{"id":749069,"date":"2026-07-07T19:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/749069\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:39:10","slug":"mariska-hargitay-to-host-emmys-first-woman-to-emcee-show-in-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/749069\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariska Hargitay to Host Emmys; First Woman to Emcee Show In 15 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFirst, the Knicks win and now this. NBC has tapped one of its primetime superstars to host the 78th Emmy Awards: \u201cLaw & Order: SVU\u201d star and executive producer Mariska Hargitay<\/a> will lead this year\u2019s kudocast. That makes Hargitay the first woman to host the Emmys<\/a> in 15 years \u2014 since 2011, when Jane Lynch hosted for Fox.<\/p>\n

\n\tHargitay will take the stage at L.A. Live\u2019s Peacock Theater on Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET\/5 p.m. PT; the ceremony airs live on NBC and Peacock. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBringing important stories into the light has been the heartbeat of my career. It\u2019s my great honor to host the 78th Emmy Awards \u2014 in the 100th birthday year of my beloved NBC \u2014 and celebrate this extraordinary community of storytellers,\u201d Hargitay said in a statement. \u201cWhether it\u2019s an actor or a director, a costumer or a sound designer, we are all so privileged to take part in creating television that unites us. Regardless of how, where or when we watch, we are together in our laughter, our tears, our love of stories \u2014 and our delighted anticipation to see what happens next.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHargitay reps a unique choice by NBC and the Television Academy<\/a> for hosting the Emmys, which in recent years has stuck mostly with standups, late night hosts or comedic actors. The last time NBC held the Emmys, in 2022, \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d star Kenan Thompson hosted; and in 2018, NBC tapped \u201cSNL Weekend Update\u201d stars Michael Che and Colin Jost as Emmy hosts. Last year, standup Nate Bargatze hosted the telecast for CBS. <\/p>\n

\n\tNot only is Hargitay the first female Emmy host in 15 years, she\u2019s just the fourth this century. Previously, that included Ellen DeGeneres (2001 and 2005), Heidi Klum (who co-hosted with Tom Bergeron, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst and Ryan Secrest in 2008) and Lynch.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn tapping Hargitay, NBC\/Peacock\u2019s Jen Neal, the exec VP, live events and specials, noted that bringing in a key network player was in line with this year\u2019s NBC 100 celebrations.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMariska has earned her place among television\u2019s icons,\u201d said Neal said in a statement. \u201cFew performers have left the kind of mark on television that Mariska has. For 27 seasons, she has brought strength, compassion and humanity to one of the most beloved characters on TV. As NBC celebrates 100 years of unforgettable storytelling, we can\u2019t think of anyone more fitting to help celebrate the incredible legacy of television.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHargitay is no stranger to the Emmy stage, of course. She won the outstanding lead drama actress Emmy in 2006 for \u201cSVU\u201d; she\u2019s been nominated in that category eight times (consecutively from 2004 to 2011). She also won a News and Documentary Emmy (administered by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) in 2017, as a producer on \u201cI Am Evidence,\u201d which won the best documentary category that year. <\/p>\n

\n\tAlso, Hargitay appeared on last year\u2019s Emmy ceremony as part of a tribute to the 35th anniversary of the \u201cLaw & Order\u201d franchise. And she has been a presenter on the telecast multiple times, including last year.<\/p>\n

\n\tHaving starred as Capt. Olivia Benson on \u201cSVU\u201d since 1999 (making it the longest-running primetime live-action drama in television history), Hargitay has also won a Golden Globe and been nominated six times at the SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards.<\/p>\n

\n\tBesides serving as star and EP on \u201cSVU,\u201d Hargitay is a director on the show, which enters its 28th season this fall on NBC and will hit its 600th episode. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMariska is one of television\u2019s most beloved stars, whose talent, authenticity and extraordinary connection with audiences have made her an enduring force in our industry and in culture,\u201d Television Academy chair Cris Abrego said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019re so delighted to have her join us as the host of this year\u2019s Emmys telecast and know that she will create an unforgettable evening honoring the very best of television.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s been a big year for Hargitay, who just ended her Broadway debut stint in the solo play \u201cEvery Brilliant Thing\u201d at the Hudson Theatre. And her personal documentary \u201cMy Mom Jayne,\u201d which focuses on the life and legacy of her mother, Jayne Mansfield, has already won awards and is submitted for Emmy consideration this year in the documentary (special) category.<\/p>\n

\n\tOf course, then there\u2019s the big NBA championship win by her beloved New York Knicks. Add in the Emmy hosting gig, and everything\u2019s coming up Hargitay.<\/p>\n

\n\tHargitay and her team will work closely with Emmys producer Jesse Collins Entertainment, which signed on in April to produce the kudocast for the fourth year in a row.<\/a> Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment are executive producers of the telecast.<\/p>\n

\n\tNominations for the 78th Emmy Awards will be announced by the TV Academy on Wednesday, July 8, streaming live at 11:30 a.m. ET\/8:30 a.m. PT on Emmys.com.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe two Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies, produced by Bob Bain Productions in association with the Television Academy, will take place Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First, the Knicks win and now this. NBC has tapped one of its primetime superstars to host the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":749070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[10549,88,51129,62366],"class_list":["post-749069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-emmys","tag-entertainment","tag-mariska-hargitay","tag-television-academy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=749069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/749070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=749069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=749069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=749069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}