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Emmy Awards night celebrates television’s standout performances and productions, with the iconic Emmy statuette taking centre stage.
Guests, nominees and industry professionals gather inside the auditorium during the Emmy Awards ceremony.
Television stars pose together on the red carpet ahead of the Emmy Awards ceremony.
An award winner poses with the Emmy statuette after receiving an honour during the ceremony.
An actress celebrates with her Emmy statuette following her win at the awards ceremony.

The night of the prestigious 78th Primetime Emmy Awards was filled with many surprises and historic achievements. Apple TV+'s popular horror-comedy series 'Widow's Bay' achieved unprecedented dominance this year, taking home the title of the biggest winner, while 'The Pitt' successfully retained its crown for 'Outstanding Drama Series' with a stellar performance. 'Widow's Bay' won a total of 14 Emmy Awards in Creative Arts and Primetime, breaking the previous record of 13 awards won by a comedy series in a single year, held by 'The Studio'.

The series 'Widow's Bay' took home six major awards at the main primetime ceremony. In addition to Outstanding Comedy Series, it also won awards for Matthew Rhys for Lead Actor, Stephen Root for Supporting Actor, Kate O'Flynn for Supporting Actress, Hiro Murai for Outstanding Directing and Katie Dippold for Outstanding Writing. The show had previously taken a strong lead in the Creative Arts Emmys by winning eight trophies, which now stands at a historic milestone with a total of 14 Emmys.

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The biggest individual achievement of the awards ceremony was recorded in the name of renowned actor Matthew Rhys. After winning the award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for 'Widow's Bay', Rhys also won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series for the Netflix mini-series 'The Beast in Me'. With this, he became the first male actor in television history to win Emmys in two major acting categories in the same year. In addition, after winning as a drama actor for 'The Americans' in 2018, he also became the only male actor to win the award for Best Actor in all three major categories: Drama, Comedy and Limited Series.

Apple TV+ has once again emerged as the most powerful network in the global competition among streaming platforms. Apple has recorded the best performance in primetime with a total of 27 Emmy Awards, driven by 19 category wins in Creative Arts. Apple had previously set a platform record with 25 awards in 2025. On the other hand, HBO and HBO Max came in second place with a total of 20 awards, while Netflix came in third with 14 Emmys.