Winner of Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Directing for a Documentary, Nonfiction Program for “My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay” producer Mariska Hargitay poses with her Emmys during Night One of the 78th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 5, 2026. (Photo by Lisa O’CONNOR / AFP via Getty Images)
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Actress and filmmaker Mariska Hargitay was awarded two Primetime Emmy Awards on Saturday night at the 2026 Creative Arts Ceremony in Los Angeles for her HBO Max documentary My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay.
Hargitay, who is set to host the 2026 Primetime Emmys next week, received honors for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program at the Creative Arts Ceremony held at the Peacock Theater.
Hargitay, also a producer of the documentary, appears in My Mom Jayne alongside her siblings, who delve into the life and tragic death of their mother, Hollywood icon Jayne Mansfield.
The film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2025 and launched on HBO Max the following month, represents the first time the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star has explored her mother’s legacy in depth. Hargitay was three years old at the time of her mother’s fatal car accident on June 29, 1967, when Mansfield was 34. The legendary actress left behind five children.
Hargitay and fellow producer Trish Adlesic received the Producers Guild of America award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures for My Mom Jayne in March.
Mariska Hargitay Invokes Gloria Steinem in Acceptance Remarks
Saturday night marked the first evening of two-night celebrations for the 2026 Creative Arts Ceremony. Awards will continue on Sunday night.
During her acceptance speeches, Hargitay referenced the words of feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who passed away on Wednesday at her Los Angeles home at age 92.
“My hero and friend Gloria Steinem recently said, ‘Please tell your own story.’ The most important thing that we can do for each other is to know each other through stories,” Hargitay said at the ceremony, which is not televised live. “I got to know my mother through telling the story, and it is a gift that is indescribable.”
Hargitay added that “it was such an extraordinary gift to tell the story and to tell it with experts. 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.”
Hargitay’s two Emmy victories on Saturday represent her first wins since 2006, when she first received an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for Law & Order: SVU. She has been nominated eight times in that same category for her portrayal of Detective Olivia Benson throughout the series.
On Monday, September 14, Hargitay will return to the Peacock Theater to host the 78th Annual Primetime Emmys. The ceremony begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will be broadcast live on NBC and streamed on Peacock.
Both nights of the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys will be compiled into a single broadcast airing on FXX on Saturday, September 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, with streaming availability on Hulu beginning September 13.
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