Widow’s Bay and The Pitt were the big winners at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, with Widow’s Bay named Outstanding Comedy Series and The Pitt winning Outstanding Drama Series, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Teen Vogue coverage of the ceremony.
The ceremony took place at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, where Hollywood Reporter notes Widow’s Bay “was named best comedy series (setting a record)” and The Pitt took home the best drama prize.
Hollywood Reporter lists multiple acting winners, including Rhea Seehorn winning Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Pluribus and Noah Wyle winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in The Pitt; the outlet also records Tom Pelphrey, Allison Janney and Jean Smart among the night’s acting honorees.
The Hollywood Reporter piece states that awards in 19 categories — including best drama and comedy series — were presented at the Peacock Theater, and that Mariska Hargitay hosted the Emmys and the ceremony aired live on NBC and Peacock.
Hollywood Reporter also reports that The Pitt led the nominations with 25 total nods this year, followed by Hacks, Widow’s Bay, Pluribus and Beef in the top nomination counts.
This article collects the core winners and the ceremony details: which shows took the top series prizes, which performers won major acting awards, where the ceremony was held, and which programs led nominations — details verified in published coverage from The Hollywood Reporter and the Teen Vogue winners list announced during the show.
For a recap of who received nominations leading into the ceremony, see the site’s earlier coverage of the nominees, which listed the field that competed for these wins.
Internal coverage on this site includes a nominations preview and a related Creative Arts mention: Emmy nominations 2026: Connor Storrie, Zendaya among TV nominees and the earlier Creative Arts update noting a posthumous win: Rob Reiner wins posthumous Emmy for guest role in ‘The Bear’.
Sources
- The Hollywood Reporter — full winners list, ceremony location, major series and acting winners, nomination counts and host details (published Sept. 14, 2026).
- Teen Vogue — announced winners list used to corroborate the winners noted in coverage pulled during the headline verification step.
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