{"id":848711,"date":"2026-09-15T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/848711\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:00:11","slug":"emmy-winners-widows-bay-wins-big-the-pitt-dtf-st-louis-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/848711\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy Winners: Widow’s Bay Wins Big, The Pitt, DTF St Louis Follow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tApple TV\u2019s new horror comedy \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay\u201d led the way at the 2026 Emmy Awards, winning a leading 14 trophies out of 19 nominations across Monday\u2019s Primetime ceremony and last weekend\u2019s Creative Arts <\/a>Awards. It won for best comedy series, lead comedy actor for Matthew Rhys (who made history as a double winner<\/a> for limited series \u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d), supporting actress for Kate O\u2019Flynn, supporting actor for Stephen Root, writing for creator Katie Dippold and directing for Hiro Murai.<\/p>\n

\n\tHBO\u2019s medical drama \u201cThe Pitt\u201d followed with seven awards out of 25 nominations, the most for any series this year. It won best drama series and lead drama actor for Noah Wyle for the second year in a row. The series nearly doubled its haul of 13 nods last year. Apple\u2019s new twisty drama \u201cPluribus\u201d was close behind with six wins, including for creator Vince Gilligan\u2019s writing and lead actress Rhea Seehorn<\/a> (who finally took home an Emmy after going empty-handed for the entirety of Gilligan\u2019s last show \u201cBetter Call Saul\u201d).<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the limited series race, \u201cDTF St. Louis\u201d also led with seven wins, including for supporting actor David Harbour and supporting actress Linda Cardellini. Creator Steven Conrad also won for his directing and writing.<\/p>\n

\n\tA handful of other shows took home awards Monday night, including \u201cThe Diplomat\u201d star Allison Janney for best supporting drama actress, Sally Field for lead actress in a limited series or TV movie for \u201cRemarkably Bright Creatures\u201d and \u201cTask\u201d star Tom Pelphrey for supporting drama actor.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 2026 telecast was hosted by \u201cLaw & Order: SVU\u201d star Mariska Hargitay, who kept the evening moving with some solid jokes, musical numbers, and lightning fast hair and costume changes. She also managed to get Taylor Swift<\/a> in an \u201cSVU\u201d-inspired sketch during the ceremony.<\/p>\n

\n\tSee the full winners list below below.<\/p>\n

\tDrama Series<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Pitt\u201d (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Diplomat\u201d (Netflix)
\u201cThe Gilded Age\u201d (HBO Max)
\u201cA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms\u201d (HBO Max)
\u201cParadise\u201d (Hulu)
\u201cPluribus\u201d (Apple TV)
\u201cSlow Horses\u201d (Apple TV)
\u201cYour Friends and Neighbors\u201d (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

\tComedy Series<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWidow\u2019s Bay\u201d (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d (ABC)
\u201cThe Bear\u201d (FX)\u00a0
\u201cHacks\u201d (HBO Max)
\u201cMargo\u2019s Got Money Troubles\u201d (Apple TV)
\u201cNobody Wants This\u201d (Netflix)
\u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d (Hulu)
\u201cShrinking\u201d (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

\tLimited or Anthology Series<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDTF St. Louis\u201d (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAll Her Fault\u201d (Peacock)
\u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d (Netflix)
\u201cBeef\u201d (Netflix)\u00a0
\u201cLove Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette\u201d (FX)<\/p>\n

\tReality Competition Program<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Traitors\u201d (Peacock)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d (ABC)
\u201cRuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u201d (MTV)
\u201cSurvivor\u201d (CBS)
\u201cTop Chef\u201d (Bravo)<\/p>\n

\tOutstanding Variety Series<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert\u201d (CBS)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Daily Show\u201d (Comedy Central)
\u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d (ABC)
\u201cLast Week Tonight With John Oliver\u201d (HBO Max)
\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d (NBC)<\/p>\n

\tLead Actor in a Drama Series<\/p>\n

\n\tNoah Wyle, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSterling K. Brown, \u201cParadise\u201d\u00a0
Gary Oldman, \u201cSlow Horses\u201d
Mark Ruffalo, \u201cTask\u201d
Rufus Sewell, \u201cThe Diplomat\u201d<\/p>\n

\tLead Actress in a Drama Series<\/p>\n

\n\tRhea Seehorn,\u00a0\u201cPluribus\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCarrie Coon, \u201cThe Gilded Age\u201d
Chase Infiniti, \u201cThe Testaments\u201d
Keri Russell,\u00a0\u201cThe Diplomat\u201d
Zendaya,\u00a0\u201cEuphoria\u201d<\/p>\n

\tLead Actor in a Comedy Series<\/p>\n

\n\tMatthew Rhys, \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tYahya Abdul-Mateen II, \u201cWonder Man\u201d
Steve Carell, \u201cRooster\u201d\u00a0
Jason Segel, \u201cShrinking\u201d
Martin Short, \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d<\/p>\n

