LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� is set to host the 78th , airing on NBC on Sept. 14.
NBCUniversal announced Hargitay as host on Tuesday, the day before nominations are announced. The show will also stream on Peacock and will be held, fittingly, at the Peacock Theater, the longtime Emmys home that will also soon be .
Hargitay, 62, has long been one of NBC’s signature personalities as the star since 1999 of 鈥淟aw & Order: Special Victims Unit,鈥� one of the longest-running dramas in TV history. She’s been nominated eight times for her role as detective Olivia Benson, winning for lead actress in a drama series in 2006. 鈥淪VU鈥� as it’s commonly known, is set to surpass 600 episodes as its 28th season airs this fall. Hargitay has used the platform to become an advocate for sexual assault victims.
She may be a nominee again this year as the director and producer of 鈥淢y Mom Jayne,鈥� a documentary on her mother, Jayne Mansfield. Hargitay was also a TV constant earlier this year as she sat in the front row for the championship run of her beloved New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
The role of airing the Emmys rotates between the four broadcast networks even as their nominations become more rare in the streaming era. Hargitay is the rare non-comedian to get the hosting job, held last year by Nate Bargatze on CBS.
NBC is unlikely to see too many nominations in key categories on Wednesday, though all-time Emmy leader 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� always gets its share.
from Apple TV+ and HBO Max’s starring former longtime NBC star Noah Wyle are expected to be among the leading nominees when they’re announced by recent winners Liza Col贸n-Zayas and Jeff Hiller at the Television Academy in Los Angeles.
Copyright © 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
