The Emmys 2026: ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Widow’s Bay’ win big

Widow’s Bay, The Pitt, and DTF St Louis were among the big winners at the 2026 Emmy Awards.

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The ceremony took place at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater last night (September 14), with Law & Order SVU star Mariska Hargitay hosting. Many of this year’s trophies had already been handed out at the Creative Arts Emmys earlier this month, leaving only the most high-profile categories for Monday night’s awards.

Going into the night, HBO’s The Pitt and Hacks lead nominations with 25 and 24 each, with the latter breaking an Emmy record for most nods ever received by a comedy in a single year.

Noah Wyle snagged Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the second year in a row for The Pitt, having faced off against Paradise’s Sterling K Brown, Slow Horses’ Gary Oldman, Task’s Mark Ruffalo, and The Diplomat’s Rufus Sewell.

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Apple TV+’s breakout comedy horror series Widow’s Bay had an impressive showing with 19 nominations, with lead actor Matthew Rhys making history after becoming the first person to win Emmys in two Lead Actor categories in the same year.

His other, in the Limited Series Category, was for Netflix’s The Beast in Me, meaning he is now also the first performer to have won in the Lead Acting category across all three genres, having previously earned an award for The Americans.

Joining him in making history was Hacks star Jean Smart, who picked up the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, making her the first woman to be victorious in the lead category for every season of her show’s run.

Elsewhere in the evening, DTF St. Louis won for Best Limited Series, and Supporting Actor wins went to actors from Widow’s Bay, The Diplomat and Task.

You can check out a full list of winners below.

Here are all the winners of the 2026 Emmy Awards:

Best Drama Series
The Pitt (WINNER)
The Diplomat
The Gilded Age
A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Your Friends & Neighbors

Best Comedy Series
Widow’s Bay (WINNER)
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders In The Building
Shrinking

Best Limited or Anthology Series
DTF St Louis (WINNER)
All Her Fault
The Beast In Me
Beef
Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Noah Wyle – The Pitt (WINNER)
Sterling K Brown – Paradise
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo – Task
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (WINNER)
Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age
Chase Infiniti – The Testaments
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Zendaya – Euphoria

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Matthew Rhys – Widow’s Bay (WINNER)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder Man
Steve Carell – Rooster
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders In The Building

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart – Hacks (WINNER)
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Elle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback

Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Matthew Rhys – The Beast In Me (WINNER)
Riz Ahmed – Bait
Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Oscar Isaac – Beef

Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Sally Field – Remarkably Bright Creatures (WINNER)
Claire Danes – The Beast In Me
Carey Mulligan – Beef
Sarah Pidgeon – Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tom Pelphrey – Task (WINNER)
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

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Allison Janney – The Diplomat (WINNER)
Taylor Dearden – The Pitt
Fiona Dourif – The Pitt
Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt
Sepideh Moafi – The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson – Paradise
Karolina Wydra – Pluribus

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay (WINNER)
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

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay (WINNER)
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

Reality Competition Programme
The Traitors (WINNER)
Dancing With the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef

Variety Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (WINNER)
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Vince Gilligan – Pluribus (WINNER)
Debora Cahn – The Diplomat
Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman, R. Scott Gemmill – The Pitt
Valerie Chu – The Pitt
Will Smith – Slow Horses
Brad Ingelsby – Task

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Katie Dippold – Widow’s Bay (WINNER)
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Tim Robinson – The Chair Company
Michael Patrick King – The Comeback
Lucia Aniello – Hacks
Anthony King – Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Saul Metzstein – Slow Horses (WINNER)
Salli Richardson Whitfield – The Gilded Age
Hanelle M. Culpepper – Paradise
Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Vince Gilligan – Pluribus
Salli Richardson Whitfield – Task

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Hiro Murai – Widow’s Bay (WINNER)
Randall Einhorn – Abbott Elementary
Christopher Storer – The Bear
Andrew DeYoung – The Chair Company
Lucia Aniello – Hacks
Mary Lou Belli – The Ms. Pat Show