Emmy Winners 2026: ‘Widow’s Bay’ Makes History on TV’s Biggest …

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Well, we hate to our own horn, but we did predict that Widow’s Bay would clean up at the Emmys.

And sure enough, the beloved Apple TV+ won big on TV’s biggest night.

In fact, Widow’s Bay and its star Matthew Rhys (who won in TWO lead actor categories, an Emmy’s first!) made history on Monday.

Matthew Rhys accepts the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Award for “The Beast In Me” onstage during the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chloe Kern/WireImage)

Of course, they weren’t the only victors, as Hacks, The Pitt, and a host of other great shows also took home some shiny statuettes.

So without further ado, here are the rest of the big winners at the 78th Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Elle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback
Jean Smart – Hacks – WINNER

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Harrison Ford – Shrinking
Nick Offerman – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay – WINNER
Michael Urie – Shrinking
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Dale Dickey – Widow’s Bay
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay – WINNER
Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Megan Stalter – Hacks
Jessica Williams – Shrinking

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Harrison Ford – Shrinking
Nick Offerman – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay – WINNER
Michael Urie – Shrinking
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo – Task
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat
Noah Wyle – The Pitt – WINNER

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age
Chase Infiniti – The Testaments
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus – WINNER
Zendaya – Euphoria

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Patrick Ball – The Pitt
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt
Gerran Howell – The Pitt
Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
Tom Pelphrey – Task – WINNER
Carlos-Manuel Vesga – Pluribus

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Taylor Dearden – The Pitt
Fiona Dourif – The Pitt
Allison Janney – The Diplomat – WINNER
Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt
Sepideh Moafi – The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson – Paradise
Karolina Wydra – Pluribus

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Riz Ahmed – Bait
Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit
Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Oscar Isaac – Beef
Matthew Rhys – The Beast in Me – WINNER

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Claire Danes – The Beast in Me
Sally Field – Remarkably Bright Creatures – WINNER
Carey Mulligan – Beef
Sarah Pidgeon – Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

Dancing with the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors – WINNER

Outstanding Variety Series

The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – WINNER
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
DTF St. Louis – WINNER
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette

Outstanding Variety Series

The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – WINNER
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Drama Series

The Diplomat
The Gilded Age
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
The Pitt – WINNER
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Your Friends & Neighbors

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay – WINNER

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Emmy Predictions 2026: ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Widow’s Bay’ Set to Win …

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The 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards will take place tonight, with Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay set to assume hosting duties for the first time.

We’re sure she’s feeling the pressure, but hopefully her stress is somewhat relieved by the fact that some genius decided to schedule TV’s biggest night opposite a massive Week 1 NFL game (Travis Kelce’s first as a married man!)

So there’s a good chance that tonight’s viewership will be historically tiny, but that’s a problem for NBC, not for us!

Noah Wyle attends the 78th Emmy Awards Night 2 at Peacock Theater on September 06, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

We’ll be tuning in and rooting for our favorite shows and trying to impress our friends with our spot-on predictions.

And if you’re worried about that last part, fear not!

As always, The Hollywood Gossip has you covered with air-tight picks in all of the night’s top categories!

(Disclaimer: The picks are not literally air-tight, so exercise caution when plunking down those prediction market bets!)

Best Drama Series

Nominees: The Diplomat, The Gilded Age, Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Paradise, The Pitt, Pluribus, Slow Horses, Your Friends & Neighbors

Our prediction: The Pitt

The Pitt somehow managed to top its Emmy-winning first season with an equally intense (and harrowing) second season. With its universal acclaim from critics and Kalshi giving it a 95% chance, another victory looks likely.

Best Comedy Series

Nominees: Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking, Widow’s Bay

Our prediction: Widow’s Bay

Hacks may deserve one final victory lap, but Widow’s Bay has the momentum.

The Apple TV newcomer dominated the Creative Arts Emmys with eight wins and now has an 82% chance of winning the top comedy prize, according to Kalshi.

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Lead Actor, Drama Series

Nominees: Sterling K. Brown, Paradise; Steve Carell, The Morning Show; Gary Oldman, Slow Horses; Mark Ruffalo, Task; Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Our prediction: Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Wyle has made Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch the emotional center of The Pitt, carrying the weight of the show’s devastating hospital drama.

His performance has put him in position for another trip to the Emmy podium, with Kalshi giving him a 94% chance to win.

Lead Actress, Drama Series

Nominees: Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age; Chase Infiniti, The Testaments; Keri Russell, The Diplomat; Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus; Zendaya, Euphoria

Our prediction: Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

After six seasons of Better Call Saul without an Emmy win, Seehorn finally has the role that could end her drought. She carries much of Pluribus as Carol Sturka, making her performance the standout even against heavy hitters like Zendaya and Keri Russell.

