
Proving yet again it’s a streamer with a quality over quantity mindset, Apple TV ended up with the most wins at this year’s Emmy Awards, largely thanks to its acclaimed breakout series of the last 12 months. We’re talking dystopian sci-fi Pluribus, dysfunctional family comedy-drama Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and, most importantly, horror comedy Widow’s Bay.
It was Widow’s Bay, starring Matthew Rhys as the mayor of a cursed island community, that ended up with the most Emmy Award wins overall this year – when you factor in both the headline-grabbing Primetime ceremony, which took place last night, and the Creative Arts Emmys, the behind-the-scenes production accolades that are dished out at two other events earlier in the month.
The final tally for the 78th Emmy Awards was as follows:
- HBO Max’s The Pitt: 25 nominations –> 6 wins (2 at the Primetime ceremony)
- HBO Max’s Hacks: 24 nominations –> 2 wins (1 at the Primetime ceremony)
- Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay: 19 nominations –> 14 wins (6 at the Primetime ceremony)
- Apple TV’s Pluribus: 18 nominations –> 6 wins (2 at the Primetime ceremony)
- Netflix’s Beef: 16 nominations –> 3 wins
Of the “big name” categories last night, hospital drama The Pitt won Best Drama and Best Lead Actor (for Noah Wyle) for the second year in a row; Jean Smart was named Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Hacks, making history as she claimed the Emmy for the fifth time straight. Meanwhile, Shea Seehorn’s role in Pluribus saw her win Best Lead Actress in a Drama; while Matthew Rhys scored the title of Best Lead Actor in a Comedy for Widow’s Bay – which also won Best Comedy Series for its first season. Rhys also scored himself a Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie accolade for The Beast in Me.

Out of interest, you can find a handy breakdown of Emmy nominations and wins here. And with the results summary, above, out the way, here are all the categories, nominees and winners from last night.
Outstanding drama series
The Diplomat
The Gilded Age
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
The Pitt
Slow Horses
Your Friends & Neighbors
Outstanding comedy series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay
Hacks
Outstanding limited series
All Her Fault
The Beast In Me
Beef
DTF St. Louis
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Sterling K. Brown – Paradise
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Mark Ruffalo – Task
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat
Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age
Chase Infiniti – The Testaments
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus
Zendaya – Euphoria
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
Patrick Ball – The Pitt
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt
Gerran Howell – The Pitt
Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
Tom Pelphrey – Task
Carlos-Manuel Vesga – Pluribus
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
Taylor Dearden – The Pitt
Fiona Dourif – The Pitt
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt
Sepideh Moafi – The Pitt
Julianne Nicholson – Paradise
Karolina Wydra – Pluribus
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Elle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback
Jean Smart – Hacks
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder Man
Steve Carell – Rooster
Matthew Rhys – Widow’s Bay
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
Dale Dickey – Widow’s Bay
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay
Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Megan Stalter – Hacks
Jessica Williams – Shrinking
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Harrison Ford – Shrinking
Nick Offerman – Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay
Michael Urie – Shrinking
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie
Riz Ahmed – Bait
Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit
Charlie Hunnam –Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Oscar Isaac – Beef
Matthew Rhys – The Beast In Me
Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or TV movie
Claire Danes – The Beast In Me
Sally Field – Remarkably Bright Creatures
Carey Mulligan – Beef
Sarah Pidgeon – Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
Sarah Snook – All Her Fault
Outstanding reality/competition series
Dancing with the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors
Outstanding variety series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding writing for a drama series
Debora Cahn – The Diplomat
Valerie Chu – The Pitt
Vince Gilligan – Pluribus
Brad Ingelsby – Task
Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman, R. Scott Gemmill – The Pitt
Will Smith – Slow Horses
Outstanding writing for a comedy series
Lucia Aniello – Hacks
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Katie Dippold – Widow’s Bay
Anthony King – Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
Michael Patrick King – The Comeback
Tim Robinson – The Chair Company
Outstanding directing for a drama series
Hanelle M. Culpepper – Paradise
Vince Gilligan – Pluribus
Saul Metzstein – Slow Horses
Salli Richardson Whitfield – Task
Salli Richardson Whitfield – The Gilded Age
Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Outstanding directing for a comedy series
Lucia Aniello – Hacks
Mary Lou Belli – The Ms. Pat Show
Randall Einhorn – Abbott Elementary
Andrew DeYoung – The Chair Company
Hiro Murai – Widow’s Bay
Christopher Storer – The Bear