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‘Widow’s Bay’ breaks Emmys comedy record with 14 wins including best comedy series

  • On Monday, Apple TV's 'Widow's Bay' dominated the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, setting a single-season record for a comedy with 14 wins, including Best Comedy Series.
  • Hosted by 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' star Mariska Hargitay at Los Angeles's Peacock Theater, the ceremony honored television's biggest stars and most talked-about shows from the past year.
  • Matthew Rhys personally took home three trophies, including Best Lead Actor in a Comedy, while 'Hacks' star Jean Smart secured her fifth consecutive Lead Actress Emmy.
  • HBO Max's 'The Pitt' secured Best Drama Series for the second consecutive year, with star Noah Wyle repeating as Best Lead Actor in a Drama.
  • Rhys's wins marked historic achievement as he became the first performer to win Emmys across all three lead acting categories, including one for 'The Beast in Me.
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Two series dominated this year's Emmy Awards. "Widow's Bay" and "The Pitt" won numerous prizes.

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Thanks in part to ‘Widow’s Bay’, Apple TV scooped up the most American TV awards for the first time on Monday night. The relatively young streaming service has far fewer subscribers and series than Netflix, Disney, and HBO, but offers consistently high quality.

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In particular, Apple TV's series broke the record of awards won at this ceremony, which is the equivalent of the American TV Oscars.

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The horror comedy "Widow's Bay" reigned as master on Monday on the Emmy Awards, with 14 trophies for this American television Oscars equivalent, on an evening also marked by the success of the medical series "The Pitt". ...

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With the Emmy Awards ceremony, the annual television extravaganza has come to an end. Journalist Pieter Dumon takes stock after the most glamorous and...

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