nobody Wants This (Netflix)Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)Shrinking (Apple TV)Best Drama SeriesWINNER: The Pitt (HBO Max)The Diplomat (Netflix)The Gilded Age (HBO Max)A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)Paradise (Hulu)Pluribus (Apple TV)Slow Horses (Apple TV)Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV)Best Limited or Anthology SeriesWINNER: DTF St.
Louis (HBO Max)All Her Fault (Peacock)The Beast in Me (Netflix)Beef (Netflix) Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (FX)Best Writing for a Drama SeriesWINNER: Vince Gilligan (Pluribus)Peter Ackerman & Debora Cahn (The Diplomat)Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R.
Scott Gemmill (The Pitt)Valerie Chu (The Pitt)Will Smith (Slow Horses)Brad Ingelsby (Task)Best Director for a Comedy SeriesWINNER: Hiro Murai (Widow’s Bay)Randall Einhorn (Abbott Elementary)Christopher Storer (The Bear)Andrew DeYoung (The Chair Company)Lucia Aniello (Hacks)Mary Lou Belli (The Ms.
Pat Show)Best Variety SeriesWINNER: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)The Daily Show (Comedy Central)Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO Max)Saturday Night Live (NBC)Best Directing for a Drama SeriesWINNER: Saul Metzstein (Slow Horses)Salli Richardson-Whitfield (The Gilded Age)Hanelle M.
Culpepper (Paradise)Noah Wyle (The Pitt)Vince Gilligan (Pluribus)Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Task)Best Writing for a Comedy SeriesWINNER: Katie Dippold (Widow’s Bay)Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin (The Chair Company)Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback)Lucia Aniello, Paul W.
Downs, & Jen Statsky (Hacks)Anthony King (Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat)Best Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesWINNER: Matthew Rhys (Widow’s Bay)Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Wonder Man)Steve Carell (Rooster)Jason Segel (Shrinking)Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)Best Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieWINNER: Sally Field (Remarkably Bright Creatures)Claire Danes (The Beast in Me)Carey Mulligan (Beef)Sarah Pidgeon (Love Story: John F.
Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette) Sarah Snook (All Her Fault)Best Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesWINNER: Tom Pelphrey (Task)Patrick Ball (The Pitt)Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)Shawn Hatosy (The Pitt)Gerran Howell (The Pitt)Jack Lowden (Slow Horses)Carlos-Manuel Vesga (Pluribus)Best Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesWINNER: Noah Wyle (The Pitt)Sterling K.
Brown (Paradise) Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)Mark Ruffalo (Task)Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat)Best Reality Competition ProgramWINNER: The Traitors (Peacock)Dancing With the Stars (ABC)RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)Survivor (CBS)Top Chef (Bravo)Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesWINNER: Stephen Root (Widow’s Bay)Colman Domingo (The Four Seasons)Paul W.
Downs (Hacks)Harrison Ford (Shrinking)Nick Offerman (Margo’s Got Money Troubles)Michael Urie (Shrinking)Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)Best Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesWINNER: Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus)Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age)Chase Infiniti (The Testaments)Keri Russell (The Diplomat)Zendaya (Euphoria)Best Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesWINNER: Allison Janney (The Diplomat)Taylor Dearden (The Pitt)Fiona Dourif (The Pitt)Katherine LaNasa (The Pitt)Sepideh Moafi (The Pitt)Julianne Nicholson (Paradise)Karolina Wydra (Pluribus)Best Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology SeriesWINNER: Matthew Rhys (The Beast in Me)Riz Ahmed (Bait)Jason Bateman (Black Rabbit)Charlie Hunnam (Monster: The Ed Gein Story)Oscar Isaac (Beef)Best Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesWINNER: Jean Smart (Hacks)Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)Elle Fanning (Margo’s Got Money Troubles) Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback)Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesWINNER: Kate O’Flynn (Widow’s Bay)Dale Dickey (Widow’s Bay)Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)Janelle James (Abbott Elementary)Michelle Pfeiffer (Margo’s Got Money Troubles)Megan Stalter (Hacks)Jessica Williams (Shrinking)