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Lead Actor, Comedy Series

Nominees: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man; Steve Carell, Rooster; Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay; Jason Segel, Shrinking; Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Our prediction: Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay

Rhys has emerged as one of the biggest stories of this Emmy season thanks to his hilarious performance as overwhelmed mayor Tom Loftis. His Widow’s Bay role has him riding a wave of momentum, with Kalshi giving him a whopping 96% chance of winning.

Lead Actress, Comedy Series

Nominees: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary; Ayo Edebiri, The Bear; Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles; Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback; Jean Smart, Hacks

Our prediction: Jean Smart, Hacks

Jean Smart deserves one final Emmy for her sensational five-season run as Deborah Vance. With Hacks ending its acclaimed run, giving Smart another trophy feels like the perfect way to send off one of television’s most memorable comedy characters.

So there you have it, folks! Count on those shows and stars to take home the night’s biggest prizes!

Of course, it wouldn’t be the Emmys if there weren’t a surprise or two…

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Boosie Badazz: Rapper Says He Spent $600K For Trump Pardon That Never Arrived

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The twilight years of once-great empires are usually marked by unprecedented corruption and an “everything is for sale” vibe, so we shouldn’t be surprised that that’s the case in America these days.

Presidential pardons are flying off the shelf like hotcakes these days, so when rapper Boosie Badazz found himself in trouble with the law, he figured he could get himself off the hook just by paying the right people.

But it seems that the embattled emcee did not get the outcome he’d been hoping for.

Boosie Badazz attends the BET Awards 2023 at Microsoft Theater on June 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

Boosie was arrested on gun charges in 2023. He says he later paid $600,000 to political operatives Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl because they claimed they could help secure a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.

Spoiler alert: That pardon never came.

The rapper, whose real name is Torence Hatch, discussed the failed deal as part of a new 60 Minutes investigation into so-called “pardon brokers” — political operators who allegedly charge enormous sums while claiming they can get clemency requests in front of the president.

Boosie says he handed over the $600,000 upfront after Burkman and Wohl presented themselves as having serious connections inside Trump’s orbit.

At one point, things apparently got even more ridiculous.

Boosie claims his attorney was contacted on New Year’s Day and told that Trump had already signed off on the pardon, with the White House simply having not announced it yet.

That announcement never came.

Boosie Badazz says he paid pardon brokers $600,000 upfront. But he never got a pardon. https://t.co/uBiTNKcqjc pic.twitter.com/CkJd3E9cdl

— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 14, 2026

Now Boosie is attempting to recover $300,000, arguing that his agreement with the pair called for half of his payment to be returned if the pardon was not delivered.

Burkman, however, has a very different version of events.

“We tried very, very hard,” he said, while denying that the alleged refund provision was ever actually agreed upon. He also argued that Boosie’s pardon effort became more difficult following the rapper’s arrest in Texas earlier this year.

The 60 Minutes investigation reportedly found that Boosie was far from the only person approached by alleged pardon brokers. Burkman and Wohl were secretly recorded pitching another potential pardon seeker on a $300,000 effort involving events, influencers and members of Congress.

Apparently, getting presidential attention doesn’t come cheap.

Some pardon brokers are reportedly charging as much as $3 million, while Burkman and Wohl deny doing anything improper. 60 Minutes also reported that pardon brokers themselves aren’t necessarily breaking the law simply by offering lobbying services.

The White House, meanwhile, has reportedly warned that people spending money to lobby for clemency are wasting it.

For Boosie, that warning comes about $600,000 too late. He wanted a Trump pardon.

Instead, he’s left fighting to get half a million dollars back.

Of course, “I paid $600,000 and never got the pardon” sounds like the beginning of one hell of an interesting hip hop song, so maybe this will all work out for Boosie in the end.

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Bruce Davis Cause of Death: Charles Manson ‘Lieutenant’ Passes Away In Prison

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Bruce Davis — a former Charles Manson lieutenant who spent more than five decades behind bars on murder charges — has died.

He was 83 years old.

Davis passed at 11:03 p.m. on September 11 at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, California, where he was incarcerated, according to sources and the Solano County Coroner’s Office (per TMZ).

American criminal and cult leader Charles Manson (1934 – 2017) traveling on a police van to the Santa Monica Courthouse to appear in court for a hearing regarding the murder of music teacher Gary Hinman, Los Angeles, California, 25th June 1970. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

A cause of death has not been released.

