Entertainment
Emmy Awards Celebrate Record-Breaking Performances
The 2026 Primetime Emmy awards honored several actors and actresses, including Sally Field's historic win as the oldest winner in her category. Taylor Swift also made a cameo appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit during the Emmys. Rhea Seehorn won her first Emmy for 'Pluribus,' while Matthew Rhys set records with his second win of the night.
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Deadline
Jean Smart ended her Emmy run for Hacks the way her character Deborah Vance ended her comedy career — on top. Smart tonight earned her fifth consecutive Outstanding Lead Actress In a Comedy Series win for the fifth and final season of the HBO Max show. With that, Smart has tied Julia Louis-Dre
2026-09-15 00:22 UTC
Deadline
Break out the cursed twig figurines and light up the bonfire because Widow’s Bay star Kate O’Flynn has clinched her first Emmy. Winning for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Patricia, the awkward but very dutiful assistant to Matthew Rhys’ troubled mayor Tom Loftis, O
2026-09-15 00:24 UTC
Variety
Mariska Hargitay opened the 78th Emmy Awards with a bang, delivering a monologue that poked fun at her long-running role on “Law & Order: SVU” and parodied a beloved piece of pop culture. “The Emmys are celebrating their 78th year, and NBC is celebrating its 100th year. And I h
2026-09-15 00:26 UTC
Variety
“The Diplomat” star Allison Janney has won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series — her eighth career win as a performer, putting her in rarified air. She now ties the all-time record for the most Emmys won by a performer (eight wins overall). “This is not what I planned
2026-09-15 00:32 UTC
Variety
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz had a mini reunion at the Emmys and presented at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles Monday night. The pair started by joking about the show’s premise. “A teenage girl chosen by fate to fight vampires, demons and forces o
2026-09-15 00:33 UTC
Deadline
Noah Wyle stressed his roots in the industry’s home town in accepting the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series for his performance in The Pitt. Beaming as he delivered an evenly paced, minute-long acceptance speech at Sunday’s show, Wyle made prominent note of his background
2026-09-15 01:12 UTC
Variety
Tom Pelphrey has won his first Emmy. The actor, who played Robbie Prendergrast on “Task” Season 1, took home the gold for best supporting actor in a drama series. In an impassioned speech, Pelphrey said, “I thank god for my life and my sobriety. I thank my family and my friends for
2026-09-15 01:14 UTC
Variety
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s love story is still blooming, even after their wedding. The music superstar appeared at Kelce’s first game of the season, where he laced up to play tight end for another season for the Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 14. The Monday Night Football season opener took place
2026-09-15 01:16 UTC
Variety
Matthew 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. Earlier in the night he shockingly took home the lead actor (limited) for his work in Netflix’s “The Beast in Me.” Later on, he
2026-09-15 01:17 UTC
Variety
Sally Field won the Emmy for lead actress in a limited or anthology series or TV movie on Sunday, recognizing her portrayal of Tova Sullivan in the Netflix film “Remarkably Bright Creatures.” At 79, she is the oldest actress to win in this category, edging out Jessica Tandy (“Foxfi
2026-09-15 01:22 UTC
Deadline
Matthew 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. This is Rhys’ second win of the night, after taking the Limited Series Actor prize for his turn as a menacing real estate mogul i
2026-09-15 01:22 UTC
Deadline
Turns out you don’t need to smile or make nice onscreen to be a winner offscreen. On Monday night at the 78th Primetime Emmy awards, Pluribus star Rhea Seehorn was all smiles and optimism as she came to the stage to collect her first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. During a [
2026-09-15 01:27 UTC
Deadline
Add 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. The bit began with Hargitay getting her colleagues to “think like Swifties” in or
2026-09-15 01:28 UTC
Rolling Stone
"Well, if [Taylor's] not there, I'm not watching," Ice-T says in the bit
2026-09-15 01:34 UTC