WorldPingMatthew Rhys has won the 2026 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, for his turn as Mayor Tom Loftis in Apple’s horror comedy Widow’s Bay.
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Matthew Rhys Wins Second Statuette Of The Night With ‘Widow’s Bay,’ Setting Two Emmys Records
Matthew Rhys Makes Emmy History With Best Actor Win for ‘Widow’s Bay’
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WorldPingMatthew Rhys did something no actor had done in 78 years of the Emmy Awards. Rhys won two lead acting Emmys on the same night at Monday’s ceremony.
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The 'Law & Order: SVU' star — and New York Knicks superfan — also included Jalen Brunson in a pre-recorded sketch in her opening.
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WorldPingAllison Janney just won an Emmy for playing the President of the United States on Netflix’s The Diplomat, which she thought she might have the chance to do just as the country was shattering that glass ceiling in real time.
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"Well, if [Taylor's] not there, I'm not watching," Ice-T says in the bit…
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WorldPingAdd Law & Order: Special Victims Unit to the list of Taylor Swift’s credits. The singer songwriter made a guest appearance in a pre-taped sketch for the 2026 Emmys featuring host Mariska Hargitay.
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The Welsh actor is the first performer in history to win Emmys for all three lead acting categories, and is also the first man to win two of them on a single night.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
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