Emmy Awards 2026 Winners [FULL LIST]

The 78th Emmy Awards have been held in Los Angeles, with Widow’s Bay, The Pitt and DTF St. Louis among the biggest winners of the night.

Widow’s Bay dominated the comedy categories, winning Outstanding Comedy Series alongside three major acting awards. The series also made history with a record 14 Emmy wins overall, the most ever for a comedy series in a single year.

The Pitt retained its Outstanding Drama Series title, while DTF St. Louis won Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.

The ceremony was hosted by Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Matthew Rhys also made Emmy history by winning Lead Actor in both a comedy series, for Widow’s Bay, and a limited or anthology series or movie, for The Beast in Me.

Here is the full list of winners from the main ceremony:

Outstanding Drama Series

WINNER: The Pitt

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

Outstanding 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

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

WINNER: DTF St. Louis

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

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER: Noah Wyle, The Pitt

• Sterling K. Brown,

  Paradise

• Gary Oldman,

  Slow Horses

• Mark Ruffalo,

  Task

• Rufus Sewell,

  The Diplomat

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

• Carrie Coon,

  The Gilded Age

• Chase Infiniti,

  The Testaments

• Keri Russell,

  The Diplomat

• Zendaya,

  Euphoria

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,

  Wonder Man

• Steve Carell,

  Rooster

• Jason Segel,

  Shrinking

• Martin Short,

  Only Murders in the Building

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks

• Quinta Brunson,

  Abbott Elementary

• Ayo Edebiri,

  The Bear

• Elle Fanning,

  Margo’s Got Money Troubles

• Lisa Kudrow,

  The Comeback

Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

WINNER: Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me

• Riz Ahmed,

  Bait

• Jason Bateman,

  Black Rabbit

• Charlie Hunnam,

  Monster: The Ed Gein Story

• Oscar Isaac,

  Beef

Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

WINNER: Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures

• Claire Danes,

  The Beast in Me

• Carey Mulligan,

  Beef

• Sarah Pidgeon,

  Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette

• Sarah Snook,

  All Her Fault

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER: Tom Pelphrey, Task

• Patrick Ball,

  The Pitt

• Billy Crudup,

  The Morning Show

• Shawn Hatosy,

  The Pitt

• Gerran Howell,

  The Pitt

• Jack Lowden,

  Slow Horses

• Carlos-Manuel Vesga,

  Pluribus

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER: Allison Janney, The Diplomat

• Taylor Dearden,

  The Pitt

• Fiona Dourif,

  The Pitt

• Katherine LaNasa,

  The Pitt

• Sepideh Moafi,

  The Pitt

• Julianne Nicholson,

  Paradise

• Karolina Wydra,

  Pluribus

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Stephen Root, Widow’s Bay

• Colman Domingo,

  The Four Seasons

• Paul W. Downs,

  Hacks

• Harrison Ford,

  Shrinking

• Nick Offerman,

  Margo’s Got Money Troubles

• Michael Urie,

  Shrinking

• Tyler James Williams,

  Abbott Elementary

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay

• Dale Dickey,

  Widow’s Bay

• Hannah Einbinder,

  Hacks

• Janelle James,

  Abbott Elementary

• Michelle Pfeiffer,

  Margo’s Got Money Troubles

• Megan Stalter,

  Hacks

• Jessica Williams,

  Shrinking

Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

WINNER: David Harbour, DTF St. Louis

Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

WINNER: Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis

Outstanding Reality Competition Programme

WINNER: The Traitors

• Dancing With the Stars
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Survivor
• Top Chef

Outstanding Variety Series

WINNER: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• The Daily Show
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
• Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

WINNER: Vince Gilligan, Pluribus

• Debora Cahn,

  The Diplomat

• Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill,

  The Pitt

• Valerie Chu,

  The Pitt

• Will Smith,

  Slow Horses

• Brad Ingelsby,

  Task

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

WINNER: Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay

• Quinta Brunson,

  Abbott Elementary

• Tim Robinson,

  The Chair Company

• Michael Patrick King,

  The Comeback

• Lucia Aniello,

  Hacks

• Anthony King,

  Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

WINNER: Saul Metzstein, Slow Horses

• Salli Richardson-Whitfield,

  The Gilded Age

• Hanelle M. Culpepper,

  Paradise

• Noah Wyle,

  The Pitt

• Vince Gilligan,

  Pluribus

• Salli Richardson-Whitfield,

  Task

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

WINNER: Hiro Murai, Widow’s Bay

• Randall Einhorn,

  Abbott Elementary

• Christopher Storer,

  The Bear

• Andrew DeYoung,

  The Chair Company

• Lucia Aniello,

  Hacks

• Mary Lou Belli,

  The Ms. Pat Show

Major Highlights

• Outstanding Drama Series:

  The Pitt

• Outstanding Comedy Series:

  Widow’s Bay

• Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:

  DTF St. Louis

• Lead Actor, Drama:

  Noah Wyle,

  The Pitt

• Lead Actress, Drama:

  Rhea Seehorn,

  Pluribus

• Lead Actor, Comedy:

  Matthew Rhys,

  Widow’s Bay

• Lead Actress, Comedy:

  Jean Smart,

  Hacks

• Lead Actor, Limited Series/Movie:

  Matthew Rhys,

  The Beast in Me

• Lead Actress, Limited Series/Movie:

  Sally Field,

  Remarkably Bright Creatures

• Reality Competition Programme:

  The Traitors

• Variety Series:

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The 2026 ceremony was preceded by the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where more than 100 awards were presented across two nights.

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