Emmys 2026: Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
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"Widows' Bay," "The Pitt" and "DTF St. Louis" are the big winners at tonight's Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Matthew Rhys made history as the first actor to win an award for two leading roles at one ceremony @alon_fruchter (Photo: Reuters)
[UPDATE] ‘Widow’s Bay’ breaks Emmys record with 14 wins including best comedy series, 'Pitt' wins best drama (first reported at 2026-09-14T04:20:14Z)
Widow's Bay wins big at the Emmy Awards as actor Matthew Rhys makes history
Welsh actor Matthew Rhys makes Emmy Awards history with double win
Emmys 2026: 'Widow's Bay' Wins Most Single-Season Emmys Ever for a Comedy -- WSJ
‘Widow’s Bay’ breaks Emmys comedy record with 14 wins including best comedy series and best actor
Live: Matthew Rhys reacts to his historic Emmy wins
Live: Widow’s Bay’ Dominates the Emmy Comedy Category
Live: Taylor Swift showed off her acting chops in a “Law & Order” skit, sending Swifties into a tizzy. “The Traitors” won best reality competition program, while Noah Wyle won his third acting Emmy for “The Pitt.” Tom Pelphrey won his first ever Emmy for “Task.” Sally Field delivered a passionate acceptance speech in support of the arts after winning for “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” and Matthew Rhys won his second Emmy of the night, in two different acting categories.
Live: Matthew Rhys wins lead actor in a comedy series, shouts out 'great and good people of Wales'
Live: Matthew Rhys wins for Widow's Bay, making Emmy history
Live: Big night for Matthew Rhys: He takes home lead actor in a comedy award
Live: On “Widow’s Bay,” Matthew Rhys’s beleaguered mayor can do nothing right, but Rhys has made Emmys history, winning lead actor awards in all three categories.
Live: Matthew Rhys Achieves a Historic Emmys Trifecta
Live: The evening kicked off with a jaunty musical number from the host Mariska Hargitay, then Kate O’Flynn won the first trophy for best supporting actress for “Widow’s Bay.” Jean Smart, who is now tied for the most acting wins in prime-time Emmy history with eight, picked up her latest statue for best lead actress for “Hacks.” Matthew Rhys, Allison Janney, Rhea Seehorn and Stephen Root were also early winners.
Live: It could be a big night for Matthew Rhys — he's on the board with his first win
The brightest stars in television are set to walk the red carpet Monday at the Emmy Awards, with horror-comedy series "Widow's Bay" and gritty hospital drama "The Pitt" expected to win big. •
Apple TV's new horror-comedy series "Widow's Bay" -- which stars Matthew Rhys as a wacky mayor -- and gritty hospital drama "The Pitt" have emerged as the favorites for the Emmy Awards, TV's equivalent of the Oscars, to be given out Monday in Los Angeles
What is this event about?
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, given by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, honor the best in American prime time television programming aired between June 1, 2025, until May 31, 2026. The awards ceremony is scheduled for September 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California
This market will resolve according to the person who wins the 2026 Emmy award for “Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series”.
If for any reason no winner is declared by October 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or in case of overall cancellation or a tie for winner, this market will resolve in favor of the nominee which comes first in alphabetical order.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Emmys, including data from their websites (e.g. https://theemmys.tv/, https://www.televisionacademy.com/) and the live broadcast of the award ceremony, however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.