‘Widow’s Bay’ leads Emmy's Night 2 with 8 wins, ‘DTF St Louis’ takes 6, ‘Spider-Noir’ wins 5 awards

Sep 07, 2026

Los Angeles [US], September 7 : Apple TV’s ‘Widow’s Bay’ emerged as the biggest winner on Night 2 of the 78th Emmy Awards, securing eight awards, while HBO Max’s ‘DTF St. Louis’ won six and Prime Video’s ‘Spider-Noir’ took home five, Variety reported.
‘Widow’s Bay’ led the comedy contenders with wins including Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series, Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour), Music Supervision, Music Composition for a Series and Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour).
Betty Gilpin also won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for ‘Widow’s Bay’. The series further won Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation.
‘DTF St. Louis’ was the second-biggest winner of the night, taking six awards. Its wins included Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for David Harbour, Outstanding Supporting Actress for Linda Cardellini, Outstanding Directing for Steven Conrad, Outstanding Writing for Conrad, Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
The awards marked the first Emmy wins for Harbour and Cardellini.
Prime Video’s ‘Spider-Noir’, which was recently cancelled after one season, secured five wins. The series won Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming, Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour), Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour), Outstanding Title Design and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode, according to Variety. 
Comedy Central’s ‘South Park’ won Outstanding Animated Program for ‘Sermon On The Mount,’ its first win in the category since 2013.
Complete list of winners from Emmys Night 2
Outstanding Animated Program: South Park- Sermon on the Mount
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series: Widow’s Bay
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: The Pitt
Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance: Julie Andrews — Bridgerton
Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming: Palm Royale
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: DTF St. Louis— Cornhole
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series: Widow’s Bay  — Our History
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series: Spider-Noir— Step Into My Office
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series: Margo’s Got Money Troubles-Grudge Match
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Beef-All The Things We’re Never Going To Have
Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling: Margo’s Got Money Troubles-Buddies
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic): Margo’s Got Money Troubles — Grudge Match
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: DTF St. Louis-Steven Conrad
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes: Fallout — The Strip
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Rob Reiner — The Bear
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Ernest Harden Jr. — The Pitt
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Betty Gilpin — Widow’s Bay
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Shailene Woodley — Paradise
Outstanding Movie: Remarkably Bright Creatures
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special: The Beast In Me
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): Widow’s Bay
Outstanding Music Supervision: Widow’s Bay
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music: Pluribus
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: The Pitt— Need Someone
Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling: Bridgerton
Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic): Palm Royale 
Outstanding Period Costumes: Palm Royale 
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series: Pluribus — We Is Us
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series: Leanne— Having Big Feelings
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series: Hacks— Hacks (Finale)
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: DTF St. Louis
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More): Pluribus — Grenade
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More): Fallout— The Wrangler
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour): Widow’s Bay — Lodging
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup: The Pitt— 9:00 P.M.
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation: Widow’s Bay — “What To Expect On Your Trip
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour): Spider-Noir —The Man In The Mask
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special: Beef — It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey 
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation: Widow’s Bay — What To Expect On Your Trip
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour): Pluribus  — We Is Us
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Beef — It Will Stay This Way And You Will Obey
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie: Stranger Things
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode: Spider-Noir — Nightmare On A Gurney
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming: Spider-Noir
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming: The Boy
Outstanding Stunt Performance: A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms  — In The Name Of The Mother
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: David Harbour — DTF St. Louis
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Linda Cardellini — DTF St. Louis
Outstanding Title Design: Spider-Noir
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: DTF St. Louis— Steven Conrad
The late Rob Reiner also received a posthumous Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Albert in 'The Bear'. His win prompted a lengthy standing ovation at the Peacock Theatre.
Shailene Woodley won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Paradise, while Ernest Harden Jr. won Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for 'The Pitt’.
Julie Andrews won Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for ‘Bridgerton’, marking her fourth Emmy win and extending her record as the oldest woman to win an Emmy in the category at the age of 90, Variety reported. 
The Television Academy also presented its first-ever Legacy Award to ‘I Love Lucy', recognising the sitcom's lasting influence on television and its role in shaping the sitcom format and television syndication.
According to Variety, Apple TV had the biggest overall haul on Night 2 with 18 awards, including four for ‘Pluribus’ and three each for Margo’s Got Money Troubles and Palm Royale.
The first two nights of the Emmys will be edited into a single special scheduled to air on FXX on September 12, with the 78th Primetime Emmys telecast set for September 14 at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.

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