Emergency room drama "The Pitt" extended its Emmy reign with a second consecutive best drama trophy on Monday (September 14) as television celebrated its biggest night.

Matthew Rhys became the first person to win two lead acting honors at the same ceremony, including one for "Widow's Bay."

Rhys claimed awards for best comedy actor for Apple TV horror comedy "Widow's Bay" and for best actor in a limited series for the Netflix psychological thriller "The Beast in Me."

The Emmys offered a rare night of celebration as Hollywood grapples with production cutbacks, anxiety over artificial intelligence and the proposed Paramount Skydance purchase of HBO owner Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal that has divided the industry and faces legal challenges.

"The Pitt" star Noah Wyle said it felt "overwhelming" to land his second straight Emmy for playing Dr. "Robby" Robinavitch on the medical drama set in a Pittsburgh trauma center.

Describing himself as a "Hollywood kid," Wyle told the Emmy audience, "This is the only club I've ever wanted to join. Thank you for accepting me."

Best drama actress went to Rhea Seehorn, who plays a misanthropic woman at war with an unfailingly kind alien hive mind on the new Apple TV series "Pluribus." It was her first Emmy win. Seehorn addressed her fellow nominees, including "The Diplomat" star Keri Russell and Zendaya of "Euphoria," with a quote from the feminist activist Gloria Steinem, who died this month aged 92.

"We are linked, not ranked. I feel that way about all you women," Seehorn said.

Emmy winners are chosen by the more than 27,000 writers, directors, performers, producers and craftspeople in the Television Academy.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

1. AUDIENCE SEATED AT THE EMMY AWARDS

2. ACTORS KATE JACKSON, JACLYN SMITH AND CHERYL LADD FROM THE SHOW 'CHARLIE'S ANGELS' ANNOUNCING OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES. THE WINNER IS "THE PITT"

3. VARIOUS OF CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM OF "THE PITT" CELEBRATING AND WALKING TO STAGE AS AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CREATOR, SHOWRUNNER, AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, R. SCOTT GEMMILL, SAYING:

"When I look around this room, I see something more important than the awards and the ratings. I see that a whole community that is still trying to do the right thing. It is so hard to tell what is real and what we can believe anymore, which makes telling honest stories about real human struggles so much more important than ever. What you do is, it changes people's lives."

5. ACTOR NIECY NASH-BETTS ANNOUNCING OUTSTANDING LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES. THE WINNER: IS "DTF ST. LOUIS"

6. VARIOUS OF STEVEN CONRAD, CREATOR, WRITER, DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF "DTF ST. LOUIS," WALKING TO STAGE

7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) STEVEN CONRAD, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, SAYING:

"And on behalf of the 175 people who worked on 'DTF St. Louis,' we are all grateful and we each send our great appreciation. Thank you."

8. AUDIENCE APPLAUDING

9. VARIOUS OF ACTORS DAVID BOREANAZ AND SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR ANNOUNCING OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE. THE WINNER IS MATTHEW RHYS FOR "THE BEAST IN ME"

10. VARIOUS OF RHYS STANDING UP AND WALKING TO STAGE WHILE AUDIENCE APPLAUDS AND ACCEPTING AWARD

11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, MATTHEW RHYS, SAYING:

"Good grief. If you try and taunt me, I'll stab you in the eyes with this. This is a real shock because not least because the caliber and company of the actors in this category."

12. ACTOR KERI RUSSELL, RHYS' PARTNER, WATCHING

13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, MATTHEW RHYS, SAYING:

"Thank you so much, really."

14. RHYS WALKING OFF

15. ACTORS EMMY ROSSUM AND ALAN CUMMING ANNOUNCING OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES. THE WINNER IS ALLISON JANNEY FOR "THE DIPLOMAT"

16. VARIOUS OF JANNEY GETTING UP AND WALKING TO STAGE AS AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

17. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, ALLISON JANNEY, SAYING:

"The entire cast is just divine and I am so grateful and so lucky and I thank you very much from the bottom of my heart. Thank you."

18. ACTORS JULIA GARNER AND FLORENCE PUGH ANNOUNCING OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES. THE WINNER IS RHEA SEEHORN FOR "PLURIBUS"

19. SEEHORN STANDING AND WALKING TO STAGE AS AUDIENCE APPLAUDS

20. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, RHEA SEEHORN, SAYING:

"Thank you to the Television Academy so much and all the members that voted. And I also just want to say congratulations and thank you for the performances to my fellow nominees in my category. All brilliant, brilliant performances, Keri Russell among them, who sent us a lovely gift and a card quoting -- sadly we didn't know that we would lose her so soon -- but quoting Gloria Steinem, saying, 'We are linked not ranked.' And I feel that way about all you women. So thank you for that."

21. COMEDIAN AND ACTOR JOHN MULANEY ANNOUNCING OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES. THE WINNER IS NOAH WYLE FOR "THE PITT"

22. VARIOUS OF WYLE STANDING AND WALKING TO STAGE

23. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, NOAH WYLE, SAYING:

"I grew up in LA, I'm a Hollywood kid, I was raised on a television, and movie theaters were my place of worship. This is all I've ever wanted to do, and this is the only club I've ever wanted to join. Thank you for accepting me."

24. ACTORS RACHEL SENNOTT AND ODESSA A'ZION ANNOUNCING OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES. THE WINNER IS TOM PELPHREY FOR "TASK"

25. VARIOUS OF PELPHREY STANDING AND WALKING TO STAGE

26. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, TOM PELPHREY, SAYING:

"And to my favorite actor in this room, my love, my best friend, my partner, the very pregnant Kaley Cuoco. I love you more than anything, and our family is the crown jewel of my life. Matilda, daddy loves you. Baby girl in that belly, daddy loves you. Thank you, God bless."

27. ACTORS EMMA D'ARCY AND EMILIA CLARKE ANNOUNCING OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE. THE WINNER IS SALLY FIELD FOR "REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES"

28. VARIOUS OF FIELD WALKING TO STAGE

29. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, SALLY FIELD, SAYING:

"I have been so grateful and so proud to be a part of this community, the arts, for 62 years or something. We're the arts, we matter, our voices matter, our diversity, our unique storytelling matters. We can't let those voices be silenced or compromised or merged. Thank you for this. Thank you so much."

30. ACTORS PETER KRAUSE AND SHAILENE WOODLEY ANNOUNCING OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES. THE WINNER IS SAUL METZSTEIN FOR "SLOW HORSES"

31. VARIOUS OF METZSTEIN WALKING TO STAGE

32. (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR, SAUL METZSTEIN, SAYING:

"We had the -- everyone gets up here and says that they had the best crew ever. Simply not true because we had the best crew ever. Thanks very much. Thank you."

33. ACTORS DAVID HARBOUR AND LINDA CARDELLINI ANNOUNCING OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES. THE WINNER IS VINCE GILLIGAN FOR "PLURIBUS"

34. VARIOUS OF GILLIGAN STANDING AND WALKING TO STAGE

35. (SOUNDBITE) (English) WRITER, VINCE GILLIGAN, SAYING:

"Pluribus. It's so weird, a world in which everybody gets along. It's so sci-fi. But think about it, there is nothing weirder than our current reality. These past 10 years, you can't write this stuff. I submit to you that a real world in which people get along is just as believable as what we've got now. And achievable."

36. PEOPLE GETTING UP AT THE END OF THE EMMYS