Fans trash Emmys for nominating The Pitt for 25 awards

The Pitt led the way with the most 2026 Emmy Awards nominations, but several viewers were skeptical of such a high mark due to a ‘fraudulent’ second season.

The nods were announced on Wednesday as the Noah Wyle-led HBO medical procedural drama earned an incredible 25 nominations including Best Drama Series despite on-set turmoil centered around the show.

The Pitt absolutely dominated the acting categories with Wyle, 55, earning a nod for top honor Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

He had previously earned that same award at last year’s ceremony for season 1 of the drama.

The Best Supporting Actress in a Drama category features four stars from The Pitt including last year’s winner Katherine LaNasa. Sepideh Moafi, Fiona Dourif, and Taylor Dearden also earned nods. 

Shawn Hatosy received a nomination in the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama category after changing categories as he earned Best Guest Actor in a Drama for season 1 last year.

Noah Wyle-led HBO medical procedural drama The Pitt earned an incredible 25 Emmy Awards 2026 nominations including Best Drama Series despite on-set turmoil 

Others nominated with Hatosy in his new category included Patrick Ball and Gerran Howell. 

There were also three actresses who were nominated in the Best Guest Actress in a Drama category including Tal Anderson, Brittany Allen, and Tina Ivlev.

EXCLUSIVE How The Pitt’s success is masking the secret turmoil of star Noah Wyle

As for the guest actor category there were Ernest Harden, Jr., and Jeff Kober.

The Pitt also earned several technical nominations including casting, production design, picture editing, makeup, music, sound and writing. 

Though The Pitt is a critically-acclaimed series, there were several X (formerly Twitter) users who were unhappy at the sheer volume of nods that it earned.

One user quoted a @DiscussingFilm post and wrote: ‘This is so insane to me because The Pitt sucked this season LOL.’

‘The P*tt getting the most nominations for its lukewarm S2, this is why you can’t trust award shows [crying emoji],’ another posted while a different user said: ‘Is this a safe space to say I don’t like The Pitt? Lol.’

Fans were also upset as one star who was not nominated was Supriya Ganesh who was announced to be leaving the series in April following season 2.

The Best Supporting Actress in a Drama category features four stars from The Pitt including last year’s winner Katherine LaNasa (pictured)

Shawn Hatosy (left) received a nomination in the Best Supporting actor in a Drama category after changing categories as he earned Best Guest Actor in a Drama for season 1 last year

Ganesh was a staple of the series as she has appeared in all 30 episodes of The Pitt so far. 

It is an interesting point for the show as back in March, Daily Mail published an article regarding the secret turmoil of leading actor Wyle.

It has been said that Wyle has been battling struggles behind-the-scenes, with comments from one of his co-stars dredging up historic bullying allegations from his days on ER, and a lawsuit claiming The Pitt is a ‘copycat’ of the show that made his name. 

Regardless, The Pitt has been a standout success for HBO as it has received both critical praise and several awards.

The drama has earned five Primetime Emmy Awards including an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series gong for Wyle and top honor Outstanding Drama Series. 

Though The Pitt is a critically-acclaimed series, there were several X (formerly Twitter) users who were unhappy at the sheer volume of nods that it earned

Supriya Ganesh, who has portrayed senior resident Dr. Samira Mohan since the beginning of the series, was not nominated and exited the series at the conclusion of season 2

Wyle’s protagonist character is Dr. Michael ‘Robby’ Robinavitch who is a senior physician who is still reeling from his traumatic experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He previously starred on aforementioned iconic medical drama ER over 254 episodes from 1994 to 2009.

Each episode of The Pitt covers one hour of a 15-hour shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.

The show takes place in Pittsburgh, with the тιтle nodding to both the location and a nickname for the hospital’s emergency department.

Hacks earned the second most nominations with a whopping 24 including a Best Actress in a Comedy nod for Jean Smart who has earned seven Primetime Emmys including four for the HBO comedy series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star and Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay will host television’s biggest night on September 14 at 8pm EST/ 5pm PST

Hacks earned the second most nominations with a whopping 24, including a Best Actress in a Comedy nod for Jean Smart, who has earned seven Primetime Emmys, including four for the HBO comedy series. 

Past Emmy winners Liza Colon-Zayas and Jeff Hiller revealed the nominations from the TV Academy’s Saban Media Center.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star and Emmy Award winner Mariska Hargitay will host television’s biggest night.

The 2026 Emmy Awards will air live on NBC and Peacock on Monday, September 14 at 8pm EST/ 5pm PST. 

The Creative Arts Emmys, which is a ceremony where most of the Emmy trophies will be presented, are taking place a week earlier on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6. 

