Emmy nominations: HBO Max leads with 122, The Pitt tops

The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Wednesday, setting up a competitive ceremony headlined by HBO Max's medical drama "The Pitt" and the final season of the comedy "Hacks." "The Pitt" led all programs with 25 nominations, while "Hacks" set a new record for a comedy series with 24 nods, surpassing the previous benchmark.

The strong showing cemented HBO Max as the leading platform with 122 total nominations, followed by Netflix with 111 and Apple TV+ with a record 87 for the streamer. Apple's success was powered by breakout freshman series, including the horror-comedy "Widows Bay" with 19 nominations and the drama "Pluribus" with 18. Netflix's anthology series "Beef" led the limited series field with 16 nominations for its second installment.

"The Pitt," the reigning winner for Outstanding Drama Series, nearly doubled its nomination count from its first season. Its large ensemble dominated the acting categories, securing four of the seven slots for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, Katherine LaNasa, and Sepideh Moafi. Star Noah Wyle earned another nomination for Lead Actor. The show will compete for...