Emmys 2026: The Pitt, Widow's Bay & Co. – Here are the Winners

The winners of the 2026 Emmys have been announced. Among the big winners at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are "The Pitt" and "Widow's Bay." As expected, the favorites prevailed in the major categories. Below, we reveal which shows and stars took home the awards and provide an overview of the top winners.

Going into the ceremony, "The Pitt" was the clear favorite. The second season of the HBO series about the grueling daily life at a Pittsburgh hospital received 25 nominations. There was little doubt that "The Pitt" would win Best Drama Series – and that's exactly what happened. The hospital series had already won the Emmy in this category last year and prevailed once again this time around. The same goes for Noah Wyle, who was named Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series as early as 2025 for his role as the dedicated emergency room doctor Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch. As expected, there was no getting around his outstanding performance this time either. In total, "The Pitt" took home seven Emmys – two more than last year.

Meanwhile, Rhea Seehorn won Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the first season of "Pluribus." The award for her role in Vince Gilligan's science-fiction series should come as some consolation to fans of the "Breaking Bad" spin-off "Better Call Saul": Although she was celebrated for years for her role in the series – also created by Gilligan – she never received an Emmy for "Better Call Saul." The Apple TV series "Pluribus" was considered "The Pitt's" biggest competitor in the drama category and managed to snag a total of six awards.

Emmy record for Widow's Bay

However, another series took home the most awards of the evening: "Widow's Bay" won 14 Emmys – twice as many as "The Pitt" – and was clearly in the lead in terms of the total number of awards won. Among other honors, "Widow's Bay" was named Best Comedy Series. Matthew Rhys also received the Emmy for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. With its 14 awards, "Widow's Bay" set an Emmy record: no other comedy series has ever won so many awards in a single season. This broke the record previously held by "The Studio": Apple TV's Hollywood satire debuted last year and immediately swept up 13 Emmys. "Widow's Bay" premiered this year on Apple TV and is set in a fictional island town plagued by a centuries-old curse. The series gradually emerged as one of the favorites and ultimately prevailed by a wide margin.

Previously, "Hacks" had been considered the favorite in the comedy category. But the series about an aging stand-up comedian and her younger writer was once again defeated: Last year, it lost out to "The Studio," and this time to "Widow's Bay" in the "Best Comedy Series" category. But there was no getting past last year's winner, Jean Smart, this time either. For her role as the quick-witted comedian Deborah Vance, the "Hacks" star was once again honored as Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. In doing so, she also set a record: She is now the first actress to win the award for every single season of a multi-season series. A lovely farewell gift for the comedy series "Hacks," which was in the running for the Emmys one last time with its final, fifth season.

DTF St. Louis takes the prize

In the "Best Miniseries or Anthology Series" category, "DTF St. Louis" came out on top with a total of seven awards. "Beef" was also considered a strong contender going into the ceremony. Ultimately, however, the second season of the darkly humorous anthology series had to settle for three Emmys. The evening was all the more successful for "DTF St. Louis." The miniseries premiered this year on HBO and centers on the romantic entanglements of three people going through a midlife crisis – and the resulting investigation into a death. Among other honors, the HBO production won the Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries. It had also picked up a few awards earlier last week: At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, David Harbour was named Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role in "DTF St. Louis." The "Stranger Things" star was already considered the favorite in the category. And he isn't the only one to be honored for "DTF St. Louis." His co-star Linda Cardellini won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries.

Sally Field was honored as Best Lead Actress in the "Best Miniseries, Anthology Series, or TV Movie" category for her role in "Remarkably Bright Creatures." The Netflix production about a special relationship with a giant octopus also won the Emmy for Best TV Movie. Matthew Rhys won Best Lead Actor in the "Best Miniseries, Anthology Series, or TV Movie" category for his performance in the Netflix miniseries "The Beast in Me." The role of a man accused of murder earned the "Widow's Bay" actor his second Emmy of the evening – making Rhys, without a doubt, one of the biggest winners at this year's Emmy Awards.

