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‘Widow’s Bay’ Makes Emmy History With Record 14 Wins For A Single Season

By DA Staff • 15 September 2026 • 2 mins read

Here are all the winners in the comedy category from the 78th edition of the Emmy Awards.

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The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards had a new comedy king. Apple TV+’s Widow’s Bay picked up six awards during the main ceremony, adding to the eight Creative Arts Emmys it won last weekend, for a total of 14 wins—surpassing The Studio’s record of 13 from last year to become the most awarded comedy series in a single Emmy year.

The horror-comedy took home Outstanding Comedy Series, with Matthew Rhys winning Lead Actor, Stephen Root and Kate O’Flynn winning in the supporting acting categories, and Hiro Murai and Katie Dippold taking home Emmys for directing and writing respectively.

Hacks star Jean Smart won Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the fifth consecutive year for her portrayal of Deborah Vance. With the win, Smart became the first woman to win the category for every season of a show’s run—an especially fitting way to close out Hacks, which ended with its fifth season.

Matthew Rhys also had a historic night. Alongside his win for Widow’s Bay, he picked up Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for The Beast in Me, becoming the first performer to win two lead acting Emmys on the same night. His earlier Emmy win for The Americans also makes him the first man to win lead acting Emmys across all three major categories: drama, comedy and limited series.

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay (Winner)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Jean Smart, Hacks (Winner)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man
Steve Carell, Rooster
Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay (Winner)
Jason Segel, Shrinking
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay (Winner)
Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Megan Stalter, Hacks
Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Nick Offerman, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Stephen Root, Widow’s Bay (Winner)
Michael Urie, Shrinking
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Leslie Bibb, Hacks
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear
Betty Gilpin, Widow’s Bay (Winner)
Cherry Jones, Hacks
Laurie Metcalf, Hacks
Kaitlin Olson, Hacks
Lauren Weedman, Hacks

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Michael J. Fox, Shrinking
Brett Goldstein, Shrinking
Hamish Linklater, Widow’s Bay
Christopher McDonald, Hacks
Rob Reiner, The Bear (Winner)
Connor Storrie, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Variety Series

The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Winner)
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary—Randall Einhorn for Ballgame
The Bear—Christopher Storer for Bears
The Chair Company—Andrew DeYoung for Life Goes By Too F**king Fast, It Really Does
Hacks—Lucia Aniello for Hacks (Finale)
The Ms. Pat Show—Mary Lou Belli for Give It Arrest
Widow’s Bay—Hiro Murai for Welcome To Widow’s Bay! (Winner)

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