LOS ANGELES, United States — “Widow’s Bay” won six prizes at the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday, September 14, 2026.
Matthew Rhys collected two lead-actor awards and established two Emmy records.
The freshman comedy received outstanding comedy series, lead actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, directing, and writing.
The Television Academy listed it as the most successful programme during the televised ceremony.
Rhys was honoured as outstanding lead actor in a comedy for “Widow’s Bay” and outstanding lead actor in a limited series or television film for Netflix’s “The Beast in Me.”
He became the first performer to win two lead-actor categories in the same year.
The victories also made Rhys the first performer to win lead-acting Emmys across the drama, comedy, and limited-series categories. His earlier drama award came for “The Americans.”
“The Pitt,” which entered the ceremony with the most nominations, won outstanding drama series. Its star also received the award for lead actor in a drama.
“DTF St. Louis” was named outstanding limited series, while “Pluribus” secured awards for lead actress in a drama and drama writing.
Jean Smart won outstanding lead actress in a comedy for “Hacks.” The victory made Smart the first woman to receive the lead-actress award for every season of a programme’s run.
Awards in the supporting categories went to performers from “Widow’s Bay,” “Task,” and “The Diplomat.” “The Traitors” won outstanding reality or competition series, and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” was named outstanding variety series.
Major Winners
The winners in each category are indicated in bold.
Outstanding Drama Series
- “The Diplomat”
- “The Gilded Age”
- “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”
- “Paradise”
- “The Pitt” — WINNER
- “Pluribus”
- “Slow Horses”
- “Your Friends & Neighbors”
Outstanding Comedy Series
- “Abbott Elementary”
- “The Bear”
- “Hacks”
- “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”
- “Nobody Wants This”
- “Only Murders in the Building”
- “Shrinking”
- “Widow’s Bay” — WINNER
Outstanding Limited Series
- “All Her Fault”
- “The Beast in Me”
- “Beef”
- “DTF St. Louis” — WINNER
- “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Sterling K. Brown — “Paradise”
- Gary Oldman — “Slow Horses”
- Mark Ruffalo — “Task”
- Rufus Sewell — “The Diplomat”
- Noah Wyle — “The Pitt” — WINNER
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Carrie Coon — “The Gilded Age”
- Chase Infiniti — “The Testaments”
- Keri Russell — “The Diplomat”
- Rhea Seehorn — “Pluribus” — WINNER
- Zendaya — “Euphoria”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II — “Wonder Man”
- Steve Carell — “Rooster”
- Matthew Rhys — “Widow’s Bay” — WINNER
- Jason Segel — “Shrinking”
- Martin Short — “Only Murders in the Building”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Quinta Brunson — “Abbott Elementary”
- Ayo Edebiri — “The Bear”
- Elle Fanning — “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”
- Lisa Kudrow — “The Comeback”
- Jean Smart — “Hacks” — WINNER
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Patrick Ball — “The Pitt”
- Billy Crudup — “The Morning Show”
- Shawn Hatosy — “The Pitt”
- Gerran Howell — “The Pitt”
- Jack Lowden — “Slow Horses”
- Tom Pelphrey — “Task” — WINNER
- Carlos-Manuel Vesga — “Pluribus”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Taylor Dearden — “The Pitt”
- Fiona Dourif — “The Pitt”
- Allison Janney — “The Diplomat” — WINNER
- Katherine LaNasa — “The Pitt”
- Sepideh Moafi — “The Pitt”
- Julianne Nicholson — “Paradise”
- Karolina Wydra — “Pluribus”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Colman Domingo — “The Four Seasons”
- Paul W. Downs — “Hacks”
- Harrison Ford — “Shrinking”
- Nick Offerman — “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”
- Stephen Root — “Widow’s Bay” — WINNER
- Michael Urie — “Shrinking”
- Tyler James Williams — “Abbott Elementary”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Dale Dickey — “Widow’s Bay”
- Hannah Einbinder — “Hacks”
- Janelle James — “Abbott Elementary”
- Kate O’Flynn — “Widow’s Bay” — WINNER
- Michelle Pfeiffer — “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”
- Megan Stalter — “Hacks”
- Jessica Williams — “Shrinking”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
- Riz Ahmed — “Bait”
- Jason Bateman — “Black Rabbit”
- Charlie Hunnam — “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”
- Oscar Isaac — “Beef”
- Matthew Rhys — “The Beast in Me” — WINNER
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
- Claire Danes — “The Beast in Me”
- Sally Field — “Remarkably Bright Creatures” — WINNER
- Carey Mulligan — “Beef”
- Sarah Pidgeon — “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette”
- Sarah Snook — “All Her Fault”
Outstanding Reality/Competition Series
- “Dancing with the Stars”
- “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
- “Survivor”
- “Top Chef”
- “The Traitors” — WINNER
Outstanding Variety Series
- “The Daily Show”
- “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
- “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
- “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” — WINNER
- “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Lucia Aniello — “Hacks”
- Mary Lou Belli — “The Ms. Pat Show”
- Andrew DeYoung — “The Chair Company”
- Randall Einhorn — “Abbott Elementary”
- Hiro Murai — “Widow’s Bay” — WINNER
- Christopher Storer — “The Bear”
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Hanelle M. Culpepper — “Paradise”
- Vince Gilligan — “Pluribus”
- Saul Metzstein — “Slow Horses” — WINNER
- Salli Richardson-Whitfield — “The Gilded Age”
- Salli Richardson-Whitfield — “Task”
- Noah Wyle — “The Pitt”
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- “Abbott Elementary”
- “The Chair Company”
- “The Comeback”
- “Hacks”
- “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat”
- “Widow’s Bay” — WINNER
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- “The Diplomat”
- “The Pitt”
- “The Pitt”
- “Pluribus” — WINNER
- “Slow Horses”
- “Task”
