Complete list of winners at the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards
‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘Hacks’ dominate as Jean Smart earns historic fifth straight win
Apple TV+'s horror-comedy "Widow's Bay" set a historic single-season record for a comedy at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards with 14 total wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series.
Meanwhile, HBO Max's The Pitt secured Best Drama Series for the second consecutive year.
Key Winners and Milestones
Widow's Bay dominance: The New England island horror-comedy broke the prior comedy record (13 wins), adding major wins for creator Katie Dippold (Writing), Hiro Murai (Directing), and star Matthew Rhys (Lead Actor in a Comedy), who also won for The Beast in Me. Supporting acting honors went to Stephen Root and Kate O'Flynn.
The Pitt & Drama results: The Pitt won Best Drama Series, and Noah Wyle repeated as Lead Actor in a Drama. Rhea Seehorn won her first career Emmy for Pluribus (Lead Actress in a Drama).
Record-Breaking Acting: Jean Smart won her fifth consecutive Best Actress in a Comedy Emmy for Hacks, tying the all-time record for most acting wins by a single performer alongside Allison Janney.
Apple TV Success: Apple TV finished the night with the most wins of any outlet, marking a major milestone for the platform.
LOS ANGELES: “The Pitt” kept its Emmy streak for best drama going, and Jean Smart of “Hacks” stacked the wins.
The hospital drama starring Noah Wyle won the top prize in its genre for the second consecutive year. Wyle took the best actor in a drama trophy at Monday night’s Emmy Awards.
Smart won her fifth straight Emmy for lead actress in a comedy series. It’s her eighth trophy overall, which ties the all-time performer record shared by Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus — and on Monday, Allison Janney joined the group too. Smart became the first woman to win best actress for each season of a show’s run.
“Widow’s Bay” won best comedy series and three acting awards, including Matthew Rhys' win for best actor in a comedy. Kate O’Flynn won the first award of the night — best supporting actress in a comedy — and Stephen Root received the best supporting actor.
‘Widow’s Bay’ broke Emmys record with 14 wins including best comedy series, ‘Pitt’ wins best drama .
The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award was presented to actor Michael J. Fox.
Mariska Hargitay hosted the ceremony at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Last weekend, dozens of Emmy winners were announced, including Hargitay winning two trophies.
Here's a list of winners at the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
Comedy series
“Widow's Bay”
Drama series
“The Pitt”
Lead actor in a comedy series
Matthew Rhys, “Widow’s Bay”
Lead actress in a comedy series
Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Lead actor in a drama series
Noah Wyle, “The Pitt”
Lead actress in a drama series
Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus”
Limited or anthology series
“DTF St. Louis”
Lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
Matthew Rhys, “The Beast in Me”
Supporting actor in a drama series
Tom Pelphrey, “Task”
Supporting actress in a drama series
Allison Janney, “The Diplomat”
Supporting actor in a comedy series
Stephen Root, “Widow’s Bay”
Supporting actress in a comedy series
Kate O’Flynn, “Widow’s Bay”
Lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
Sally Field, “Remarkably Bright Creatures”
Reality competition series
“The Traitors”
Variety series
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
Directing for a drama series
Saul Metzstein, “Slow Horses”
Directing for a comedy series
Hiro Murai, “Widow’s Bay”
Writing for a drama series
Vince Gilligan, “Pluribus”
Writing for a comedy series
Katie Dippold, “Widow’s Bay”
