Matthew Rhys in Widow's Bay S01E01 / © Apple TV
The 2026 Emmy Awards have taken place in Los Angeles, honouring the best of US TV from the 2025-26 season.
Apple TV’s new comedy-horror Widow’s Bay topped the charts with six awards – winning in every category where it was nominated – including Outstanding Comedy, Lead Comedy Actor for Michael Rhys and Kate O’Flynn for Supporting Comedy Actress.
Jean Smart made it an incredible five wins from five seasons as Lead Comedy Actress for Hacks, while Noah Wyle was again named Lead Drama Actor for his role in The Pitt.
Scroll on to see the full list of nominees and winners announced so far!
Outstanding Drama Series
- The Diplomat (Netflix)
- The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)
- Paradise (Hulu)
- The Pitt (HBO Max) – WINNER!
- Pluribus (Apple TV)
- Slow Horses (Apple TV)
- Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV)
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- The Bear (FX/Hulu)
- Hacks (HBO Max)
- Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
- Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Shrinking (Apple TV)
- Widow’s Bay (Apple TV) – WINNER!
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- All Her Fault (Peacock)
- The Beast in Me (Netflix)
- Beef (Netflix)
- DTF St. Louis (HBO Max) – WINNER!
- Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV)
- Mark Ruffalo – Task (HBO Max)
- Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max) – WINNER!
- Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Sterling K. Brown – Paradise (Hulu)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
- Chase Infiniti – The Testaments (Hulu)
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV) – WINNER!
- Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO Max)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Jason Segel – Shrinking (Apple TV)
- Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
- Matthew Rhys – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV) – WINNER!
- Steve Carell – Rooster (HBO Max)
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder Man (Disney+)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX/Hulu)
- Elle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
- Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max) – WINNER!
- Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback (HBO Max)
- Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)
- Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit (Netflix)
- Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me (Netflix) – WINNER!
- Oscar Isaac – Beef (Netflix)
- Riz Ahmed – Bait (Prime Video)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Carey Mulligan – Beef (Netflix)
- Claire Danes – The Beast in Me (Netflix)
- Sally Field – Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) – WINNER!
- Sarah Pidgeon – Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette (FX/Hulu)
- Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
- Carlos-Manuel Vesga – Pluribus (Apple TV)
- Gerran Howell – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Jack Lowden – Slow Horses (Apple TV)
- Patrick Ball – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Tom Pelphrey – Task (HBO Max) – WINNER!
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix) – WINNER!
- Fiona Dourif – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Julianne Nicholson – Paradise (Hulu)
- Karolina Wydra – Pluribus (Apple TV)
- Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Sepideh Moafi – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Taylor Dearden – The Pitt (HBO Max)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons (Netflix)
- Harrison Ford – Shrinking (Apple TV)
- Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV)
- Nick Offerman – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
- Paul W. Downs – Hacks (HBO Max)
- Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV) – WINNER!
- Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Dale Dickey – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
- Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)
- Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Jessica Williams – Shrinking (Apple TV)
- Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV) – WINNER!
- Megan Stalter – Hacks (HBO Max)
- Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
- Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
- Survivor (CBS)
- Top Chef (Bravo)
- The Traitors (Peacock) – WINNER!
Outstanding Variety Series
- The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO Max)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) – WINNER!
- Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Salli Richardson Whitfield – The Gilded Age, “My Mind Is Made Up” (HBO Max)
- Hanelle M. Culpepper – Paradise, “Exodus” (Hulu)
- Noah Wyle – The Pitt, “12:00 P.M.” (HBO Max)
- Vince Gilligan – Pluribus, “We Is Us” (Apple TV)
- Saul Metzstein – Slow Horses, “Scars” (Apple TV) – WINNER!
- Salli Richardson Whitfield – Task, “Out Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdoing, There Is a River.” (HBO Max)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Randall Einhorn – Abbott Elementary, “Ballgame” (ABC)
- Christopher Storer – The Bear, “Bears” (FX/Hulu)
- Andrew DeYoung – The Chair Company, “Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does.” (HBO Max)
- Lucia Aniello – Hacks, “Hacks (Finale)” (HBO Max)
- Mary Lou Belli – The Ms. Pat Show, “Give It Arrest” (BET+)
- Hiro Murai – Widow’s Bay, “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!” (Apple TV) – WINNER!
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Peter Ackerman and Debora Cahn – The Diplomat, “Amagansett” (Netflix)
- Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill – The Pitt, “1:00 P.M.” (HBO Max)
- Valerie Chu – The Pitt, “12:00 P.M.” (HBO Max)
- Vince Gilligan – Pluribus, “We Is Us” (Apple TV) – WINNER!
- Will Smith – Slow Horses, “Scars” (Apple TV)
- Brad Ingelsby – Task, “A Still Small Voice” (HBO Max)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary, “Team Building” (ABC)
- Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin – The Chair Company, “Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does.” (HBO Max)
- Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback, “Valerie Does It All” (HBO Max)
- Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky – Hacks, “Hacks (Finale)” (HBO Max)
- Anthony King – Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, “Mergers and Acquisitions” (Prime Video)
- Katie Dippold – Widow’s Bay, “Welcome to Widow’s Bay!” (Apple TV) – WINNER!
