Emmy winners 2026: ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘The Pitt’ dominate

Jean Smart earns fifth Emmy for “Hacks,” becoming the first to win lead comedy actress for every show season.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026Emergency room drama “The Pitt” and comedy-horror “Widow’s Bay” have won television’s highest honours, the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, presented in Los Angeles.Set in a cursed New England town, “Widow’s Bay” won the best comedy series prize on Monday, overcoming last season’s winner, “Hacks”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Artists speak out for Palestine at Emmy Awardslist 2 of 3Al Jazeera journalist’s emotional speech after winning Emmylist 3 of 3Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies at age 80end of listMatthew Rhys, starring in “Widow’s Bay”, made history by becoming the first person to win two lead acting honours at the same ceremony. Fellow actor in the TV series, Stephen Root, won best supporting actor in a comedy, beating favourite Harrison Ford of “Shrinking”.“Thank you, sir, for all your many years of great, great, great acting,” Root told Ford during his acceptance speech.“Hacks” actress Jean Smart won her fifth Emmy for portraying stand-up comic Deborah Vance, making her the first actress to win the ...