Emmys 2026 live updates: See the winners and best moments
ByKimberlee Sakamoto, Mason Leib, Emily Shapiro, and Angeline Jane Bernabe
Last updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 12:35AM GMT
ABC News' Melissa Adan scouts out the frontrunners in Hollywood as the entertainment world gears up for the Emmy Awards.
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LOS ANGELES -- The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are celebrating the best shows and performances from the past year, with some of television's biggest names competing for top honors.
The award show is now underway in Los Angeles.
Scroll below for the latest live updates and check out all our coverage of the Emmys here.
A view of the Emmy statue is seen during the 77th Primetime Emmys Press Preview at Peacock Theater on September 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Mariska Hargitay will host this year's Emmy Awards.
Show host Mariska Hargitay poses for photographs during a press preview for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Los Angeles.
Hargitay, who has starred as Olivia Benson on "Law & Order: SVU" since 1999, is an Emmy winner herself, having won outstanding lead actress in a drama series for the role in 2006.
She will become the first woman to host the Emmy Awards solo in 15 years.
Sep 14, 2026, 6:50 PM GMT
Time to celebrate television's biggest night!
Welcome to the On the Red Carpet live blog for the 2026 Emmys, where we'll bring you the top fashion looks as stars arrive, and share the biggest moments as the awards are announced.
So bookmark this page and check back when the award show gets underway at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.
Take a look at the latest stories and videos about the 78th Emmy Awards here.
A view of the Emmy statue is seen during the 77th Primetime Emmys Press Preview on Sept. 11, 2025 in Los Angeles.
