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Mariska Hargitay Opens The Emmys With Help From Jalen Brunson, Jean Smart & A Nicole Kidman Commercial

Deadline · September 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM

Mariska Hargitay Opens The Emmys With Help From Jalen Brunson, Jean Smart & A Nicole Kidman Commercial

Tonight Mariska Hargitay, who recently directed an Emmy winning documentary and also made her Broadway debut, became the first woman to host the Emmy Awards in 15 years, and at least in the show’s fairly brief opening monologue mostly steered clear of attempting to out-do the outrageous comedy talen

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Mariska Hargitay Opens The Emmys With Help From Jalen Brunson, Jean Smart & A Nicole Kidman Commercial

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