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The 78th Emmy Awards celebrated the best of the 2025-2026 television season across three nights of ceremonies, culminating on September 14, 2026, with the main telecast live from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. The ceremony was hosted by Mariska Hargitay and aired on NBC, with streaming available on Peacock.

The night confirmed Widow’s Bay as the biggest winner of this year’s Emmys, with a total of 14 awards across the three ceremonies. Other leading titles included The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny, DTF St. Louis and The Traitors, with seven wins each, while The Pitt, Pluribus and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert collected six awards apiece.

Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay won Outstanding Comedy Series, capping a strong night for the title. The series also picked up major individual prizes including Matthew Rhys for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Kate O’Flynn for Supporting Actress, Stephen Root for Supporting Actor, as well as awards for writing and directing.

In drama, The Pitt took the award for Outstanding Drama Series, while Noah Wyle won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch.

Apple TV also scored a major drama win with Pluribus, as Rhea Seehorn was named Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while creator Vince Gilligan won Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode We Is Us.

Netflix was represented among the acting winners by Matthew Rhys, who won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for The Beast In Me, Sally Field* named Outstanding Lead Actress for Remarkably Bright Creatures, and Allison Janney, who won Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Diplomat.

In the limited-series field, DTF St. Louis won Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, adding to its seven-award total across the ceremonies.

The unscripted category saw another win for The Traitors, which was named Outstanding Reality Competition Program. Executive producers credited on the award included Stephen Lambert, Mike Cotton, Sam Rees-Jones and host Alan Cumming, among others.

Meanwhile, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert won Outstanding Variety Series, while Stephen Colbert finished the Emmy cycle with three awards across his roles as executive producer, host and writer.

The ceremony also included the presentation of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award to Michael J. Fox, recognising his work in Parkinson’s disease research and advocacy. The telecast featured anniversary tributes to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charlie’s Angels, as well as performances by Noah Kahan and Reba McEntire during the evening.

The results underline a particularly strong year for Apple TV, HBO Max, Netflix and Peacock, with major wins spread across comedy, drama, limited series and unscripted entertainment.