Widow's Bay Wins 14 Emmys as Sally Field Upsets and Colbert's Late Show Stands Alone
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Sep 15
Widow's Bay Wins 14 Emmys as Sally Field Upsets and Colbert's Late Show Stands Alone
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Sep 15
Summary
Apple TV+'s "Widow's Bay" emerged as the night's dominant comedy, finishing with 14 wins across Primetime and Creative Arts, including best comedy series, actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, directing and writing.
That surge came after the show arrived only in late April and gained momentum in June, benefiting from voters' appetite for fresh series over established contenders like "Hacks" and "Shrinking."
In drama, HBO Max's "The Pitt" repeated as best drama and won actor for Noah Wyle, but its 25 nominations did not translate into a sweep as Tom Pelphrey, Allison Janney, Rhea Seehorn, "Pluribus" and "Slow Horses" split major races.
Limited-series results followed the Creative Arts pattern: HBO's "DTF St. Louis" won best limited series, while Sally Field took actress for Netflix's "Remarkably Bright Creatures" and Matthew Rhys became the first performer to win 2 lead acting Emmys in one year.
CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" was the sole best variety series winner under a new 90% yes-vote area-award system, an outcome that suggested unusually broad support was hard to achieve.
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