Emmy Awards 2026 nominations

Outstanding Drama Series

The Diplomat

The Gilded Age

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Paradise

The Pitt

Pluribus

Slow Horses

Your Friends and Neighbors

The Pitt led the way with 25 nominations including top honor Best Drama Series

 

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

Shrinking

Widow’s Bay

Hacks came in a close second with 24 nods including Best Comedy Series

 

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

All Her Fault

The Beast in Me

Beef

DTF St. Louis

Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette earned a Best Limited or Anthology Series nod

 

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age

Chase Infiniti, The Testaments

Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus

Zendaya, Euphoria

 

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown, Paradise

Gary Oldman, Slow Horses

Mark Ruffalo, Task

Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat

Noah Wyle, The Pitt

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Taylor Dearden, The Pitt

Fiona Dourif, The Pitt

Allison Janney, The Diplomat

Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt

Sepideh Moafi, The Pitt

Julianne Nicholson, Paradise

Karolina Wydra, Pluribus

Taylor Dearden was one of four nominees from The Pitt in the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama category

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Patrick Ball, The Pitt

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt

Gerran Howell, The Pitt

Jack Lowden, Slow Horses

Tom Pelphrey, Task

Carlos-Manuel Vesga, Pluribus

 

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Brittany Allen, The Pitt

Tal Anderson, The Pitt

Tina Ivlev, The Pitt

Miriam Shor, Pluribus

Merritt Wever, The Gilded Age

Shailene Woodley, Paradise

 

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Colman Domingo, Euphoria

Ernest Harden Jr., The Pitt

Jeff Hiller, Pluribus

Jeff Kober, The Pitt

Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses

Bradley Whitford, The Diplomat

Colman Domino earned Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Euphoria

 

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback

Jean Smart, Hacks

Ayo Edebiri received a Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nomination for The Bear

 

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man

Steve Carell, Rooster

Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay

Jason Segel, Shrinking

Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay

Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Megan Stalter, Hacks

Jessica Williams, Shrinking

Hannah Einbinder was recognized in the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy category for Hacks

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons

Paul W. Downs, Hacks

Harrison Ford, Shrinking

Nick Offerman, Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Stephen Root, Widow’s Bay

Michael Urie, Shrinking

Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

 

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Leslie Bibb, Hacks

Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear

Betty Gilpin, Widow’s Bay

Cherry Jones, Hacks

Laurie Metcalf, Hacks

Kaitlin Olson, Hacks

Lauren Weedman, Hacks

Jamie Lee Curtis scored a Best Guest Actress in a Comedy nod for The Bear

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Michael J. Fox, Shrinking

Brett Goldstein, Shrinking

Hamish Linklater, Widow’s Bay

Christopher McDonald, Hacks

Rob Reiner, The Bear

Connor Storrie, Saturday Night Live

 

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Claire Danes, The Beast in Me

Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures

Carey Mulligan, Beef

Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Sarah Snook, All Her Fault

Carey Mulligan earned a Best Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology nod for Beef

 

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Riz Ahmed, Bait

Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit

Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Oscar Isaac, Beef

Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis

Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault

Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis

Youn Yuh-jung, Beef

Constance Zimmer, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Jason Bateman, DTF St. Louis

Richard Gadd, Half Man

David Harbour, DTF St. Louis

Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis

Charles Melton, Beef

Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning

Jason Bateman and David Harbour will face off in the Bestg Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for DTF St. Louis

 

Outstanding Reality Compeтιтion Program

Dancing With the Stars

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Survivor

Top Chef

The Traitors

 

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Compeтιтion Program

RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race

Alan Cumming, The Traitors

Kristen Kish, Top Chef

Ariana Madix, Love Island

Jeff Probst, Survivor

 

Outstanding Host for a Game Show

Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud

Ken Jennings, Jeopardy

Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy

Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Martin Short, Match Game

 

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Love Is Blind

Queer Eye

Shark Tank

 

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Love on the Spectrum

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked

Summer House

Welcome to Wrexham

Summer House received a surprise nomination in the Best Unstructured Reality Program category

 

Outstanding Variety Series

The Daily Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Saturday Night Live

 

Outstanding Game Show

Celebrity Family Feud

Jeopardy

The Price Is Right

Wheel of Fortune

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

 

Outstanding Movie

Heads of State

Miss You, Love You

People We Meet on Vacation

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War

 

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The Diplomat (Peter Akerman and Debora Cahn for “Amagansett”)

The Pitt (Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman & R. Scott Gemmill for “1:00 PM”)

The Pitt (Valerie Chu for “12:00 PM”)

Mickey Down and Konrad Kay for “Dear Henry,” Industry

Pluribus (Vince Gilligan for “We Is Us”)

Slow Horses (Will Smith for “Scars”)

Task (Brad Ingelsby for “A Still Small Voice”)

 

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary (Quinta Brunson for “Team Building”)

The Chair Company (Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin for “Life goes by too f**king fast, it really does”)

The Comeback (Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow for “Valerie Does It All”)

Hacks (Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky for “Hacks”)

Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Anthony King for “Mergers and Acquisitions”)

Widow’s Bay (Katie Dippold for “Welcome to Widow’s Bay”)

 

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

All Her Fault (Megan Gallagher for “Episode 8”)

The Beast in Me (Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle for “Sick Puppy”)

Beef (Lee Sung Jin for “All the Things We’re Never Gonna Have”)

DTF St. Louis (Steven Conrad)

Death by Lightning (Mike Makowsky)

 

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

The Gilded Age (Salli Richardson-Whitfield for “My Mind Is Made Up”)

Paradise (Hanelle M. Culpepper for “Exodus”)

The Pitt (Noah Wyle for “12:00 PM”)

Pluribus (Vince Gilligan for “We Is Us”)

Slow Horses (Saul Metzstein for “Scars”)

Task (Salli Richardson-Whitfield for “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river”)

 

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary (Randall Einhorn for “Ballgame”)

The Bear (Christopher Storer for “Bears”)

The Chair Company (Andrew DeYoung for “Life goes by too f**king fast, it really does”)

Hacks (Lucia Aniello for “Hacks”)

The Ms. Pat Show (Mary Lou Belli for “Give It Arrest”)

Widow’s Bay (Hiro Murai for “Welcome to Widow’s Bay”)