\tLead Actress in a Comedy Series<\/p>\n

\n\tJean Smart,\u00a0\u201cHacks\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tQuinta Brunson,\u00a0\u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d
Ayo Edebiri, \u201cThe Bear\u201d
Elle Fanning, \u201cMargo\u2019s Got Money Troubles\u201d\u00a0
Lisa Kudrow,\u00a0\u201cThe Comeback\u201d<\/p>\n

\tLead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series<\/p>\n

\n\tSally Field, \u201cRemarkably Bright Creatures\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tClaire Danes,\u00a0\u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d
Carey Mulligan,\u00a0\u201cBeef\u201d
Sarah Pidgeon,\u00a0\u201cLove Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette\u201d\u00a0\u00a0
Sarah Snook, \u201cAll Her Fault\u201d<\/p>\n

\tLead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series<\/p>\n

\n\tMatthew Rhys, \u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRiz Ahmed, \u201cBait\u201d
Jason Bateman, \u201cBlack Rabbit\u201d
Charlie Hunnam, \u201cMonster: The Ed Gein Story\u201d
Oscar Isaac, \u201cBeef\u201d<\/p>\n

\tSupporting Actor In A Comedy Series<\/p>\n

\n\tStephen Root, \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tColman Domingo, \u201cThe Four Seasons\u201d
Paul W. Downs, \u201cHacks\u201d
Harrison Ford, \u201cShrinking\u201d
Nick Offerman, \u201cMargo\u2019s Got Money Troubles\u201d
Michael Urie, \u201cShrinking\u201d
Tayler James Williams, \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d<\/p>\n

\tSupporting Actor In A Drama Series<\/p>\n

\n\tTom Pelphrey, \u201cTask\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPatrick Ball, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d
Billy Crudup, \u201cThe Morning Show\u201d
Shawn Hatosy, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d
Gerran Howell, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d
Jack Lowden, \u201cSlow Horses\u201d
Carlos-Manuel Vesga, \u201cPluribus\u201d<\/p>\n

\tSupporting Actress In A Comedy Series<\/p>\n

\n\tKate O\u2019Flynn, \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDale Dickey, \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay\u201d
Hannah Einbinder, \u201cHacks\u201d
Janelle James, \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d
Michelle Pfeiffer, \u201cMargo\u2019s Got Money Troubles\u201d
Megan Stalter, \u201cHacks\u201d
Jessica Williams, \u201cShrinking\u201d<\/p>\n

\tSupporting Actress In A Drama Series<\/p>\n

\n\tAllison Janney, \u201cThe Diplomat\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTaylor Deardon, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d
Fiona Dourif, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d
Katherine LaNasa, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d
Sepideh Moafi \u201cThe Pitt\u201d
Julianne Nicholson, \u201cParadise\u201d
Karolina Wydra, \u201cPluribus\u201d<\/p>\n

\tDirecting For A Comedy Series<\/p>\n

\n\tHiro Murai, \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRandall Einhorn, \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d
Christopher Storer, \u201cThe Bear\u201d
Andrew DeYoung, \u201cThe Chair Company\u201d
Lucia Aniello, \u201cHacks\u201d
Mary Lou Belli, \u201cThe Ms. Pat Show\u201d<\/p>\n

\tDirecting For A Drama Series<\/p>\n

\n\tSaul Metzstein, \u201cSlow Horses\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSalli Richardson Whitfield, \u201cThe Gilded Age\u201d
Hanelle M. Culpepper, \u201cParadise\u201d
Noah Wyle, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d
Vince Gilligan, \u201cPluribus\u201d
Salli Richardson Whitfield, \u201cTask\u201d<\/p>\n

\tWriting For A Comedy Series<\/p>\n

\n\tKatie Dippold, \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tQuinta Brunson, \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d
Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, \u201cThe Chair Company\u201d
Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow, \u201cThe Comeback\u201d
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, \u201cHacks\u201d
Anthony King, \u201cJury Duty Presents: Company Retreat\u201d<\/p>\n

\tWriting For A Drama Series<\/p>\n

\n\tVince Gilligan, \u201cPluribus\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPeter Ackerman and Debora Cahn, \u201cThe Diplomat\u201d
Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d
Valerie Chu, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d
Will Smith, \u201cSlow Horses\u201d
Brad Ingelsby, \u201cTask\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple TV\u2019s new horror comedy \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay\u201d led the way at the 2026 Emmy Awards, winning a leading…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":848712,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,10549,88,1012,292255],"class_list":["post-848711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-emmys","tag-entertainment","tag-the-pitt","tag-widows-bay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848711","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=848711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=848711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=848711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}