The Pitt wins Outstanding Drama Series as The Studio leads Emmys

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles delivered a night of surprises, with the medical drama The Pitt taking home Outstanding Drama Series and the workplace satire The Studio dominating the comedy categories. The ceremony, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze, upended many pre-show predictions that had favored Apple TV Plus’s Severance and saw a mix of expected winners and late twists that reshaped the awards landscape.

The Pitt, a modestly budgeted HBO Max drama about an underfunded hospital, beat out heavily nominated contenders including Severance and The Last of Us to claim television’s top drama prize. Series creator R. Scott Gemmill, accepting the award, thanked the studio and HBO Max and dedicated the win to health care workers and first responders, saying, "This is insane, thank you so much to the Academy" and urging viewers to "respect them, protect them, trust them." The show also scored major acting honors for Noah Wyle, who won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Katherine LaNasa, who won an acting award for her role as nurse Dana Evans; several outlets described LaNasa’s prize as Supporting Actress, while one account...