Mariska Hargitay Wins Two Emmys For 'My Mom Jayne' — SkimNews
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- Mariska Hargitay won two Emmys Saturday for her HBO documentary "My Mom Jayne" — Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.
- In both speeches, Hargitay invoked the late Gloria Steinem, who died Wednesday at 92, quoting her advice "Please tell your own story" and extending that invitation especially to women directors.
- Hargitay is set to host the televised 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, September 14, on NBC and Peacock, after collecting her trophies at Saturday's Creative Arts ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
- "My Mom Jayne" topped John Candy: I Like Me, Marty, Life Is Short, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, and Ocean with David Attenborough in the documentary special category.
- In directing, Hargitay beat Lawrence Kasdan, Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, Alexandria Stapelton, and Rebecca Miller — though Miller still won Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series for her five-part Martin Scorsese docuseries.
- Hargitay also made her Broadway debut in "Every Brilliant Thing" this year and begins her 28th season on Law & Order: SVU this fall, telling reporters backstage, "it's a year of firsts and a year of saying yes."
Why it matters: Hargitay's double win elevates her from a 27-year TV veteran to an Emmy-winning director and documentarian, and her 'year of firsts' — Broadway debut, personal documentary, now hosting the Primetime Emmys — places her at the center of TV's biggest night rather than just attending it. Her Steinem tribute also lent the moment explicit feminist framing.
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