The 78th Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday, July 8, with HBO Max's medical drama "The Pitt" leading all series with 25 nods, including Outstanding Drama Series and a nomination for star Noah Wyle. The comedy "Hacks" followed with a record 24 nominations in its final season - the most any comedy has ever received in a single year - while Apple TV's "Widow's Bay" (19 nods) and "Pluribus" (18 nods) rounded out the season's biggest breakouts.
Beyond the award tallies, "The Pitt" has drawn attention from faith and religion writers for its recurring, unforced treatment of prayer inside the chaos of the ER. In one widely discussed scene, Wyle's character, Dr. Robby, recites the Hebrew Shema prayer alone after a mass-casualty shift, later explaining to a colleague that he learned it from his grandmother. Faith outlets including Good Faith Media and Broadview have pointed to the moment - and the show's habit of letting Muslim, Catholic, Jewish, and skeptical characters each get a genuine turn - as rare for a modern medical drama.
The Emmys air live Monday, September 14, on NBC and Peacock, hosted by Mariska Hargitay, shifting from the usual Sunday slot to avoid an NFL conflict. Here's the full list of nominees in the major categories:
Outstanding Drama Series: The Diplomat • The Gilded Age • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms • Paradise • The Pitt • Pluribus • Slow Horses • Your Friends and Neighbors
Outstanding Lead Actor, Drama: Sterling K. Brown (Paradise) • Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) • Mark Ruffalo (Task) • Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat) • Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
Outstanding Lead Actress, Drama: Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age) • Chase Infiniti (The Testaments) • Keri Russell (The Diplomat) • Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus) • Zendaya (Euphoria)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama: Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, Gerran Howell (all The Pitt) • Billy Crudup (The Morning Show) • Jack Lowden (Slow Horses) • Tom Pelphrey (Task) • Carlos-Manuel Vesga (Pluribus)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama: Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, Katherine LaNasa, Sepideh Moafi (all The Pitt) • Allison Janney (The Diplomat) • Julianne Nicholson (Paradise) • Karolina Wydra (Pluribus)
Outstanding Comedy Series: Abbott Elementary • The Bear • Hacks • Margo's Got Money Troubles • Nobody Wants This • Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding Lead Actor, Comedy: Paul W. Downs (Hacks) • Michael J. Fox (Shrinking) • (full lineup on Emmys.com)
Outstanding Lead Actress, Comedy: Jean Smart (Hacks) • Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback) • (full lineup on Emmys.com)
Outstanding Reality Competition Program: Dancing With the Stars • RuPaul's Drag Race • Survivor • Top Chef • The Traitors
Outstanding Variety Series: The Daily Show • Jimmy Kimmel Live! • Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • Saturday Night Live
Top nomination counts overall: The Pitt - 25 • Hacks - 24 • Widow's Bay - 19 • Pluribus - 18 • Beef - 16 • DTF St. Louis - 13 • Saturday Night Live and Spider-Noir - 11 each
The complete list across all 27 categories is available on the Television Academy's website.
