Netflix miniseries about an author investigating her neighbor's alleged murder of his wife.
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via News"The Beast in Me," a Netflix miniseries about an author investigating her neighbor's alleged murder of his wife, is trending because Matthew Rhys won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for Season 2, becoming the first person in Emmy history to win lead acting prizes across drama, comedy, and limited series categories.
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Matthew Rhys won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for "The Beast in Me" Season 2 at the 78th Emmy Awards, making him the first person in Emmy history to win lead acting prizes across all three categories: drama, comedy, and limited series.
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- facebook.comMatthew Rhys made Emmys history by becoming the first person to win lead acting awards in the drama, comedy and limited series categories across a career. On Monday, he took home lead acting prizes for “The Beast in Me” and “Widow’s Bay.” https://nyti.m
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Matthew Rhys has won the Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series for "The Beast in Me" Season 2.
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The Welsh actor has taken home the lead actor Emmys in both the Comedy Series and Limited or Anthology series categories.
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Matthew Rhys accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for The Beast in Me at the 78th Emmys. Share this on.
- latimes.comMatthew Rhys makes Emmys history, winning two lead actor awards on the same night
Matthew Rhys won the Emmys for lead actor in a comedy series and lead actor in a limited series at the 2026 Emmy Awards.
- nytimes.comMatthew Rhys Achieves a Historic Emmys Trifecta
The Welsh actor became the first in the awards show's history to win lead acting prizes in the drama, comedy and limited series fields.
- thewrap.comMatthew Rhys Is First Actor to Win 2 Lead Acting Emmys in One Night
The “Widow's Bay” and “The Beast in Me” star picked up his double crown in the Comedy and Limited Series categories.