Although Davis was a prominent member of Manson’s inner circle, he was not present during the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders that left seven people dead, including actress Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of filmmaker Roman Polanski.

Instead, Davis was convicted for his involvement in the murders of Manson Family associate Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald “Shorty” Shea.

Davis admitted to police that he attacked Shea with a knife. He also told investigators he was armed with a gun when Manson attacked Hinman with a sword.

The crimes eventually landed Davis in prison for life. Like other Manson Family members, he was originally facing a death sentence, but California’s abolition of the death penalty resulted in his sentence being commuted to life imprisonment.

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And while Davis repeatedly sought parole over the years, his attempts ultimately went nowhere.

His most recent parole bid was denied in 2022. According to his attorney, Michael Beckman, a parole commissioner cited Davis’ “lack of empathy” when explaining the decision.

Davis also made headlines in 2024 when a scheduled parole hearing was postponed after he appeared on the podcast “The Lighter Side of Serial Killers.” He had previously written to host Keith Rovere in a 2023 Christmas card that he was “looking forward” to his upcoming parole hearing.

That hearing was ultimately moved to August 2024, when Davis was again denied parole. Manson himself died in 2017.

Debra Tate, Sharon Tate’s sister, offered a restrained response to news of Davis’ death.

“I always say a prayer upon their passing,” she told TMZ, referring to other Manson Family members who have died behind bars.

Tate added that her prayer asks that the deceased members “finally have clarity” about the actions they committed and that God have mercy on their souls.

Davis spent the final decades of his life incarcerated for crimes committed nearly 60 years ago.

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Sydney Sweeney’s Nude Novig Ad Slammed By Female Athletes

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By now, you’ve probably seen Sydney Sweeney’s ads for the sports betting app Novig. After all, they’re pretty much inescapable.

In addition to the fact that the company has gone all-in by posting the spots everywhere, the ads have also sparked widespread debate about everything from the ethics of legalized gambling to Sydney’s career choices.

Some of the harshest criticism has come from female athletes who believe that Sydney’s racy campaign has done tremendous damage to the cause of women in sports.

Sydney Sweeney attends the Lionsgate presentation during 2025 CinemaCon at Caesars Palace on April 01, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Lionsgate)

One such critic is British sprinter Amy Hunt, who addressed the controversy after winning the 200-meter dash at a meet in Budapest over the weekend.

“Sydney Sweeney, this is what women in sport look like,” she told the BBC after her race.

Australian surfer Felicity Palmateer echoed those remarks.

“Just absolute utter disbelief, incredibly disappointing, like, how far you can put women’s sports backwards in the space of a 42-second commercial,” she told CNN this week, adding that the campaign “is very damaging, especially for young females getting into sport, for females in sport, for females in general, just hypersexualized content.”

“We want to be valued for what we can do, not what we look like,” Palmateer continued.

Palmateer and Hunt were far from alone in their annoyance. In fact, it seems that Sydney’s latest controversial ad campaign has infuriated female athletes all over the world.

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“I wasn’t going to share this as I didn’t want to give this any more attention. But I can’t keep my mouth shut,” Olympic swimmer Ariarne Titmus wrote on her Instagram Story, according to CNN.

“I can’t describe how infuriated I feel when I watch this,” Titmus continued, adding:

“Not only is this a kick in the face to every woman who has dedicated her life to perfecting her craft, but every woman who enjoys sports for what it really is — teamwork, friendship, dedication, excellence, unity … the list goes on.”

“Don’t know what Sydney thinks sport looks like, but THIS is what sport looks like,” swimmer Lani Pallister wrote on her own page.

You get the point. In general, athletes tend to not be fans of legalized sports betting. And it seems they’re really not fans of using nudity to advertise betting apps.

Sydney is no stranger to controversy, but this is some of the most widespread criticism she’s faced in her career.

Defenders have noted that her partnership with Novig is no mere endorsement deal, and she’s actually a stakeholder in the company.

So the situation might be more empowering than her critics have considered. Either way, Sydney stands to get very rich from the deal, so she might not be too worried about what her haters have to say.

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Alan Ritchson & Catherine Ritchson: Separating After 20 Years of Marriage

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Beloved actor Alan Ritchson is undergoing a major life change.

The week of the Reacher Season 4 finale (and the Neagley premiere), he has some personal news.

After 20 years of marriage, he and wife Catherine Ritchson are separating.

It sounds like they really tried to make it work.

