{
  "id": 7438141,
  "title": "Matthew Rhys Wins Emmy for Best Actor in a Comedy for ‘Widow’s Bay’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/matthew-rhys-wins-emmy-for-best-actor-in-a-comedy-for-widows-bay",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T01:18:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IndieWire",
    "slug": "indiewire",
    "url": "https://www.indiewire.com/awards/results/matthew-rhys-wins-emmy-best-actor-comedy-widows-bay-1235215845/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Matthew Rhys has won an Emmy for Best Actor in a Comedy for his role in the Apple TV series \"Widow's Bay\". According to IndieWire, this marks his first win in a Comedy category, although he had won earlier in the night.\n\nStephen Root also won an Emmy for his portrayal of Wyck in the same series, Variety reports. This is his first win and he has broken the record as the oldest actor to win in this category.\n\nThere is no information on whether Matthew Rhys won for \"Widow's Bay\" specifically, as Deadline mentions he won for a limited series but does not specify the title. The Hollywood Reporter mentions an O'Flynn winning an Emmy, but does not provide further context.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Beast in Me’ Star Matthew Rhys Wins Emmy for Lead Actor in Limited Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/beast-in-me-star-matthew-rhys-wins-emmy-for-lead-actor-in-limited",
        "published": "2026-09-15T00:22:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Matthew Rhys Very Grateful For His ‘Beast in Me’ Team That Helped Him Land The Emmy Win For Best Actor In Limited Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/matthew-rhys-very-grateful-for-his-beast-in-me-team-that-helped-him",
        "published": "2026-09-15T00:41:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Matthew Rhys Jokes About Using Emmy as a Weapon After ‘The Beast in Me’ Lead Acting Win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/matthew-rhys-jokes-about-using-emmy-as-a-weapon-after-the-beast-in-me",
        "published": "2026-09-15T00:50:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "2026 Emmys: ‘The Pitt’s’ Noah Wyle Wins Lead Actor In A Drama Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/2026-emmys-the-pitts-noah-wyle-wins-lead-actor-in-a-drama-series",
        "published": "2026-09-15T01:03:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}