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Complete List of 2026 Emmy Award Winners
78th Primetime Emmy Awards: Complete Winners List and Biggest Surprises

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony took place Monday night, celebrating television’s most acclaimed performances and series from the past year. While several frontrunners entered with massive nomination tallies, the night delivered unexpected sweeps and historic wins across drama, comedy, and limited series categories.

Widow’s Bay Dominates with Six Wins

The breakout comedy Widow’s Bay emerged as the night’s biggest victor, sweeping six awards including Outstanding Comedy Series. The series defeated heavy competition from The Bear, Shrinking, Hacks, Abbott Elementary, and others to claim the top comedy prize.

Matthew Rhys earned Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance, while Kate O’Flynn and Stephen Root took home the supporting acting honors. Hiro Murai won for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, and Katie Dippold secured the writing award.

The Pitt Claims Top Drama Honors

Despite leading all nominees with 25 total nominations across the main ceremony and Creative Arts Emmys, medical drama The Pitt secured two major wins. Noah Wyle won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and the series captured Outstanding Drama Series, besting contenders including Pluribus, The Gilded Age, and Slow Horses.

The Pitt’s ensemble earned numerous acting nominations—Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, Katherine LaNasa, Sepideh Moafi, Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, and Gerran Howell all competed in supporting categories—but the series’ only acting win went to Wyle.

Hacks Sets Nomination Record, Wins One Award

Hacks entered the night with 24 nominations, setting a new single-year record for a comedy series. Jean Smart added another Emmy to her collection with Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, but the series came up short in Outstanding Comedy Series, writing, directing, and supporting acting categories.

Limited Series: DTF St. Louis Takes Top Prize

In a competitive limited/anthology field featuring All Her Fault, The Beast in Me, Beef, and Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, the award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series went to DTF St. Louis.

Matthew Rhys earned his second Emmy of the night with Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for The Beast in Me. Sally Field won Outstanding Lead Actress for Remarkably Bright Creatures.

Other Major Category Winners
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Allison Janney, The Diplomat
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Tom Pelphrey, Task
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
- 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 Drama Series: Saul Metzstein, Slow Horses
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Vince Gilligan, Pluribus (“We Is Us”)
- Outstanding Reality Competition Program: The Traitors
- Outstanding Variety Series: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Complete Winners by Category

Outstanding 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

Outstanding 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

Outstanding 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

Outstanding 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

Outstanding 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

Outstanding 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

Outstanding 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

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

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 Writing for a Drama Series

Vince Gilligan, Pluribus, “We Is Us” [WINNER]
Peter Ackerman and Debora Cahn, The Diplomat, “Amagansett”
Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt, “1:00 P.M.”
Valerie Chu, The Pitt, “12:00 P.M.”
Will Smith, Slow Horses, “Scars”
Brad Ingelsby, Task, “A Still Small Voice”

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay [WINNER]
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, The Chair Company
Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky, Hacks
Anthony King, Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat

Outstanding 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

Outstanding 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

Outstanding 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 Limited or Anthology Series

DTF St. Louis [WINNER]
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Outstanding 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

Outstanding 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

Outstanding Drama Series

The Pitt [WINNER]
The Diplomat
The Gilded Age
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Your Friends & Neighbors
09/14/2026
Emmy Awards 2026 Poised to Make History as Major Records Could Fall

78th Primetime Emmy Awards: Historic Records Within Reach for Matthew Rhys, Zendaya, Jean Smart and More

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards kick off this evening with a galaxy of television talent and several landmark records poised to fall. Beyond the traditional trophies, industry research from ActionNetwork.com highlights a slate of historic firsts and statistical milestones that could be secured alongside the wins.

Matthew Rhys and Widow’s Bay Target Welsh First and Comedy Series Record

Widow’s Bay star Matthew Rhys could become the first Welsh actor ever to win Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The series itself is also chasing history: it enters the night with eight Creative Arts Emmy wins and seven additional nominations, positioning it to surpass The Studio‘s current single-season comedy record of 13 wins set last year, as well as the record for most wins by a comedy series in its debut season.

