It Was Katie Dippold’s Turn as ‘Widow’s Bay’ Took Home Historic 14 Emmys
Widow’s Bay, creator and showrunner Katie Dippold’s horror-comedy series about a cursed island town off the coast of New England, dominated the 2026 Emmy Awards. It took home a historic 14 trophies, the most ever in a single year for a comedy. It beat the previous record of 13, set in 2025 by The Studio.
- ▪Widow’s Bay, creator and showrunner Katie Dippold’s horror-comedy series about a cursed island town off the coast of New England, dominated the 2026 Emmy Awards.
- ▪It took home a historic 14 trophies, the most ever in a single year for a comedy.
- ▪It beat the previous record of 13, set in 2025 by The Studio.
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Widow’s Bay, creator and showrunner Katie Dippold’s horror-comedy series about a cursed island town off the coast of New England, dominated the 2026 Emmy Awards. It took home a historic 14 trophies, the most ever in a single year for a comedy. It beat the previous record of 13, set in 2025 by The Studio. Six of those trophies were awarded at the primetime ceremony last night, and eight were awarded at the Creative Arts Emmys earlier in the…
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