Matthew Rhys wins first-ever double lead Emmy — SkimNews
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- Matthew Rhys became the first actor ever to win two lead acting Emmys in the same ceremony, taking best comedy actor for 'Widow's Bay' and best limited-series actor for 'The Beast In Me,' then dedicated his second win to Wales in Welsh: 'Diolch yn fawr iawn.'
- Jean Smart (8th career Emmy, for the final season of 'Hacks') and Allison Janney (8th, for 'The Diplomat') both tied the all-time acting-wins record held by Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the same night.
- Noah Wyle won best drama actor for the second straight year and 'The Pitt' took the night's most prestigious prize, best drama series.
- Rhea Seehorn earned her first-ever Emmy for best drama actress, for Apple TV's 'Pluribus,' about a woman who discovers nearly everyone else on Earth has been taken over by a mysterious mind virus.
- Michael J Fox, 65, appeared in a wheelchair to receive the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for Parkinson's advocacy through the foundation he founded in 2000, drawing a standing ovation.
- Stephen Colbert won best variety series in his first ceremony since ending 'The Late Show' in May, calling nightly talk shows a 'fantastic incubator for young people.'
- Sally Field won best actress in a limited series for Netflix's 'Remarkably Smart Creatures' and led an emotional tribute to the late Dolly Parton, who died last month.
Why it matters: The ceremony produced both an unprecedented first — Rhys's double lead-actor win has never happened before — and a rare simultaneous record-tying moment, with Smart and Janney both landing their eighth acting Emmys to match Leachman and Louis-Dreyfus. The night also doubled as a generational bookend, pairing Colbert's late-night swansong win with Fox's standing ovation for two decades of Parkinson's advocacy.
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