Mariska Hargitay Roasts Dick Wolf, Nicole Kidman in Emmys Monologue...

It certainly was. And coming to this place for magic included Hargitay's husband Peter Hermann and their kids, sons August and Andrew and daughter Amaya, who was twinning with her mom on the red carpet in a matching red beaded dresses with a feathery fringe hem. While Hargitay also made her Broadway debut earlier this year in Every Brilliant Thing, proving she can command a stage in real time, as emcee of TV's biggest night for the first time (and the first woman to fill that role since Jane Lynch in 2011), she started bringing the jokes way before showtime. "I have not only watched past monologues, I’ve built mine out of everything that killed in the past 78 years. It’s been focus-grouped, and it works," she quipped to The Hollywood Reporter. "Word-for-word, no updates. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it." Moreover, Hargitay added, in order to bypass the awkwardness when acceptance speeches drone on, "There will be no speeches. I’m bringing back thank-you notes. I announce who won, then they get to work on writing their thank-you notes from their seat, the way they were raised to do. It’s time everyone learned some manners again." So, if anyone was concerned that the actress known for her deadly serious demeanor on SVU wasn't going to be able to lighten up... Case closed. See the full list of winners from the 2026 Emmys