The 78th Emmy Awards ceremony took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Mariska Hargitay. The event aired live on NBC and Peacock. Hargitay won her second Emmy this year for the documentary special "My Mom Jayne." Earlier Creative Arts Emmys featured a posthumous award for Rob Reiner for his guest role in "The Bear." In the main categories, "Hacks" led comedy with 24 nominations, while "The Pitt" dominated drama with 25 nominations. Jean Smart won Best Actress in Comedy for "Hacks," and Kate O'Flynn took Supporting Actress in Comedy for "Widow's Bay." Shailene Woodley won Drama Guest Actress for "Paradise," and Ernest Harden Jr. won Drama Guest Actor for "The Pitt." Betty Gilpin and David Alan Grier accepted a posthumous Emmy for Rob Reiner in Comedy Guest Actor. Matthew Rhys won Best Actor in a Limited Series for "The Beast in Me." Linda Cardellini won Supporting Actress in a Limited Series for "DTF St. Louis," and David Harbour won Supporting Actor for the same series.

Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie nominees included Youn Yuh-jung and Laurie Metcalf. Best Actor nominees featured Jason Bateman and Oscar Isaac. New series such as "Pluribus," "Widow's Bay," "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," and "Margo's Got Money Troubles" were nominated for Best Series. The ceremony continued with remaining awards presented throughout the evening.