Overview
- Widow's Bay won 14 Emmy Awards at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday night, Sept. 14, 2026, converting 14 of its 19 nominations into trophies to set a single-season comedy record.
- The series took home top prizes including Outstanding Comedy Series and major individual awards for Matthew Rhys, Kate O’Flynn, Stephen Root, Katie Dippold, and director Hiro Murai.
- Hiro Murai made history by becoming the first Asian director to win the Emmy for comedy directing, and Matthew Rhys also won a second lead-actor Emmy that same night for a separate project.
- Only seven of Widow's Bay's ten episodes were eligible for this year's Emmys because episodes 8, 9, and the finale aired after the May 31 eligibility cutoff, which makes the haul notable for a partially eligible season.
- Apple TV has already renewed the series for a second season and reports indicate Season 2 is expected to begin filming in March 2027, a development that could extend Apple’s recent awards momentum and encourage bolder, genre-mixing TV projects.