Emmys 2026 LIVE updates: Widow’s Bay wins sixth award; The Pitt wins outstanding drama series

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What’s the Widow’s Bay curse? Winning

By Nell Geraets

Matthew McConaughey presents the award for outstanding comedy series to Katie Dippold for Widow’s Bay.

Give it up for Widow’s Bay, which has gone six for six tonight. The horror-comedy scooped the trophy for best comedy series, beating long-standing favourites such as Hacks, Only Murders in the Building and Abbott Elementary.

“I love this group so much,” said Widow’s Bay creator and writer Katie Dippold when accepting the trophy on behalf of the whole cast and crew.

“We love all these other [nominated] shows so much. I firstly have to quickly thank my mum for always making Halloween fun (a pause here to remember Dippold’s viral Babadook tweet – may we never forget). This was such a great collaboration of the best wonderful weirdos and artists … Thank you Apple TV for letting us take this crazy creative thing … We’d also like to thank the evil entity on the island that tested us with its story. OK, serve the punch now!”

This means the Apple TV show won in every single category it was nominated for at the primetime Emmys. Clearly, the people love kooky, quirky, mind-bending adventures on cursed islands. I mean, I could watch Matthew Rhys panic in a creepy hotel crawl space until the end of time. Thank goodness a second season is on the way.

Matthew Rhys became the first man to win two acting lead categories in the same year, for comedy and limited series.

This isn’t just a win for Widow’s Bay, it’s also a massive win for horror, a genre that doesn’t often get heaps of attention at award shows. The buzzy horror-comedy won more trophies than any other show nominated tonight. Including the Creative Arts Emmys, it wrangled a whopping 14 prizes overall (of 19 nominations). As a big horror nut myself, I couldn’t be happier.

Believe it or not, this was the final award of the night, folks! This year’s ceremony has truly gone by in a blur. I guess that’s what happens when you remove five of the awards from the telecast. Now, what will we do with this extra time … I, for one, am primed for a Widow’s Bay rewatch.