No one could stand in the way of this juggernaut! The biggest shocks from the Emmy awards — SkimNews
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- Jean Smart won lead actress in a comedy for Hacks, becoming the first woman to win an Emmy for every season of a single show's run
- Hacks entered the ceremony with a record 24 nominations — the most ever for a comedy in a single year — but took home only 2 Emmys, losing 22
- Widow's Bay swept 14 Emmys including 6 of the 7 televised comedy awards: outstanding comedy series, lead actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, writing, and directing
- Matthew Rhys won lead actor in a comedy for Widow's Bay and lead actor in a limited series for The Beast in Me, becoming the first actor to sweep lead-actor Emmys in comedy, drama, and limited series
- Allison Janney and Sally Field scored upset wins for The Diplomat and Remarkably Bright Creatures respectively, while Stephen Root's Widow's Bay victory left Harrison Ford still without an Emmy
- Rhea Seehorn, long-snubbed for Better Call Saul, finally won an Emmy for her work on Pluribus
Why it matters: The ceremony cemented a generational handoff: Hacks' 2024 comedy-series win is reframed as a protest vote against The Bear, and Widow's Bay now occupies the throne. For individual actors, Smart and Rhys each set permanent records that no number of future nominations can erase.
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