Emmy awards 2026 live: the red carpet, the winners, the losers, the speeches

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The Emmys are here - and tonight's ceremony is likely to be dominated by The Pitt, Pluribus, Hacks and Widow's Bay. Follow live updates

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"I'm thrilled and delighted," he said, "but the reason I'm up here is Katie Dipple, Katie Dipple, Katie Dipple" - the show's creator - along with series director Hiro Murai and costars Rhys and O'Flynn, whose "comic stylings" are "the best thing in the 21st century" (I'll take it!)

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He also shouted out Harrison Ford, who would've been the oldest Emmy winner ever had he won, for "all your many years of great, great acting."

An extra historic detail about Jean Smart 's win for her performance on Hacks: this was her fifth award for lead comedy actress in five seasons, making her the first female performer ever to take home an Emmy for every season of a show. (Hacks finished this year.)

"This is me on a beta blocker, it's pretty bad," she jokes through tears, before thanking the show's cast and crew and fellow nominees - including, again, apparent Emmys star Keri Russell , who it seems sent Seehorn a pre-show card quoting the late Gloria Steinem : "We are linked, not ranked."

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"I feel that way about all you women," says Seehorn, "so thank you for that."

She also shouts out Pluribus/Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan , "for giving me not only the role of a lifetime but creating sets where we all get to collaborate and we actually all get to feel safe to take risks as artists".

Like Rhys, Janney - who now has eight wins, the most for any actress in Emmys history! - seems truly "very surprised and very grateful to be here". And she thanks, of course, "the coolest woman on the planet, Keri Russell", who stands and cheers.

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View image in fullscreen Oh, wow, I thought Matthew Rhys was a lock for best comedy actor (for Widow's Bay) but not this, which could make him a rare double winner tonight … and he seems a bit overwhelmed by the prospect? He says:

This is a real shock, not least because of the caliber and company of the actors in this category.

He shouts out the show's "holy trinity" of writers and his "intimidating scene partner", the one and only Claire Danes . The cutaway to Keri Russell beaming proudly is greatly appreciated!

​Jean Smart , who seems genuinely moved even after EIGHT Emmy wins (five from Hacks alone), thanks the room, then orders all the men to stay standing and let the women sit down.

Smart now ties for the most acting wins in Primetime Emmy history, tied with Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus who also have eight. (Leachman also has a daytime Emmy.)

"This is the role of a lifetime," she beams, thanking the show's creators for "trusting this Lancashire lass to play a sassy broad like a Patricia":

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