TV’s biggest night has officially come to a close, and a select group of stars can now say they’re both Emmy winners and Variety cover stars. Seven 2026 Emmy winners — from Noah Wyle to Jean Smart and more — graced the magazine’s cover over the past year. Revisit Variety’s premier coverage with the winners below.
Matthew Rhys (“Widow’s Bay,” “The Beast in Me”), lead actor in a comedy series, lead actor in a limited or anthology series: Spies in the Woods: Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys on Their Emmy Nominations, Watching ‘Widow’s Bay’ and That ‘Diplomat’ Cliffhanger Jean Smart (“Hacks”), lead actress in a comedy series: From Jean Smart’s Heart Surgery to a Shocking Lesbian Episode, ‘Hacks’ Ends — and Cements Its Legacy as One of TV’s Best Comedies David Harbour (“DTF St. Louis”), supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie: David Harbour Is Ready to Talk About His Mental Health, Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ and the End of ‘Stranger Things’ Linda Cardellini (“DTF St. Louis”), supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie: Linda Cardellini on Pulling Off Her ‘Impossible’ Role in ‘DTF St.
Louis’: ‘Everybody Longs for Some Kind of Intimacy’ Noah Wyle (“The Pitt”), lead actor in a drama series: Noah Wyle and Sally Field on ‘The Pitt’ Exhaustion, CGI Co-Stars and Their ‘ER’ History: It Was a ‘Big Gamble’ Once for an Oscar Winner to Do TV Sally Field (“Remarkably Bright Creatures”), lead actress in a limited or anthology Series: Noah Wyle and Sally Field on ‘The Pitt’ Exhaustion, CGI Co-Stars and Their ‘ER’ History: It Was a ‘Big Gamble’ Once for an Oscar Winner to Do TV Rhea Seehorn (“Plurbis”), lead actress in a drama series: Bryan Cranston and Rhea Seehorn on ‘Pluribus’ Twists, Landing ‘Breaking Bad’ Right After ‘Malcom in the Middle’ and Playing Catherine O’Hara’s Husband Three Times
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