How to Watch and Stream the 2026 Emmys

• Mariska Hargitay hosted the 2026 Emmy Awards telecast on Monday. • The Television Academy moved several award categories out of the main ceremony to prioritize musical performances and comedy skits.

• Mariska Hargitay hosted the 78th Emmy Awards to celebrate the top stars, shows, and creators in television. • The event brought together the industry's biggest figures to honor the best achievements on the small screen.

• Mariska Hargitay hosted the 2026 Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 14, where "Widow’s Bay" and "The Pitt" won top honors. • Hargitay won two Emmys this year for her documentary "My Mom Jayne."

• The Americana Music Association will host the 2026 Americana Honors & Awards as part of the annual AmericanaFest festival. • The ceremony takes place on Wednesday, Sept. to recognize both veteran artists and newcomers in the music community.

• The Emmy Awards recently honored top television achievements with major wins for the series “The Pitt” and “Widow's Bay.” • The ceremony featured unexpected appearances by Taylor Swift, who performed in a skit, and Sally Field, who joined in celebrating Canada.

• Mariska Hargitay hosted the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast on NBC. • Hargitay became the first woman to host the ceremony since Jane Lynch did so in 2011.

• Filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan and Saagar Gupta's LGBTQ+ family drama Kuch Sapney Apne recently won two international awards at the India International Film Festival of Boston. • Actors Mona Ambegaonkar and Shishir Sharma earned Best Actor (Female) and Best Actor (Male) honors, bringing the film's total to 14 awards across 42 festivals.

• MARKETING-INTERACTIVE launched the inaugural Spark Awards SEA 2027 to expand its media awards program from Hong Kong into Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania. • The platform leverages 13 years of experience in the Hong Kong market to recognize work that integrates media, content, commerce, and technology.

• The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, marking the first increase in three years. • The central bank took this action to combat stubbornly high inflation.

• A study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association estimated that federal filming incentives could generate $125 billion in additional production spending. • The report projects that these tax incentives would add 143,500 new jobs to the economy through 2035.

• Several countries, including Nepal, Singapore, Israel, Romania, South Korea, and Chile, have submitted their official entries for the 2027 Academy Award for best international feature film. • Turkey selected the social drama "Like a Limbless Tree," directed by Tunç Davut, as its official representative for the competition.

• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday that the European Union plans to ban social media for children under 13. • The proposal follows a July vote by French lawmakers to ban social media for children under 15, though that specific national ban was later struck down by France's Constitutional Court.