Emmy Awards: "Widow's Bay" celebrates with 14 awards

"Widow's Bay," a humorous horror series that combines different genres and follows the curse of a small town in New England, triumphed at this year's Emmy Awards, winning a total of 14 awards.

The Apple TV+ series was named best comedy series, and awards also went to Matthew Rhys for lead actor, Kate O'Flynn and Stephen Root for supporting roles, Kathy Dippold for writing, and Hiro Muraya for directing. It won the remaining eight awards at the previous Creative Arts Emmys.

Matthew Rhys had a special night, winning two Emmys in two main acting categories. In addition to his award for his role in "Widow's Bay," he was also named best lead actor for "The Beast in Me." This made him the first actor to win two Emmys for a lead role in the same night. Rhys already has a drama award, which he won in 2018 for "The Americans."

In the drama competition, the series "The Pitt" repeated last year's success and won the Emmy for best drama series for the second year in a row. The series was nominated in 25 categories and won seven awards. Noah Wiley was again awarded for the leading male role.

Rhea Seehorn won her first Emmy for best lead actress in a drama for her role in "Pluribus." She had previously been nominated twice for her role as Kim Wessler in "Better Call Saul," but failed to win. This time, she won for her role as a widow and writer facing the end of the world as she knew it.

The series "Pluribus" received another important award, as its creator Vince Gilligan was awarded for his screenplay. In the drama categories, Alison Janney for "The Diplomat" and Tom Pelfrey for "Task" also won, while the Emmy for directing went to Sol Metzstein for "Slow Horses."

Jean Smart won her fifth consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for "Hacks." This earned her the honor for every season of the show she was nominated for, and this year's Emmy was also her last for the role, after the series ended after five seasons.

Among limited series, "DTF St. Louis" was the most successful, winning seven awards. David Harbour and Linda Cardellini won for supporting actors, while Stephen Conrad won for writing and directing. Sally Field won an Emmy for lead actress in "Remarkably Bright Creatures."

"The Traitors" was named best reality competition program, and Alan Cumming won the award for host.

The ceremony in Los Angeles was hosted by Mariska Hartigay, who participated in several skits throughout the evening, including a segment inspired by the series "Law & Order: SVU." Taylor Swift also appeared in one of them.