What you need to know about the 2026 Emmy Awards:
- The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles to recognize the best of television and streaming from the past year.
- Matthew Rhys made history as the first actor to win two Emmy Awards for Best Actor on the same night for his roles in the comedy series Widow’s Bay and the limited series The Beast in Me.
- Michael J. Fox received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for his contributions to Parkinson’s disease research and advocacy for people affected by Parkinson’s disease.
- The program paid tribute to dolly parton, Catherine O’Hara, rob reiner — who posthumously won an Emmy Award last week for his guest role on “The Bear” — and several other television industry professionals. memorial segment.
- Mariska Hargitay, a four-time Emmy Award winner known for her role as Olivia Benson on the long-running show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, will host the 2026 ceremony on NBC. She became the first woman to host the awards ceremony in 15 years.
See the full list of winners and nominees below.