9 of the Cutest Couple Moments at the 2026 Emmys

The newlyweds may have skipped walking the Emmys red carpet together, but they made a very sweet duo once inside the Peacock Theater, greeting friends like Ayo Edebiri and Chase Infiniti side by side.

It was a huge night for Rhys, who became he first male performer to win two lead acting awards in a single night, and his long-term partner and former The Americans costar Russell, a 2026 Emmy nominee in her own right, was right by his side at the Chateau Marmont after the ceremony, helping him celebrate with a loving hug and deeply adorable face-squeeze.

As Pelphrey accepted the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for his work on Task, he shouted out “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.” Cuoco could be seen crying in the audience, and honestly, so was I on my couch!

A major work night for Hargitay, who hosted the 2026 Emmys, also served as a date night-slash-family outing for her, her actor husband Peter Hermann, and their three children, all of whom attended the show. (Hargitay even twinned with her daughter Amaya in sparkling red!)

It may have been a bittersweet Emmys for Colbert, who ended his nearly 11-year run on The Late Show in May, but hearing him tell his wife, Evie, that hers “is the laugh that I want for the rest of my life” was just sweet.

Though these two cuties have been married for over a decade, they radiated first-date energy at the 2026 Emmys, where The Pitt took home a whopping nine awards (including best actor in a drama series for Mr. Wyle himself).

Culkin was visibly emotional when he, Annie Murphy, and Dan Levy paid tribute to the late Catherine O’Hara during Monday night’s telecast, but just offstage, his longtime partner and co-parent Song was there to support him.

The Pluribus star planted an extremely sweet smooch on Larson, her partner since 2013, before going up to accept the Emmy for lead actress in a drama series.

Did anyone else hear Jessica Betts tell E!’s Keltie Knight that she was “looking forward to” the task of getting her wife “out of her dress later”? (I blushed!) While presenting the Emmy for outstanding limited or anthology series, Nash-Betts also took the opportunity to shout out her wife, referring to Betts as her “best friend” onstage.