The American SetMariska Hargitay Trades the Badge for the Emmys Stage
Mariska Hargitay is stepping into hosting duties at the 2026 Emmys, and by her own account, the job rattled her before it excited her. "It's a little terrifying," she admitted of taking the mic for television's biggest night, framing the gig as one more leap in a stretch of her career defined by chances that scared her first and paid off after. For a night built on red-carpet nerve, that is exactly the right kind of terrified to be.
With reporting from Vogue.
