Matthew Rhys became the first actor in 78 years of Emmys history to win multiple lead actor awards for performances in different shows in the same year: Widow’s Bay and The Beast in Me. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1
Actors who were remembered included Dolly Parton, Catherine O’Hara and Rob Reiner, who all died in the past 12 months.
Emmys 2026: Widow’s Bay dominates as Matthew Rhys and Jean Smart land historic wins ► https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/15/emmy-winners-2026-widows-bay-the-pitt-hacks-matthew-rhys-jean-smart-historic-wins?CMP=yt_gnews
Emmys 2026: the full list of winners ► https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/15/emmy-winners-2026-full-list-emmys-awards-who-won?CMP=yt_gnews
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