Widow's Bay and The Pitt Win Big, Matthew Rhys Makes History, and Late Stars are Remembered at the 2026 Emmy Awards

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Horror comedy Widow's Bay dominated the night, winning 14 of its 19 nominations. The Pitt won big, earning seven awards, including Best Drama Series and Lead Drama Actor. Matthew Rhys made history, scoring two lead acting awards for his roles in Widow's Bay and The Beast in Me , while Jean Smart secured her fifth consecutive win for Hacks . Five-time Emmy winner Michael J. Fox was honored with the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for his many contributions to Parkinson's disease research and his years of advocacy in search of a cure. A heartfelt 'In Memoriam' segment reflected on all the stars we lost this year, their careers and their everlasting impact. Macaulay Culkin, Dan Levy and Annie Murphy came together to honor their on-screen mom, Catherine O'Hara, with Culkin reflecting, 'She wasn't just a wife and mother to Bo and Matthew and Luke; she was my mom. And by extension, she's all of our mama.' Jamie Lee Curtis memorialized the late actor Rob Reiner, remembering him as 'generous and kind, and funny as hell.'

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00:00Right now, I've been watching, I just finished Widow's Bay, and I'm obsessed, and I can see why I won

00:06all the Emmys.

00:15The Emmys are celebrating their 78th year, and NBC is celebrating its 100th year, and I have been on Law

00:25& SVU for all of them.

00:27This was such a great collaboration of the best, wonderful weirdos.

00:31We'd also like to thank the evil entity on the island that trusted us with its story.

00:36Sometimes it's only the storytelling that allows us to understand and appreciate each other.

00:41This is all I've ever wanted to do, and this is the only club I've ever wanted to join. Thank

00:45you for accepting me.

00:47To the great and good people of Wales, who were as much a nurturer as anyone else, we are a

00:51small but mighty nation.

00:53This is incredible. Thank you very much.

00:55This one I'm dedicating to Lucia Agnello, Jen Statsky, and Paul W. Downs.

01:03I love you guys so much. Thank you.

01:05Eventually, I understood that accepting Parkinson's didn't mean I had to surrender to it.

01:09It just meant doing what I could for everyone living with this disease.

01:12So I said that to advocate for patients' needs and raise money.

01:18He was generous and kind and funny as hell and a friend to all.

01:25And we all miss Rob and Michelle and all those we lost this year.

01:31I love you.

01:32I love you.

01:34I love you.

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