Maybe there is something in the fog. Matthew Rhys has landed two nominations for this year’s Emmys, one being best lead actor in a comedy series for his darkly comedic turn in Apple TV’s breakout horror-comedy series Widow’s Bay.Rhys plays Tom Loftis, a single dad and the mayor of a cursed New England island who is trying to balance the town’s supernatural threats with his efforts to boost tourism.The word-of-mouth buzz around the series, which premiered in April, intensified each week leading up to its finale in June, prompting chatter around its prospects as a major Emmys contender.The series arrived late in the season, so only its first seven episodes qualify for the 2026 awards cycle, but that was enough for Rhys to nab a nod.Widow's Bay — Official Teaser Trailer | Apple TVIt wasn’t the only performance from Rhys that voters boosted. He is also nominated for lead actor in a limited or anthology series for his role as Nile Jarvis, a sociopathic property developer once the prime suspect in his wife’s murder, in Netflix’s The Beast in Me.Nile finds himself in a cat-and-mouse game with his new neighbour (Claire Danes), an author in search of her next book subject who is suspicious of his innocence.