Wow, ""Widows"": the Apple TV series won 14 Emmys

The main "Emmy" award in the world of television content was held for the 78th time in Los Angeles, and again it was not without sensations. Matthew Rhys became the first actor in the history of the award to receive awards both as the best comedian and as an actor in a miniseries. And at the same time, he is the first actor to have both these two awards, and also a separate prize for his role in a drama series: he once got it for "The Americans." """"Emmy" almost ignored "Very strange cases", bypassed the prizes of "Tricks" and "Squabble", even Harrison Ford was left without an award, losing to a younger rival. ""Izvestia" examines the results of the "Emmy" and how the last season will go down in history.

Who got lucky at the "Emmys"

Twenty thousand professionals in the field of television films and programs made their choice, and, of course, it could hardly suit everyone. Nevertheless, a number of news items are definitely good. First of all, the triumph of the Apple TV series "Bay of Widows". "It"s not just about the highest number of "Emmys" this year, 14, a record for a comedy series (before that, the Studio had 13 awards), but about the fact that this is a fresh series.

It's no secret that for many, the award itself has already become like a TV series, where the same people are awarded year after year for each new season. With all due respect to actress Jean Smart, who was awarded for the fifth time this year for the same series "Tricks" (that is, she received a statuette for each of the five seasons, a record! And she's already won only eight "Emmys" in her career, no one else has had it yet), most normal people have the feeling that the industry is not moving. It's boring to watch several TV series being celebrated year after year. And against this background, "Widows", even if they haven't visited someone, still look like a breath of fresh air.

""On the other hand, it was this "fatigue" of the award from old-timers that led to the fact that the final season of Very Strange Cases received only a few technical nominations, but did not qualify for the main categories of awards at all. But why the series "Industry" has not even been included in the nominees for several years can only be explained by a collective conspiracy against the show.

"Bay of Widows" is a signal that you need to take risks and try. And also that Apple is doing great and the content is becoming more and more in demand. "Brothers" with McConaughey and Harrelson will be released next week, for example, and there's no doubt they'll be competing for big awards at the next "Emmy." """""Margot" has Money Problems," "One of Many," "Slow Horses," and "Therapy" were among the nominees this year. No matter what the show, it's a high—profile event, especially against the background of the content of most competitors. """" It's clear that not everyone got the Emmy, and it's a pity that Harrison Ford ("Therapy") lost the award for supporting actor in a comedy series to Stephen Root ("Bay of Widows"), but that doesn't change the point. And the fact that Hiro Murai ("Bay of Widows") He became the first Asian winner for directing a comedy series, from the same row as Ray Seahorn ("One of many"). over Zendaya ("Euphoria"). This time Apple has 28 "Emmys" in total, and for the first time the company is leading the award in terms of the number of prizes. HBO Max is in second place, with 21 "Emmys". Netflix has 16 of them, and that's a reason to think.

Who was unlucky

"Tricks" almost led the way in the number of nominations — there were as many as 24, only "Pitt" had more (25). And it's hard to say how the HBO bosses feel right now, because in the end, the series only got two awards, even though Jean Smart won one of them. To be honest, it felt like a public spanking, and it's not like the show deserved it.The "Squabble" was treated even more harshly, where none of the 16 nominations turned into an award at all. But everyone's favorites Oscar Isaac and Carrie Mulligan were there. By the way, this can also be considered symptomatic: in most of the nominations, it was not megastars who won, but simply great artists, whom, perhaps, not everyone recognizes even now. Can this be considered a new vector, a request for new faces? Quite possibly.

"Pitt" may seem like a so-so statistic to some out of 25 awards, but she just looks very healthy. It didn't feel like the series was throwing up all over again, but at the same time, he still got the statuette for the best dramatic show, and this is the main news for the media and viewers.

American observers note that all the main acting awards this year went to white actors, and are amazed how this can happen in 2026. Someone will shrug their shoulders: these are the results of the vote, I want to believe, honestly. "" But today such accusations can lead to the fact that the award can change the rules or expand the number of participants — we have already seen this with the example of "Oscar" and "Golden Globe".

Finally, it's worth noting that there were fewer applications for the "Emmy" this time than last year. 110 drama series against 126, 31 miniseries against 33, 34 TV movies against 39 took part in the voting. The number of TV programs also decreased by 7.5%. This means that there is less content, and competition between platforms is intensifying. The question is whether the audience will benefit from this, but practice shows that in such a situation, producers rather rely on sequels and do not want to take risks. However, Apple's example suggests that it's still worth trying to do something new.