These are the series with the most Emmy Awards

• Widow's Bay – 14 awards
• The Pitt – 7 awards
• DTF St. Louis – 7 awards
• Pluribus – 6 awards
• Spider-Noir – 5 awards
• Beef – 3 Awards
• Margo's Got Money Troubles —3 Awards
• Palm Royale – 3 Awards

Here's an overview of the top winners at the 2026 Emmys (the other nominees are listed below each winner)

Best Drama Series

Winner: The Pitt

• The Diplomat
• The Gilded Age
• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• Paradise
• Pluribus
• Slow Horses
• Your Friends and Neighbors

Best Comedy Series

Winner: Widow's Bay

• Abbott Elementary
• The Bear
• Hacks
• Margo's Got Money Troubles
• Nobody Wants This
• Only Murders in the Building
• Shrinking

Best Miniseries/Anthology Series

Winner: DTF St. Louis

• All Her Fault
• The Beast in Me
• Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
• Beef

Best TV Movie

Winner: Remarkably Bright Creatures

• Heads of State
• Miss You, Love You
• People We Meet on Vacation
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Best Lead Actor (Drama Series)

Winner: Noah Wyle in "The Pitt"

• Sterling K. Brown in "Paradise"
• Gary Oldman in "Slow Horses"
• Mark Ruffalo in "Task"
• Rufus Sewell in "The Diplomat"

Best Lead Actress (Drama Series)

Winner: Rhea Seehorn in "Pluribus"

• Carrie Coon in "The Gilded Age"
• Chase Infiniti in "The Testaments"
• Keri Russell in "The Diplomat"
• Zendaya in "Euphoria"

Best Lead Actor (Comedy Series)

Winner: Matthew Rhys in "Widow's Bay"

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in "Wonder Man"
• Steve Carell in "Rooster"
• Jason Segel in "Shrinking"
• Martin Short in "Only Murders in the Building"

Best Lead Actress (Comedy Series)

Winner: Jean Smart in "Hacks"

• Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary"
• Elle Fanning in "Margo's Got Money Troubles"
• Lisa Kudrow in "The Comeback"
• Ayo Edebiri in "The Bear"

Best Lead Actor (Miniseries/Anthology Series/TV Movie)

Winner: Matthew Rhys in "The Beast in Me"

• Riz Ahmed in "Bait"
• Jason Bateman in "Black Rabbit"
• Charlie Hunnam in "Monster: The Ed Gein Story"
• Oscar Isaac in "Beef"

Best Lead Actress (Miniseries/Anthology Series/TV Movie)

Winner: Sally Field in "Remarkably Bright Creatures"

• Claire Danes in "The Beast in Me"
• Carey Mulligan in "Beef"
• Sarah Pidgeon in "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette"
• Sarah Snook in "All Her Fault"

Best Supporting Actor (Comedy Series)

Winner: Stephen Root in "Widow's Bay"

• Colman Domingo in "The Four Seasons"
• Paul W. Downs in "Hacks"
• Harrison Ford in "Shrinking"
• Nick Offerman in "Margo's Got Money Troubles"
• Michael Urie in "Shrinking"
• Tyler James Williams in "Abbot Elementary"

Best Supporting Actress (Comedy Series)

Winner: Kate O'Flynn in "Widow's Bay"

• Dale Dickey in "Widow's Bay"
• Hannah Einbinder in "Hacks"
• Janelle James in "Abbott Elementary"
• Michelle Pfeiffer in "Margo's Got Money Troubles"
• Megan Stalter in "Hacks"
• Jessica Williams in "Shrinking"

Best Supporting Actress (Drama Series)

Winner: Allison Janney in "The Diplomat"

• Taylor Dearden in "The Pitt"
• Fiona Dourif in "The Pitt"
• Katherine LaNasa in "The Pitt"
• Sepideh Moafi in "The Pitt"
• Julianne Nicholson in "Paradise"
• Karolina Wydra in "Pluribus"

Best Supporting Actor (Drama Series)

Winner: Tom Pelphrey in "Task"

• Patrick Ball in "The Pitt"
• Billy Crudup in "The Morning Show"
• Shawn Hatosy in "The Pitt"
• Gerran Howell in "The Pitt"
• Jack Lowden in "Slow Horses"
• Carlos-Manuel Vesga in "Pluribus"