Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe 2026 Emmys Creative Arts ceremony featured a posthumous win for director and actor Rob Reiner, who was awarded Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy for his role in The Bear, setting a record for the longest gap between acting wins in Emmy history at 48 years. Reiner, who was found murdered alongside his wife Michele Singer Reiner at their Los Angeles home in December, received a standing ovation from the audience as actor Wendi McLendon-Covey accepted the trophy on his behalf. Linda Cardellini and David Harbour both secured their first career Emmy awards for Supporting Actress and Actor in a Limited Series for their roles in the HBO series DTF St Louis. Veteran actor Ernest Harden Jr, 73, emotionally collected his first-ever Emmy win for Supporting Actor in a Drama for his performance as an alcoholic patient in the medical drama The Pitt. Apple TV horror-comedy Widow’s Bay led the early winners with eight trophies, while superhero series Spider-Noir picked up five awards despite being cancelled by Amazon Prime Video last week. In fullEarly Emmys honours Rob Reiner with posthumous award as Widow’s Bay dominatesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Rob Reiner wins posthumous Emmy award for acting role
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe 2026 Emmys Creative Arts ceremony featured a posthumous win for director and actor Rob Reiner, who was awarded Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy for his role in The Bear, setting a record for the longest gap between acting wins in Emmy history at 48 years. Reiner, who was found murdered alongside his wife Michele Singer Reiner at their Los Angeles home in December, received a standing ovation from the audience as actor Wendi McLendon-Covey accepted the trophy on his behalf. Linda Cardellini and David Harbour both secured their first career Emmy awards for Supporting Actress and Actor in a Limited Series for their roles in the HBO series DTF St Louis. Veteran actor Ernest Harden Jr, 73, emotionally collected his first-ever Emmy win for Supporting Actor in a Drama for his performance as an alcoholic patient in the medical drama The Pitt. Apple TV horror-comedy Widow’s Bay led the early winners with eight trophies, while superhero series Spider-Noir picked up five awards despite being cancelled by Amazon Prime Video last week. In fullEarly Emmys honours Rob Reiner with posthumous award as Widow’s Bay dominatesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
