There were plenty of memorable moments on camera at Monday night’s 78th Emmy Awards, but much went on off-camera as well. Emmy history was made tonight by Matthew Rhys, who became the first actor to win across all three lead categories (Comedy, Drama & Limited Series/Movie) and is the first man to win two lead […]
Deadline•Denise Petski15 Sept
Rhys becomes first actor to win lead acting awards for different shows in the same night, while Hacks’ Smart is the first woman to win for every season of a show Emmys 2026: red carpet looks and outfits at TV’s biggest night – in pictures In the Hacks v Widow’s Bay Emmys battle, it’s we – the audience – who are the real winners Emmys live blog: as it happened Emmy winners: the full list Matthew Rhys has become the first actor in 78 years of Emmys history to win multiple lead actor awards for performances in different shows in the same year, for Widow’s Bay and The Beast in Me . The 51-year-old Welsh actor won outstanding lead actor in a comedy for Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay and outstanding lead actor in a limited series for his role in Netflix’s The Beast in Me at the ceremony on Monday night. With his 2018 win of outstanding lead actor in a drama for The Americans, he is the first male performer to win all three lead acting categories. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Sian Cain15 Sept
Reiner was honored as part of the In Memoriam segment and won a posthumous Emmy last week.
The Hollywood Reporter•Caitlin Huston15 Sept
TV’s biggest night has officially come to a close, and a select group of stars can now say they’re both Emmy winners and Variety cover stars. Seven 2026 Emmy winners — from Noah Wyle to Jean Smart and more — graced the magazine’s cover over the past year. Revisit Variety’s premier coverage with the winners […]
Variety•Payton Turkeltaub15 Sept
Widow’s Bay wins Emmy night! After one of the most talked-about Emmy races in recent memory, Katie Dippold’s Apple TV comedy about a group of oddballs living on a haunted Massachusetts island has taken home the Emmy for best Comedy Series, making a record-breaking total of 14 wins for the show — the most of […]
Deadline•Antonia Blyth15 Sept
Hiro Murai has become the first Asian director to win an Emmy for comedy directing with Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay. Murai, who joins Lee Sung Jin for Beef Season 1 and Hwang Dong-hyuk for Squid Game Season 1, marks the third Asian director to win in any Emmy category. He directed five episodes of the […]
Deadline•Dessi Gomez15 Sept
Kudos to Mariska Hargitay for serving as the first female Emmy host in 15 years! All those wardrobe changes must have been exhausting. But the actress was charming, confident and honestly game for anything, even though she had to utter corny gags like “if you watched Hannah Montana, it’s now time to talk to a […]
Deadline•Lynette Rice15 Sept
“Widow’s Bay” is the most awarded comedy season in Emmy history. Apple TV’s horror-comedy closed the weekend with 14 Emmys — eight banked at the Creative Arts ceremonies and six more on Monday’s telecast — surpassing the 13 that “The Studio” won a year ago for the most Emmys ever collected by a comedy series […]
Variety•Clayton Davis15 Sept
Celebrating 50 years, “Charlie’s Angels” stars Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd and Jaclyn Smith reunited for one more mission as presenters at the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday night. The trio walked out to a standing ovation. Before presenting the best drama Emmy to “The Pitt,” Smith honored Farrah Fawcett. “As I said many times, she’s […]
Variety•Isabelle Farina15 Sept
While the wins started racking up at the Creative Emmys last weekend, DTF St. Louis capped its Emmy season domination off with the top prize in the limited series and anthology category. Series creator Steve Conrad excepted the award and started by not only thanking his cast and crew but also the friends and families […]
Deadline•Justin Kroll15 Sept
Almost three decades after Vince Gilligan landed his first individual Emmy nomination for writing the “Memento Mori” episode of Fox’s The X-Files in 1997, he is finally getting a statuette with his name on it. Gilligan on Monday won the Outstanding Writing For a Drama Series Emmy for the opening episode of his latest series. […]
Deadline•Nellie Andreeva15 Sept
Widow’s Bay creator Katie Dippold and star Matthew Rhys, both of whom took home Emmy awards on Monday night for the Apple TV comedy series, were not sure what to make of their night while clutching their golden statuettes backstage and chatting with press. “I’m slightly giddy, and I’m dizzy, and I genuinely can’t believe […]
Deadline•Katie Campione15 Sept
Michael J. Fox’s heartfelt speech at the Emmys earned a huge ovation as he accepted the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award on Monday night. The five-time Emmy winner was recognized for his “transformative contributions to Parkinson’s disease research and advocacy.” Fox said during his speech, which was intro-ed by his “The Good Wife” co-star Julianna Margulies, […]
Variety•Pat Saperstein15 Sept
The 79-year-old actress made history as the oldest Emmy winner in her category — lead actress in a limited or anthology series or TV movie, which she won for Netflix's 'Remarkably Bright Creatures.'
The Hollywood Reporter•Lexi Carson15 Sept
Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show went out in Emmy-winning style, four months after it ended its run on CBS. The Late Show won Outstanding Variety Series for the second consecutive, and final time. It beat The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, SNL and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Colbert noted that if you liked […]
Deadline•Peterdeadline15 Sept
Hiro Murai has made Emmy history. Murai on Monday won outstanding directing for a comedy series for the “Widow’s Bay” premiere, “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!,” becoming the first Asian director ever to win the category — and only the third Asian director to win in any Emmy category. He prevailed over a deep field that […]
Variety•Clayton Davis15 Sept
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” is the sole Emmy winner of this year’s outstanding variety series category, via the canceled CBS late-night series’ final season, which ended in May. “I want to thank so many people in this room,” he said. “Over the last 21 years, I’ve interviewed at least a thousand of you. […]
Variety•Michael Schneider15 Sept
Allison Janney just won an Emmy for playing the President of the United States on Netflix’s The Diplomat, which she thought she might have the chance to do just as the country was shattering that glass ceiling in real time. That’s not how things shook out, though, when Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 […]
Deadline•Katie Campione15 Sept
Sally Field won the Emmy for lead actress in a limited or anthology series or TV movie on Sunday, recognizing her portrayal of Tova Sullivan in the Netflix film “Remarkably Bright Creatures.” At 79, she is the oldest actress to win in this category, edging out Jessica Tandy (“Foxfire” in 1987) by months. This is […]
Variety•Selome Hailu15 Sept
Tom Pelphrey has won his first Emmy. The actor, who played Robbie Prendergrast on “Task” Season 1, took home the gold for best supporting actor in a drama series. In an impassioned speech, Pelphrey said, “I thank god for my life and my sobriety. I thank my family and my friends for all your love […]
Variety•Ethan Shanfeld15 Sept