This is good but weird news:
Veteran actress Linda Cardellini won her first-ever Emmy Award on Sunday, September 6, 2026, taking home Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role in “DTF St. Louis.” Accepting the trophy in tears during Night 2 of the Creative Arts Emmys at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater, the 51-year-old star called the milestone a "real dream come true" after more than three decades in the industry. Her victory was part of a strong showing for DTF St. Louis, which secured six awards overall, including Outstanding Supporting Actor for her co-star David Harbour, who also earned his first career Emmy win. The supporting acting categories for limited series were notably moved to the Creative Arts ceremonies this year to help streamline the upcoming main Primetime Emmy telecast.
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So my first thought was "Did I miss the Emmys?" It turns out that the answer to that question is way more complicated than I cared to know. I always knew they gave out some awards before air-time, such as for sound, and set decoration, and other non-actor/writer/director shit. But why would they award supporting actor awards early?
The "real" (Primetime) Emmys are in a week. But these awards were given out at the early awards show, which is called the "Creative Arts Emmys", held this past weekend. So here's the catch: if a TV show is considered a "limited series", then the supporting actor awards (but not the lead actor awards) are given out a week early.
And why are those two considered "supporting" actors, and only Jason Bateman is the "lead" actor? I'd say they all spent about the same amount of time on-screen. Weird.