Mariska Hargitay is hosting the 2026 Emmys on September 14 in Los Angeles.
The Law & Order: SVU star won two Emmy Awards for directing and starring in the documentary My Mom Jayne.
Mariska reacted to the career achievement with an emotional Instagram post.
Mariska Hargitay’s Emmy Awards season just got a little sweeter.
The Law & Order: SVU star is hosting TV’s biggest night on September 14 in Los Angeles—and she just won two awards of her own at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys on September 5 (the first of two nights) for her HBO Max documentary film My Mom Jayne about her late mom, actress Jayne Mansfield.
According to a report from Deadline, Mariska won Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.
“This happened … ,” she wrote on Instagram while holding her two trophies.
Shortly after Mariska spoke out on her Emmys wins, two of her Law & Order co-stars reached out to celebrate with her.
“Absolutely deserved. Incredible,” Corey Cott, who plays Jake Griffin, wrote in the comments. “🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 CONGRATULATIONS! soooo happy for you!!!!” Kelli Giddish, who plays Amanda Rollins, said.
Other celebs shared their congratulations too.
“Congrats!!! Wooo hoooo,” Jennifer Love Hewitt commented. “❤️❤️❤️❤️ A vision in red!!! Congratulations,” Octavia Spencer penned. “Yes!!! Wonderful!!! ❤️❤️❤️,” fellow Emmy nominee Katherine LaNasa added.
During Mariska’s acceptance speech, she said it was emotional to tell her late mother’s story. She also thanked her husband, Peter Hermann, and their children, sons August and Andrew, and daughter Amaya, for allowing her this opportunity.
“It was such an extraordinary, extraordinary gift to tell this story and to tell it with experts,” she stated during the speech, per People. “I learned so much in the process, and I got to know my mother, as I said. And so I just invite you all to tell your stories. And I want to thank my amazing husband, who provided the space for me to do it all, and my children. So thank you all so much. This is for you, Mom. I’m deeply honored to be in this category with all the unbelievable filmmakers, so thank you.”
How special for Mariska!
