Jamie Lee Curtis delivered an emotional memorial tribute to her late friends, actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, at the 2026 Emmy Awards ceremony. The actress, 67, became visibly moved to tears as she remembered the couple during the In Memoriam segment.
Rob and Michele Reiner were fatally stabbed in their Brentwood, California home on December 14, 2025. Their son, Nick Reiner, 33, was subsequently charged in the double murder.
The ceremony also recognized achievements in television. The Pitt won the award for Outstanding Drama Series, while Widow's Bay took home the prize for Outstanding Comedy Series. DTF St. Louis was honored as the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series winner.
In the acting categories, Rhea Seehorn earned Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Pluribus, and Noah Wyle won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for The Pitt. Allison Janney received Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Diplomat, and Tom Pelphrey won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Task.
For comedy series, Jean Smart secured Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Hacks, and Matthew Rhys won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Widow’s Bay. Kate O’Flynn was awarded Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Widow’s Bay, and Stephen Root won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for the same show.
In the limited or anthology series categories, Sally Field was a surprise winner for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Remarkably Bright Creatures. Matthew Rhys also won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for The Beast in Me.
Other notable awards included The Traitors for Outstanding Reality Competition Program and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert for Outstanding Variety Series. The writing awards went to Vince Gilligan for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for Pluribus and Katie Dippold for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Widow's Bay. The directing awards were presented to Saul Metzstein for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Slow Horses and Hiro Murai for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for Widow's Bay.