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Matthew Rhys Makes Emmy History With Double Wins for 'Widow's Bay' and 'The Beast in Me'
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Matthew Rhys won two acting honors at the 2026 Emmy Awards, taking home lead acting prizes for the horror-comedy series Widow's Bay and the crime-thriller The Beast in Me.
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The victory makes him the first male actor to secure an Emmy across all three lead acting categories, following his 2018 win for The Americans.
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His horror-comedy series Widow's Bay, created by Katie Dippold, led the night with 19 total nominations and has already been renewed for a second season.