What do fans of Widow’s Bay call themselves? If they don’t have a group name already, they’ll need to think of one before September—because the Apple TV sleeper horror hit just had a very good morning. The show—which basically boils down to “what if the mayor from Jaws lived on an actual haunted island?”—is officially the third-most-nominated program at the 2026 Emmys, outranking both old favorites like Saturday Night Live and shiny new ones like its network mate Pluribus. (The Pitt and Hacks, naturally, got the most nominations of all.) And the performance of Widow’s Bay wasn’t the only big surprise from Emmy morning. Rebecca Ford and John Ross have the full rundown of Emmy snubs and surprises, including what was, to my mind, the biggest shock of all: Jeremy Allen White losing out on a lead-actor nod. (You’re telling me The Bear might not be a comedy after all?)
Elsewhere, Chris Murphy harmonizes with Lin-Manuel Miranda in a first look at the Hamilton multihyphenate’s new movie—it’s about the horrors of the internet, a topic we all know well—and Erin Vanderhoof analyzes Prince Harry’s latest woes. Turns out he picked a particularly rough time to visit his old stomping grounds. |
HILLARY BUSIS,
FEATURES EDITOR |
BY REBECCA FORD AND JOHN ROSS |
Latecomer Widow’s Bay gets lots of love, a few notable actors miss the mark, and a historic snub shakes up the reality-competition race. |
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And naturally, it’s a musical. In his first interview about his second film, the three-time Tony winner opens up about adapting a tricky cult favorite—and casting stars like Rachel Zegler, Amanda Seyfried, and Jonathan Groff. |
As the prince returns to the UK without his wife, Meghan Markle, he also faces a bitter loss in his fight against tabloids. |
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In more Emmy news, Mariska Hargitay has been announced as the host for the awards’ 78th annual ceremony, which will be held on September 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Vanity Fair’s Joy Press spoke to the actor last year ahead of the debut of her touching documentary, My Mom Jayne, which paints an unvarnished portrait of her Hollywood bombshell mother and reveals the identity of Hargitay’s true biological father. |
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