{
  "id": 7471486,
  "title": "Widow’s Bay breaks Emmys comedy record with 14 wins including best comedy series and best actor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/widows-bay-breaks-emmys-comedy-record-with-14-wins-including-best",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T04:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/widows-bay-pitt-emmy-2026-winners-6384956"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Widow’s Bay shattered Emmy Awards comedy records on Sep 14, winning 14 awards, including best comedy series and best actor for star Matthew Rhys, who also won best actor in a limited series for The Beast In Me. This made Rhys the first man to win two leading actor categories in the same year. The show also received awards for directing and writing. Other notable winners included Rhea Seehorn for best actress in a drama for Pluribus, and Jean Smart for her fifth best actress in a comedy award for Hacks. The Pitt and Hacks, leading nominees in their respective categories, struggled to secure trophies, with Smart being the only winner for Hacks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "'The Pitt' and 'Widow's Bay' claim top honors at Emmys",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/the-pitt-and-widows-bay-claim-top-honors-at-emmys",
        "published": "2026-09-15T03:35:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}