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Widow's Bay and The Pitt Win Top Honors at the 2026 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles

award · 2026-09-09

During the 2026 Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles, top honors were claimed by Widow's Bay and The Pitt. The horror-comedy Widow's Bay, centered around a cursed town in New England, secured fourteen Emmys, including the award for best comedy series. Matthew Rhys took home two awards: best actor in a comedy series and best actor in a miniseries for his role in The Beast in Me. The Pitt, which takes place in a Pittsburgh emergency room, was named best drama series, with Noah Wyle winning best actor in that category. Jean Smart made history by winning an Emmy for each season of Hacks. Michael J. Fox was honored with the Bob Hope humanitarian award, and Dolly Parton was commemorated. Other notable winners included Rhea Seehorn, Tom Pelphrey, and DTF Saint Louis, awarded best miniseries.

Key facts

  • The 2026 Emmy Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles on the night between Monday and Tuesday
  • Widow's Bay won fourteen Emmys and was named best comedy series
  • The Pitt was named best drama series
  • Matthew Rhys won best actor in a comedy series for Widow's Bay and best actor in a miniseries or film for The Beast in Me
  • Noah Wyle won best actor in a drama series for The Pitt
  • Jean Smart became the first person to win an Emmy for every season of a television series, for Hacks
  • Michael J. Fox received the Bob Hope humanitarian award for his Parkinson's disease advocacy
  • Dolly Parton, who died on August 25, was remembered during the ceremony

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Emmy Awards
  • AP
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  • Apple TV
  • HBO
  • HBO Max
  • Netflix
  • Hulu
  • ABC
  • FX
  • Peacock
  • MTV
  • CBS
  • Comedy Central
  • NBC
  • Bravo
  • Variety
  • Prime Video
  • BET+
  • Disney+
  • 20th Television
  • Primetime Emmy Awards
  • Creative Arts Emmys
  • Peacock Theater
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • FX on Hulu
  • The Bear
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Saturday Night Live
  • The Daily Show
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  • Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
  • The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
  • Dancing with the Stars
  • RuPaul's Drag Race
  • Survivor
  • Top Chef
  • The Traitors
  • Forbes
  • Prada
  • TV Academy
  • Hacks
  • The Pitt
  • Only Murders In The Building
  • The Gilded Age
  • Abbott Elementary
  • Shrinking
  • Beef
  • The Diplomat
  • Margo's Got Money Troubles
  • The Four Seasons
  • Pluribus
  • Paradise
  • Task
  • Widow's Bay
  • DTF St Louis
  • The Beast In Me
  • The Testaments
  • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
  • Game of Thrones
  • Baby Reindeer
  • Half Man
  • All Her Fault
  • I Love LA
  • Big Mistakes
  • Marty Supreme
  • One Battle After Another
  • Stranger Things
  • Heated Rivalry
  • BBC
  • Television Academy
  • NBCUniversal
  • AFP
  • Peacock Theatre
  • LA Live
  • Late Show
  • New York Unité Spéciale
  • Breaking Bad
  • Urgences
  • 24 Heures Chrono
  • Broadway
  • Bridgerton
  • The Muppet Show
  • YouTube TV
  • Hulu + Live TV
  • FuboTV
  • Sling TV

Locations

  • Los Angeles
  • United States
  • New England
  • Pittsburgh
  • New York
  • St. Louis
  • Amagansett
  • Wales
  • Scotland
  • England
  • États-Unis
  • Nouvelle-Angleterre
  • Pennsylvanie

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