The Emmy Awards are underway Monday evening, with “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay hosting as television’s top contenders begin moving from nominations to winners.
The night’s biggest nomination story belongs to HBO’s medical drama “The Pitt,” which enters the ceremony with 25 nominations, the most of any program. Its haul includes outstanding drama series, lead actor and drama directing recognition for Noah Wyle, along with seven performers nominated across the supporting actor and supporting actress drama categories. The series, which won best drama last year, nearly doubled its previous total of 13 nominations.
Close behind is HBO’s “Hacks,” nominated 24 times for its final season. That total broke the all-time comedy nomination record previously held by “The Bear” and “The Studio,” each with 23. Jean Smart is nominated again for “Hacks”; a win would mark her fifth Emmy for the show and eighth overall, tying her for the most Emmy wins by an actress in history. Hannah Einbinder, Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs are also nominated in supporting comedy races.
Apple TV also has two major new contenders in the mix. Horror comedy “Widow’s Bay” scored 19 nominations, including outstanding comedy series, lead actor for Matthew Rhys and supporting nominations for Stephen Root, Dale Dickey and Kate O’Flynn. “Pluribus” earned 18 nominations, including drama series, lead actress for Rhea Seehorn and supporting recognition for Carlos Manuel Vesga and Karolina Wydra.
In limited or anthology series, Netflix’s “Beef” leads the field with 16 nominations, including lead acting bids for Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan.
Top Program Categories
Outstanding drama series nominees are “The Diplomat” (Netflix), “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max), “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO Max), “Paradise” (Hulu), “The Pitt” (HBO Max), “Pluribus” (Apple TV), “Slow Horses” (Apple TV) and “Your Friends and Neighbors” (Apple TV).
Outstanding comedy series nominees are “Abbott Elementary” (ABC), “The Bear” (FX), “Hacks” (HBO Max), “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV), “Nobody Wants This” (Netflix), “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu), “Shrinking” (Apple TV) and “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV).
Outstanding limited or anthology series nominees are “All Her Fault” (Peacock), “The Beast in Me” (Netflix), “Beef” (Netflix), “DTF St. Louis” (HBO Max) and “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” (FX).
Reality competition program nominees are “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC), “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV), “Survivor” (CBS), “Top Chef” (Bravo) and “The Traitors” (Peacock). Outstanding variety series nominees are “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central), “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC), “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO Max), “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS) and “Saturday Night Live” (NBC).
Lead Acting Races
Lead actor in a drama series nominees are Sterling K. Brown for “Paradise,” Gary Oldman for “Slow Horses,” Mark Ruffalo for “Task,” Rufus Sewell for “The Diplomat” and Noah Wyle for “The Pitt.” Lead actress in a drama series nominees are Carrie Coon for “The Gilded Age,” Chase Infiniti for “The Testaments,” Keri Russell for “The Diplomat,” Rhea Seehorn for “Pluribus” and Zendaya for “Euphoria.”
Lead actor in a comedy series nominees are Yahya Abdul-Mateen II for “Wonder Man,” Steve Carell for “Rooster,” Matthew Rhys for “Widow’s Bay,” Jason Segel for “Shrinking” and Martin Short for “Only Murders in the Building.” Lead actress in a comedy series nominees are Quinta Brunson for “Abbott Elementary,” Ayo Edebiri for “The Bear,” Elle Fanning for “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” Lisa Kudrow for “The Comeback” and Jean Smart for “Hacks.”
Lead actress in a limited or anthology series nominees are Claire Danes for “The Beast in Me,” Sally Field for “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” Carey Mulligan for “Beef,” Sarah Pidgeon for “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” and Sarah Snook for “All Her Fault.” Lead actor in a limited or anthology series nominees are Riz Ahmed for “Bait,” Jason Bateman for “Black Rabbit,” Charlie Hunnam for “Monster: The Ed Gein Story,” Oscar Isaac for “Beef” and Matthew Rhys for “The Beast in Me.”
Supporting, Directing and Writing Categories
Supporting actor in a comedy series nominees are Colman Domingo for “The Four Seasons,” Paul W. Downs for “Hacks,” Harrison Ford for “Shrinking,” Nick Offerman for “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” Stephen Root for “Widow’s Bay,” Michael Urie for “Shrinking” and Tayler James Williams for “Abbott Elementary.” Supporting actress in a comedy series nominees are Dale Dickey for “Widow’s Bay,” Hannah Einbinder for “Hacks,” Janelle James for “Abbott Elementary,” Kate O’Flynn for “Widow’s Bay,” Michelle Pfeiffer for “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” Megan Stalter for “Hacks” and Jessica Williams for “Shrinking.”
Supporting actor in a drama series nominees are Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy and Gerran Howell for “The Pitt,” Billy Crudup for “The Morning Show,” Jack Lowden for “Slow Horses,” Tom Pelphrey for “Task” and Carlos-Manuel Vesga for “Pluribus.” Supporting actress in a drama series nominees are Taylor Deardon, Fiona Dourif, Katherine LaNasa and Sepideh Moafi for “The Pitt,” Allison Janney for “The Diplomat,” Julianne Nicholson for “Paradise” and Karolina Wydra for “Pluribus.”
Comedy directing nominees are Randall Einhorn for “Abbott Elementary,” Christopher Storer for “The Bear,” Andrew DeYoung for “The Chair Company,” Lucia Aniello for “Hacks,” Mary Lou Belli for “The Ms. Pat Show” and Hiro Murai for “Widow’s Bay.” Drama directing nominees are Salli Richardson Whitfield for “The Gilded Age,” Hanelle M. Culpepper for “Paradise,” Noah Wyle for “The Pitt,” Vince Gilligan for “Pluribus,” Saul Metzstein for “Slow Horses” and Salli Richardson Whitfield for “Task.”
Comedy writing nominees are Quinta Brunson for “Abbott Elementary,” Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin for “The Chair Company,” Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow for “The Comeback,” Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky for “Hacks,” Anthony King for “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat” and Katie Dippold for “Widow’s Bay.” Drama writing nominees are Peter Ackerman and Debora Cahn for “The Diplomat,” Kirsten Pierre-Geyfman and R. Scott Gemmill for “The Pitt,” Valerie Chu for “The Pitt,” Vince Gilligan for “Pluribus,” Will Smith for “Slow Horses” and Brad Ingelsby for “Task.”
Winners are being announced throughout Monday night.