Catherine Ritchson and Alan Ritchson attends the Lionsgate’s “Ordinary Angels” New York Premiere on February 19, 2024. (Photo Credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

It’s over for Alan and Catherine Ritchson after 20 years of marriage

On Saturday, September 12, Alan Ritchson and Catherine Ritchson shared a join Instagram post.

“After twenty years together, Cat and I have decided to end our marriage,” he began.

“And,” the post continued, “continue alongside one another in a different way.”

The Ritchsons affirmed: “We grew up together. We built a life and a family together.”

Referring to Calem, Edan, and Amory, they wrote: “And we are raising three incredible boys who will always be the center of our world.”

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The Ritchsons emphasized that “nothing can diminish” their many years together.

Nor can anything take away from “the love and respect we will always share.” That’s good!

“The best gift we can give one another — and our boys — right now is friendship, grace, and a commitment to becoming the strongest co-parents we can be,” the now-former couple expressed.

“We also want to give each other room to grow into the people we are becoming,” the statement explained.

Deactivating comments to avoid “the whole world weighing in,” they very understandably asked for both “privacy and compassion.” That sounds very reasonable.

It sounds like they spent the past year trying to make it work

According to TMZ, Alan Ritchson “actually filed for divorce in December” of 2025.

However, the same report alleges that they then “reconciled in March.”

Some reconciliations stick. Others do not.

It’s clear that they still have a tremendous amount of love for each other.

Similarly, it is clear that they tried their hardest to make the relationship work. It did not.

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Alan and Catherine married in May of 2006. And that was only after having met in high school and reconnected years later.

Though many of us have followed Ritchson’s acting career for years (he’s portrayed both Aquaman and Hawk in live-action adaptations of DC Comics properties, and to be honest we’d love to see him portray Orion in the Gunnverse), we can acknowledge that it has really taken off in recent years.

Additionally, some loud and deeply weird people have likely targeted Ritchson and his family with more harassment than we can imagine.

(And we can imagine a lot, considering that a Trump-worshiping neighbor appeared to ambush him on the street when he was with his children earlier this year.)

We wish the entire Ritchson family the best with whatever comes next. By all accounts, these are some very good people going through some personal changes.

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Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror’s Past Domestic Violence Allegation Revealed; Ron …

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is ready to welcome one very controversial Massachusetts resident to the Sunshine State.

DeSantis has offered “asylum” to the lone holdout juror whose refusal to acquit Lindsay Clancy resulted in a mistrial after a report revealed allegations about the juror’s own legal history.

As you’ve likely heaed by now, the highly publicized Clancy trial ended earlier this month when jurors deadlocked 11-1 after more than six days of deliberations.

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The majority ultimately concluded that Clancy, who admitted killing her three young children, was not criminally responsible because of severe mental illness.

One juror refused to agree.

The unidentified man reportedly maintained that he could not find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity, despite allegedly acknowledging that he had reasonable doubt about her criminal responsibility.

Several of his fellow jurors subsequently criticized his conduct during deliberations.

Then came an NBC10 Boston report about the holdout juror himself.

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According to the station, the man was charged in 2021 with allegedly assaulting his then-wife. That charge was later dismissed after she declined to testify. The report also stated that the juror’s teenage nephew obtained a restraining order against him last year, alleging that the man had assaulted him.

The juror was reportedly still subject to that order while serving on the Clancy jury.

NBC10 also reported that the man was facing an eviction case over unpaid rent, with his landlord having obtained a judgment of more than $12,000.

Naturally, this raised questions about how exactly he made it through the jury-selection process for one of the most closely watched trials in Massachusetts.

But DeSantis wasn’t interested in piling on.

Instead, he came to the juror’s defense — and offered him a new home.

A man objected to allowing a woman to kill her three young kids and get away with it, so NBC is trying to smear that juror, whose identity should be protected. Another low for legacy media.

If the juror is being harassed, Florida will provide asylum — I’m sure he’d be welcomed… https://t.co/1kRMNAbaYD

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) September 11, 2026

“A man objected to allowing a woman to kill her three young kids and get away with it, so NBC is trying to smear that juror, whose identity should be protected,” DeSantis wrote on X.

“Another low for legacy media,” he added. “If the juror is being harassed, Florida will provide asylum — I’m sure he’d be welcomed and appreciated.”

It’s an unusual intervention from a governor who has absolutely nothing to do with a Massachusetts murder trial.

But the Clancy case has become increasingly political and contentious following the mistrial.

Prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will retry Clancy. A hearing is scheduled for September 29, when her defense is also expected to pursue a legal route that could potentially result in an acquittal.

For now, it seems that the most talked-about juror in America is welcome to adopt the Sunshine State as his new home, if he so chooses.

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