The Pitt Wins Emmy Drama Series as Noah Wyle Takes Lead Actor

The Pitt won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, and its star Noah Wyle collected his first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor, capping a strong night for the HBO Max medical drama at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Katherine LaNasa also won Outstanding Supporting Actress, and the series had earlier taken awards at the Creative Arts Emmys, marking an unusually rapid haul for a freshman show that premiered in January.

The freshman series entered the evening with 13 nominations and emerged with multiple trophies for its unconventional, hour-by-hour depiction of a Pittsburgh emergency room. Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill dedicated the drama series trophy to frontline health workers in his acceptance speech, saying the win was for "all the healthcare workers, frontline, first responders. Respect them. Protect them. Trust them." Wyle, whose win was his first career Emmy despite decades on television, said the recognition felt "overwhelming" and unexpected for an older actor who had long ago assumed such honors were behind him. LaNasa called her nomination and victory "crazy" and "delightful" as she reflected on a career spent...