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Emmys 2026: Jean Smart, Matthew Rhys among winners at 78th Los Angeles ceremony
September 15, 2026 at 01:02 AM · Updated 31d ago
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Memorable moments from the Emmys and everything you couldn't see on TV
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Emmy winners 2026: ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘The Pitt’ dominate
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Emmy Awards: Welsh actor Matthew Rhys makes history with double win
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Emmys 2026: The main winners and nominees in full
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Emmy winners 2026: the full list
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In pictures: Stars on red carpet at Emmy Awards in LA
(opens the publisher’s site)The 78th Emmy Awards ceremony took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026, with winners announced across drama, comedy and limited series categories.
- Jean Smart won lead actress in a comedy series for Hacks.
- Matthew Rhys won lead actor in a limited series for The Beast In Me.
- Allison Janney won supporting actress in a drama series for The Diplomat.
- At the Creative Arts Emmys on September 5-6, David Harbour and Linda Cardellini won supporting awards for DTF St Louis.
- Mariska Hargitay hosted the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony.
- Alan Cumming won outstanding reality show host at the Creative Arts Emmys for the third consecutive year.
- Matthew Rhys also won lead actor in a comedy series for Widow's Bay, becoming the first person to win two lead acting prizes in one night.
- He dedicated that second award to the people of Wales.
- Noah Wyle won for The Pitt, and Michael J Fox received a humanitarian award.
- Widow's Bay won best comedy series at the ceremony, taking six awards on the night.
- Emergency drama The Pitt won its second consecutive Emmy for best drama series at the ceremony.
- Jean Smart earned her fifth Emmy for Hacks, becoming the first actress to win for every season of a show's run.