Emmy Awards 2026: The List of Winners in the Major Categories
Newcomer Widow's Bay won best comedy as The Pitt and DTF St. Louis took top drama and limited-series honors.
- On Monday, September 14, the 78th annual Emmy Awards concluded at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Mariska Hargitay.
- Going into the evening, The Pitt led the pack with 25 nominations, while Hacks trailed with 24 nods and newcomer Widow boasted 19.
- Widow won Best Comedy Series, The Pitt took Best Drama Series, and DTF won Best Limited or Anthology Series. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert secured Best Variety Series.
- Welsh actor Matthew Rhys set a record winning two Emmys, and Jean Smart earned her fifth trophy for Hacks. Rob Reiner received a posthumous win.
- The ceremony celebrated 28 first-time nominees while Macaulay Culkin, Dan Levy, and Annie Murphy paid tribute to Catherine, marking an emotional moment during the evening.
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Tonight's Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles was dominated by two series: Widow's Bay and The Pitt.
The two winning series of the U.S. ceremony, with an out-of-standard crown of fourteen awards for the first, show a country on the edge of the precipice, in horrific comedy as in drama.
2026 Emmys Full Winners List: The Pitt, Widow’s Bay Among Biggest Winners
Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. HBO Max’s 'The Pitt' and Apple TV+’s 'Widow’s Bay' emerged as the biggest winners at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14, with 'The Pitt' taking Outstanding Drama Series for the second consecutive year and 'Widow’s Bay' claiming Outstanding Comedy Series. Entertainment News | 2026 Emmys Full Winners List: The Pitt, Widow’s Bay Among Biggest Winners.
The ‘Widow’s Bay’ series, by Apple TV, became the main protagonist of the 78th Emmy Awards, after closing the day with a total of 14 statuettes. The production, which debuted in this edition of the awards, won six awards during the main ceremony, which were added to the eight previously achieved in the creative Emmy. Among its main wins was the award for best comedy series, category in which it was imposed on ‘Hacks’, one of its main competitors…
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