The 78th Primetime Emmys Winners

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The 2026 Emmy Awards were handed out Monday night, September 14, 2026.

Captain Olivia Benson was in charge.

Hosted by Mariska Hargitay and held on Monday – live from LA’s Peacock Theater – the 2026 Emmys were a surprisingly unpredictable night. 

Newcomer “Widow’s Bay” swept.

The Pitt” was a winner, but didn’t dominate the night as much as expected. Lead actor Noah Wyle took home the statue, and it won for drama series. 

But, too many supporting actors in the drama categories seemingly cancelled each other out.

Tom Pelphrey won (for “Task”)  – beating “The Pitt” actors Shawn Hatosy, Patrick Ball, and Gerran Howell, while Allison Janney took home the prize (for “The Diplomat”), outshining “The Pitt” actresses Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, Katherine LaNasa, and Sepideh Moafi.

Widow’s Bay was named best comedy series (setting a record), The Pitt won best drama series, and DTF St. Louis was named best limited or anthology series. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert won best variety series, and The Traitors was named best reality competition program.

Among the acting winners are Jean Smart for Hacks, Kate O’Flynn for Widow’s Bay, Matthew Rhys (twice! which marks a record) for The Beast in Me and Widow’s Bay, Allison Janney for The Diplomat, Rhea Seehorn for Pluribus, Noah Wyle for The Pitt, Stephen Root for Widow’s Bay, Tom Pelphrey for Task and Sally Field for Remarkably Bright Creatures.

Katie Dippold and Vince Gilligan won best writing for Widow’s Bay and Pluribus, respectively. Hiro Murai and Saul Metzstein scooped up directing trophies for Widow’s Bay and Slow Horses, respectively.

Awards in 19 categories — including best drama and comedy series — were presented at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. (See the red carpet arrivals.)

This year, The Pitt led the pack with 25 total nominations, followed by Hacks (with 24 nominations, a comedy series record), Widow’s Bay (19), Pluribus (18), and Beef (16). The Creative Arts ceremonies were held last weekend over two nights; click here and here to see the winners.

Mariska Hargitay hosted the Emmys (which also featured a surprise appearance by Taylor Swift during a pretaped segment). Hargitay picked up two wins last week to her documentary My Mom Jayne.

The ceremony aired live on NBC and Peacock. 

A full list of winners follows:

The Diplomat • Netflix • A Netflix SeriesDebora Cahn, Executive Producer

Janice Williams, Executive Producer

Keri Russell, Executive Producer

Alex Graves, Executive Producer

Peter Noah, Executive Producer

Eli Attie, Executive Producer

Peter Ackerman, Co-Executive Producer

Jessica Brickman, Co-Executive Producer

Pam Roberts, Producer

Brad Carpenter, Producer

Melissa Gelernter, Produced by

The Gilded Age • HBO Max • HBO in association with Universal Television and Neamo Film and Television

Julian Fellowes, Executive Producer

Gareth Neame, Executive Producer

David Crockett, Executive Producer

Michael Engler, Executive Producer

Sonja Warfield, Executive Producer

Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Executive Producer

Robert Greenblatt, Executive Producer

Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Co-Executive Producer

Claire M. Shanley, Producer

Luke Harlan, Producer

Holly Rymon, Produced by

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms • HBO Max • HBO in association with GRRM and Friendly Wolf Pictures

Ira Parker, Executive Producer

George R.R. Martin, Executive Producer

Sarah Bradshaw, Executive Producer

Ryan Condal, Executive Producer

Owen Harris, Executive Producer

Vince Gerardis, Executive Producer

Aziza Barnes, Co-Executive Producer

Hiram Martinez, Co-Executive Producer

Annie Julia Wyman, Co-Executive Producer

Sarah Adina Smith, Co-Executive Producer

Layla Blackman, Producer

Lisa Byrne, Produced by

Paradise • Hulu • 20th Television

Dan Fogelman, Executive Producer

Jess Rosenthal, Executive Producer

John Hoberg, Executive Producer

Sterling K. Brown, Executive Producer

Steve Beers, Executive Producer

Glenn Ficarra, Executive Producer

John Requa, Executive Producer

Jason Wilborn, Co-Executive Producer

Scott Weinger, Co-Executive Producer

Melissa Glenn, Co-Executive Producer

Chris Nguyen-Gia, Producer

Randol Perelman-Taylor, Produced by

The Pitt • HBO Max • HBO Max in association with John Wells Productions, R. Scott Gemmill Productions, and Warner Bros. Television (WINNER)

R. Scott Gemmill, Executive Producer

John Wells, Executive Producer

Noah Wyle, Executive Producer

Michael Hissrich, Executive Producer

Erin Jontow, Executive Producer

Simran Baidwan, Executive Producer

Joe Sachs, Executive Producer

Terri Murphy, Co-Executive Producer

Damian Marcano, Co-Executive Producer

Uta Briesewitz, Co-Executive Producer

Cynthia Adarkwa, Supervising Producer

Michelle Lankwarden, Produced by

Pluribus • Apple TV • Sony Pictures Television in association with Apple

Vince Gilligan, Executive Producer

Jeff Frost, Executive Producer

Gordon Smith, Executive Producer

Alison Tatlock, Executive Producer

Diane Mercer, Executive Producer

Jenn Carroll, Co-Executive Producer

Trina Siopy, Co-Executive Producer

Julie Hartley, Producer

Chris Smirnoff, Produced by

Slow Horses • Apple TV • See-Saw Films in association with Apple

Will Smith, Executive Producer

Jamie Laurenson, Executive Producer

Hakan Kousetta, Executive Producer

Julian Stevens, Executive Producer

Iain Canning, Executive Producer

Emile Sherman, Executive Producer

Douglas Urbanski, Executive Producer

Gail Mutrux, Executive Producer

Graham Yost, Executive Producer

Simon Gillis, Co-Executive Producer

Your Friends & Neighbors • Apple TV • Apple Studios / Tropper Ink

Craig Gillespie, Executive Producer

Stephanie Laing, Executive Producer

Lori Keith Douglas, Executive Producer

Jamie Rosengard, Executive Producer

Jon Hamm, Executive Producer

Connie Tavel, Executive Producer

Jonathan Tropper, Executive Producer

Chris Arruda, Producer