2026 Emmy Awards Winners – The Pitt And Widow’s Bay Take Top Prizes

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The 2026 Emmy Awards have wrapped up for this year, with The Pitt and Widow’s Bay taking home the night’s biggest prizes.

The Pitt won Outstanding Drama Series, and Noah Wyle took home Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance. Widow’s Bay had an even bigger night on the comedy side, winning Outstanding Comedy Series alongside acting wins for Matthew Rhys, Stephen Root and Kate O’Flynn.

It was a special night for Matthew Rhys, who not only won some Emmy gold, but also made an Emmy first with his Widow’s Bay and The Beast in Me Limited Series win, paired with his previous win for Lead Actor in a Drama Series on The Americans, making him the first actor to pick up all three.

The biggest news for me, however, as someone who had been championing her for years on Better Call Saul, was that Rhea Seehorn won Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Pluribus, while Jean Smart continued her Emmy run with another Lead Actress in a Comedy Series win for Hacks.

Here are the winners and nominees from the 2026 Emmy Awards.

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Drama Series

• The Diplomat
• The Gilded Age
• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• Paradise
• WINNER: The Pitt
• Pluribus
• Slow Horses
• Your Friends & Neighbors

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Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary
• The Bear
• Hacks
• Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• Nobody Wants This
• Only Murders in the Building
• Shrinking
• WINNER: Widow’s Bay

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Limited Series, Anthology Series or Movie

• All Her Fault
• The Beast in Me
• Beef
• WINNER: DTF St Louis
• Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette

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Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Sterling K Brown, Paradise
• Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
• Mark Ruffalo, Task
• Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat
• WINNER: Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
• Chase Infiniti, The Testaments
• Keri Russell, The Diplomat
• WINNER: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
• Zendaya, Euphoria

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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
• WINNER: Tom Pelphrey, Task
• Carlos-Manuel Vesga, Pluribus

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Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Taylor Dearden, The Pitt
• Fiona Dourif, The Pitt
• WINNER: Allison Janney, The Diplomat
• Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
• Sepideh Moafi, The Pitt
• Julianne Nicholson, Paradise
• Karolina Wydra, Pluribus

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Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man
• Steve Carell, Rooster
• WINNER: Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay
• Jason Segel, Shrinking
• Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

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
• WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks

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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
• WINNER: Stephen Root, Widow’s Bay
• Michael Urie, Shrinking
• Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay
• Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
• Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
• WINNER: Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay
• Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
• Megan Stalter, Hacks
• Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Riz Ahmed, Bait
• Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
• Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
• Oscar Isaac, Beef
• WINNER: Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me

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Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
• WINNER: Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures
• Carey Mulligan, Beef
• Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
• Sarah Snook, All Her Fault

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Best Variety Series

• The Daily Show
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
• WINNER: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
• Saturday Night Live

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Writing for a Comedy Series

• Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
• Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, The Chair Company
• Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
• Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, Hacks
• Anthony King, Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat
• WINNER: Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay

Writing for a Drama Series

• Debora Cahn, The Diplomat
• Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt
• WINNER: Vince Gilligan, Pluribus
• Will Smith, Slow Horses

Directing for a Comedy Series

• Randall Einhorn, Abbott Elementary
• Christopher Storer, The Bear
• Andrew DeYoung, The Chair Company
• Lucia Aniello, Hacks
• Mary Lou Belli, The Ms Pat Show
• WINNER: Hiro Murai, Widow’s Bay

What do you think of the 2026 Emmy Awards winners? Were there any shows or performances you think should have taken home an award? Let us know in the comments below.