Awards
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.