“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
Rob Reiner received a heartfelt tribute during Monday’s Emmy Awards, with folk singer Noah Kahan leading a strings-backed rendition of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” during the In Memoriam section as actress Jamie Lee Curtis invoked Reiner’s “All in the Family” character to commemorate his life. “Last year we lost another cherished legend, our […]
Variety•Isabelle Farina15 Sept
Cathrine O’Hara, who died in January at 71, was honored Monday night at the 78th Emmy Awards by her former co-stars Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy and Dan Levy. O’Hara and Culkin starred in the 1990 Christmas classic “Home Alone. She starred with Murphy and Levy in the CBC sitcom “Schitt’s Creek.” O’Hara’s death was announced […]
Variety•Jack Dunn15 Sept
The Emmy Awards paid tribute to Dolly Parton with a performance by Reba McEntire, who performed the late artist’s song “Appalachian Memories.” The 1983 country song was written and recorded by Parton for her twenty-fifth solo studio album, “Burlap & Satin.” Sally Field, who starred with Parton in the 1989 film “Steel Magnolias,” introduced the […]
Variety•Tanya Fedak15 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 heat wave that has blanketed Los Angeles for more than a week broke Monday afternoon just in time for TV movers and shakers to gather on an indigo-colored carpet outside the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles for the 78th annual Emmy Awards. The assembly of top leaders this time included some fresh faces, […]
Variety•Cynthia Littleton15 Sept
Tom Holland is swinging through the Emmys for the first time ever to join Zendaya, his wife and co-star on “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey.” While “SNL” star Marcello Hernández was introducing the best director for a comedy award, he did a bit about all the stars he was most excited to see. […]
Variety•Isabelle Farina15 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
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
Matthew Rhys did something no actor had done in 78 years of the Emmy Awards. Rhys won two lead acting Emmys on the same night at Monday’s ceremony. Earlier in the night he shockingly took home the lead actor (limited) for his work in Netflix’s “The Beast in Me.” Later on, he nabbed the lead […]
Variety•Clayton Davis15 Sept
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s love story is still blooming, even after their wedding. The music superstar appeared at Kelce’s first game of the season, where he laced up to play tight end for another season for the Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 14. The Monday Night Football season opener took place in Kansas City […]
Variety•William Earl15 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
Dr. Robby has done it again. Noah Wyle took home the Emmy for best actor in a drama series for “The Pitt” Season 2. It’s the second consecutive year he has won the statuette for his portrayal of Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch on the HBO Max medical drama. Wyle defeated fellow nominees Mark Ruffalo (“Task”), […]
Variety•Ethan Shanfeld15 Sept
South Korean sales company Finecut has landed new territorial deals for two K-pop idol-fronted theatrical titles, “After-School Exorcism Club: Girls’ Night” and “Wi-Fi Love in the Palace,” while also adding fresh markets for the previously sold “Wind Up: The Movie.” “After-School Exorcism Club: Girls’ Night” has gone to Indonesia (Catchplay+), Singapore (Shaw Organisation) and Taiwan […]
Variety•Naman Ramachandran15 Sept
Zendaya brought some late-’90s beauty nostalgia to the 2026 Emmys. The “Euphoria” star hit the carpet at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on Monday night in a crystal-covered custom Prada gown, pairing the high-wattage dress with glowing skin, frosted eyes and a glossy nude lip. Celebrity makeup artist Ernesto Casillas used an entirely Prada Beauty lineup […]
Variety•Atingley415 Sept
David Harbour returned to the Emmys red carpet on Monday to discuss all things “DTF: St. Louis” and what he’s up to next, including “Avengers: Doomsday” and his forthcoming show with Millie Bobby Brown. Harbour will return as Alexei Shostakov, also known as the Red Guardian, in “Avengers: Doomsday” when it hits theaters on Dec. […]
Variety•Isabelle Farina15 Sept
Stephen Root has won the Emmy for supporting actor in a comedy series for his portrayal of Wyck in Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay.” This is his first win. He has also broken the record — by two years — as the oldest actor to win in this category. The title was previously held by Henry […]
Variety•Karla Cote15 Sept
Hi Carol. We Are So Happy To See You Win an Emmy. We Just Want You To Be Happy. The “Pluribus” hivemind is collectively cheering the news: Rhea Seehorn has won the outstanding drama Emmy for playing novelist Carol Sturka — one of the last independent-thinking humans on Earth — on the Apple TV series. […]
Variety•Michael Schneider15 Sept