All the Winners at the 2026 Emmy Awards

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards took place on September 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Mariska Hargitay hosting the ceremony. Widow’s Bay won Outstanding Comedy Series, while The Pitt took Outstanding Drama Series for the second consecutive year. DTF St. Louis won Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.

Widow’s Bay led the telecast with six wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Lead Actor for Matthew Rhys, Supporting Actress for Kate O’Flynn, Supporting Actor for Stephen Root, Writing for Katie Dippold and Directing for Hiro Murai. The series finished the overall Emmy season with 14 awards, breaking the previous record of 13 held by The Studio.

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Matthew Rhys also won Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for The Beast in Me, making him the first performer to win two lead acting Emmys in the same year. Noah Wyle won Lead Actor in a Drama Series for The Pitt, while Rhea Seehorn received Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Pluribus.

Jean Smart won Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Hacks, her fifth consecutive Emmy in the category. The win brought her career total to eight, tying her with Cloris Leachman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Allison Janney for the most acting Emmys won by a performer. Janney reached the same total after winning Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Diplomat.

Sally Field won Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Remarkably Bright Creatures, becoming the oldest winner in the category. Tom Pelphrey won Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Task, while Saul Metzstein and Vince Gilligan won for directing and writing in drama for Slow Horses and Pluribus, respectively.

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2026 Emmy Awards Winners

Drama

Outstanding Drama Series

The Pitt

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Allison Janney, The Diplomat

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Tom Pelphrey, Task

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Saul Metzstein, Slow Horses

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Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Vince Gilligan, Pluribus

Comedy

Outstanding Comedy Series

Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Jean Smart, Hacks

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Stephen Root, Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Hiro Murai, Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay

Limited or Anthology Series

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

DTF St. Louis

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

David Harbour, DTF St. Louis

Variety and Reality

Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

The Traitors

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held on September 5 and 6, with additional winners announced across acting, variety, reality, animation, craft and technical categories. Those awards are part of the overall 2026 Emmy results but were presented separately from the September 14 Primetime telecast.