Emmys 2026: 'The Pitt' and 'Widow's Bay' Dominate Awards

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.

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

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