Matthew Rhys could make history at tonight’s awards (Chris Delmas / AFP via Getty Images)

Actress Records: Jean Smart, Zendaya and Quinta Brunson

Jean Smart’s Perfect Season Sweep and All-Time Performer Mark

Jean Smart has won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for all four seasons of Hacks. A victory tonight would extend that streak to a perfect five-for-five. She would also tie the all-time record for most Emmy wins by a performer — eight — currently shared by Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Zendaya Aims for Youngest Three-Time Drama Lead Winner and Black Actress First

Zendaya could become the youngest actress to win three Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Euphoria. She already made history in 2020 as the youngest winner in the category at age 24. A third win would also make her the first Black actress to win three times in the drama lead category.

Zendaya could break a couple of records, if she wins (John Nacion/WireImage)

Quinta Brunson Seeks Second Comedy Lead Win for Black Actress

Quinta Brunson could become the first Black actress to win twice in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category for Abbott Elementary. Her 2023 victory marked the first win by a Black actress in the category since 1981.

British and Welsh Stars Poised for Supporting Actor Firsts

Jack Lowden, frequently tipped as the next James Bond, could become the first Scottish actor to win Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Slow Horses. Meanwhile, Gerran Howell of The Pitt could claim the first Welsh win in the same category — setting up a potential dual Welsh celebration alongside Rhys’s lead actor nomination.

Veteran Actors Target Oldest-Winner Records Across Categories

Gary Oldman Eyes Oldest Drama Lead Actor Win

Gary Oldman (Slow Horses, age 68) could surpass Richard Kiley (66 when he won for A Year in the Life in 1988) as the oldest winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

Martin Short Chases Oldest Comedy Lead Actor Record

Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building) could break Eugene Levy’s record as the oldest winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

Harrison Ford and Stephen Root Vie for Oldest Comedy Supporting Actor

Harrison Ford (Shrinking, age 84) could surpass Henry Winkler (72 when he won for Barry in 2018) as the oldest winner for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Stephen Root (Widow’s Bay, age 74) is also in contention for the same record.

With records spanning nationality, age, representation and series dominance, tonight’s ceremony promises to be a historic benchmark for television excellence.

09/14/2026
Emmys 2026 Red Carpet: Celebrity Arrivals Live

Stars Arrive for 78th Primetime Emmy Awards: Live Coverage Begins

Television’s biggest night has officially arrived. The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are underway, and Page Six is delivering live coverage as celebrities walk the red carpet and take their seats for the ceremony.

Star-Studded Nominee Lineup

Tonight’s event brings together the leading talent from television’s most acclaimed series. Nominees and presenters from Widow’s Bay, The Pitt, Hacks, Paradise, and Euphoria are among the expected attendees, representing the breadth of drama, comedy, and limited-series excellence honored this year.

Mariska Hargitay Takes Host Duties

Longtime Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay will host the ceremony, guiding viewers through the evening’s biggest wins, surprises, and memorable moments. Her return to the Emmy stage as host marks a significant moment for the franchise veteran.

Follow Along for Real-Time Updates

Stay with Page Six throughout the night for breaking winners, red-carpet highlights, behind-the-scenes reactions, and every major moment as it happens at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.

09/14/2026
2026 Emmy Awards Winners: Full List with Live Updates

TV’s Biggest Stars Are Going for the Gold at the 2026 Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards 2026 are finally here, meaning all of your favorite television actors and creators are about to hit the red carpet dressed to the nines. Television’s biggest stars are going for the gold as the industry prepares to honor the year’s most outstanding achievements in programming, performance, and creative craftsmanship.

What to Expect From Television’s Biggest Night

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony brings together the most celebrated names in television for an evening recognizing excellence across drama, comedy, limited series, and variety programming categories. Nominees and presenters alike will showcase the year’s most compelling storytelling and breakthrough performances that have defined the current golden age of television.

Red Carpet Arrivals and Fashion Moments

As television’s elite make their entrances, the red carpet transforms into a runway for Hollywood’s most anticipated fashion statements. Designers debut custom creations while stars coordinate with stylists to deliver memorable looks that will dominate entertainment coverage for weeks to come.

Key Categories and Contenders

This year’s race features fierce competition across major categories including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Comedy Series, and Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. Lead acting categories promise particularly tight contests as critics’ favorites and breakout performers vie for television’s highest honor.

The ceremony airs live on major networks and streaming platforms, giving viewers worldwide front-row access to television’s most prestigious celebration of creative achievement.

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