Special Victims Unit actress & Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay hosted the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, and it was OK. Here are the good and awkward parts.

"Hacks" follows with 24 nominations, setting a record for the most nominations for a comedy series in a single year. Other top-nominated shows include "Widow's Bay" with 19 nominations, "Pluribus" with 18 and "Beef" with 16. This year's nominees also include 28 first-time performer nominees. Click here to see the list of 2026 Emmy nominees.

The Emmy Awards are not the only trophy show seeing an audience decline this year. The Golden Globes telecast on CBS was down 7% year-over-year to 8.7 million viewers in January. ABC’s March telecast of the Oscars drew 17.9 million viewers, a 9% drop from 2025.

The 78th Emmy Awards will air tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by Mariska Hargitay, the event features HBO Max's 'Hacks' leading with 24 nominations. 'The Pitt' tops the drama category with 25 nominations.

There were so many celebrations of the small screen during the week leading up to the 78th Annual Emmy Awards that tracking them all made us slightly dizzy. But one thing that everyone seemed to know as they wandered from toasts to teas to private dinners and huge blowout parties was that "The Pitt" and "Widow's Bay" were the 2026 juggernauts that could not be stopped.

“Widow’s Bay” won best comedy series and three acting awards, including Matthew Rhys’ win for best actor in a comedy. Kate O’Flynn won the first award of the night — best supporting actress in a comedy — and Stephen Root received the best supporting actor.

“This industry really celebrates,” she said. “They cut loose.”

Halle Berry praised Zendaya after the actress channeled her iconic pixie cut and 2002 red carpet style at the 2026 Emmy Awards.

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