The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced, with the medical drama The Pitt leading the field with 25 nominations and the comedy Hacks top among comedies with 24, for its final season.
Best drama series
- The Diplomat
- The Gilded Age
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
- Paradise
- The Pitt
- Pluribus
- Slow Horses
- Your Friends & Neighbors
The Pitt, which won the top drama award last year, also dominates the acting categories. Noah Wyle is nominated again as lead actor, and the series took four of the seven places for supporting actress in a drama, with Katherine LaNasa, Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif and Sepideh Moafi. Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy and Gerran Howell are also nominated.
Best 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 is the comedy to beat, with Jean Smart — who has won best comedy actress for each of the show’s previous seasons — Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs among its nominees. The horror comedy Widow’s Bay, starring Matthew Rhys, was the surprise of the day with 19 nominations. Margo’s Got Money Troubles earned nominations for Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer, while Shrinking is represented by Harrison Ford and Jason Segel.
Limited or anthology series
- All Her Fault
- The Beast in Me
- Beef
- DTF St. Louis
- Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
The second season of Beef leads this category with 16 nominations, including Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac and Charles Melton.
Science fiction recognised
Apple TV’s Pluribus, from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, received 18 nominations, including best actress in a drama for Rhea Seehorn.
The ceremony
The awards will be presented on 14 September in Los Angeles. The host will be Mariska Hargitay, star of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
The streaming battle
As in recent years, the nominations are dominated by streaming platforms, with HBO Max, Apple TV, Netflix and others competing for the most prestigious awards in television. For viewers in Spain, most of the nominated series are available on the main streaming services.
