Yesterday at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, Apple TV became the most awarded network of the year.
It landed 29 wins overall, including Outstanding Comedy Series for “Widow’s Bay” as the breakout show swept all major categories with 14 wins in total and cements itself as the most Emmy-awarded freshman comedy series in history. Additionally, “Widow’s Bay” landed the most wins for a comedy series in a single season, as well as the most performance wins of any series in 2026.
In addition to Outstanding Comedy Series, “Widow’s Bay” scored with wins for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Matthew Rhys, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Kate O’Flynn, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Stephen Root, alongside Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Katie Dippold and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for Hiro Murai. “Pluribus” landed Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Rhea Seehorn and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for Vince Gilligan, while “Slow Horses” won for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Saul Metzstein.
With these wins, Matt Cherniss, Apple TV’s head of programming, said Apple TV reached the status of the most Emmy-awarded network faster than any other streamer in just seven Emmy seasons, and stands as home of the most Emmy Award-winning series for the second year in a row following last year’s wins for Outstanding Comedy Series “The Studio.” Apple TV also made history as the first and only streaming service to land back-to-back Outstanding Comedy Series awards, landing wins for four of the last six years with “Ted Lasso,” “The Studio,” and “Widow’s Bay.”
Additionally, “Widow’s Bay” broke records with the most Emmy wins for performances out of any other series this year, as director and executive producer Hiro Murai became the first Asian ever to win in the comedy directing category.
To date, Apple Original films, documentaries, and series have been honored with 917 wins and 3,827 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning and history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso”; “Severance;” Apple’s most-viewed drama, “Pluribus”; Academy Award Best Picture winner “CODA”; and Academy Award winner “F1,” the highest-grossing sports feature of all time.
In total, Apple earned 29 wins for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, including:
Widow’s Bay (14)
- Outstanding Comedy Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Matthew Rhys
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kate O’Flynn
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Stephen Root
- Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Katie Dippold
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Hiro Murai
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Betty Gilpin
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
- Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour)
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Music Supervision
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
Pluribus (6)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Rhea Seehorn
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Vince Gilligan
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series
- Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
Margo’s Got Money Troubles (3)
- Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series
- Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
- Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
Slow Horses (1)
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Saul Metzstein
Palm Royale (3)
- Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming
- Outstanding Period Costumes
- Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
Mr. Scorsese (1)
- Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Outstanding Commercial (1)
- “I’m Not Remarkable”: Apple
About Apple TV
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For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K or Mac can enjoy three months of Apple TV for free. For more information, visit apple.com/tvpr and see the full list of supported devices.
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