Mariska Hargitay to host 2026 Emmy Awards

Capt. Olivia Benson is taking connected a caller relation connected NBC, oregon alternatively the histrion who plays her is. Mariska Hargitay volition beryllium hosting the 78th Emmy Awards.

Networks, which broadcast the amusement connected a rotating basis, often pat stars from their lineups to big the awards show. Hargitay has been a stalwart of NBC, starring successful “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” for 27 seasons. She’s an unconventional prime for big arsenic she’s champion known for her melodramatic roles — the Emmys person tapped stand-up comedians and comedic actors to helm the amusement successful caller years, including Nate Bargatze successful 2025. Hargitay would beryllium the archetypal pistillate to big since Jane Lynch successful 2011.

“It’s my large grant to big the 78th Emmy Awards — successful the 100th day twelvemonth of my beloved NBC — and observe this bonzer assemblage of storytellers,” said Hargitay successful a connection released connected Tuesday. “Whether it’s an histrion oregon a director, a costumer oregon a dependable designer, we are each truthful privileged to instrumentality portion successful creating tv that unites us.”

The ceremonial volition beryllium held connected Sept. 14 and broadcast unrecorded from Los Angeles. Hargitay is simply a erstwhile Emmy winner, earning designation for her relation arsenic Benson successful 2011. She has been nominated 8 times overall.

“Mariska is 1 of television’s astir beloved stars, whose talent, authenticity and bonzer transportation with audiences person made her an enduring unit successful our manufacture and successful culture,” said Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego successful a connection Tuesday. “We’re truthful delighted to person her articulation america arsenic the big of this year’s Emmys telecast and cognize that she volition make an unforgettable evening honoring the precise champion of television.”

The Emmy nominations volition beryllium announced Wednesday astatine 8:30 a.m. In summation to airing connected NBC, the Emmy Awards volition watercourse connected Peacock astatine 5 p.m. PT connected Sept. 14.