By Lisa Richwine
LOS ANGELES, July 8 (Reuters) – Emergency room drama “The Pitt” led this year’s Emmy nominations, announced on Wednesday, with 25 nods, while the final season of “Hacks” earned 24 nominations, a record-setting haul for a comedy in a single year.
Voters also nominated “The Diplomat,” “The Gilded Age,” “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” “Paradise,” “Pluribus,” “Slow Horses” and “Your Friends and Neighbors” for the top Emmy prize of best drama.
In the best comedy race, “Hacks” will compete with “Abbott Elementary,” “The Bear,” “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” “Nobody Wants This,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Shrinking” and “Widow’s Bay.”
“The Pitt” has a chance to repeat as best drama winner, as does star Noah Wyle, who claimed the best drama actor prize last year for his role as Dr. “Robby” Robinavitch. Wyle’s competitors in the actor category include Sterling K. Brown for “Paradise” and Gary Oldman for “Slow Horses.”
Jean Smart, who plays comedian Deborah Vance on “Hacks,” has been named best comedy actress for the role four times and was nominated again for the show’s fifth and final season. She will face Ayo Edebiri of “The Bear,” Quinta Brunson of “Abbott Elementary” and others.
Smart’s “Hacks” co-star Hannah Einbinder was nominated for supporting comedy actress. Other acting nominees included Harrison Ford for his supporting role on “Shrinking” and Zendaya for her leading role in “Euphoria.” Jason Bateman landed four Emmy nominations, two for acting and producing “DTF St. Louis” and two more for acting and directing limited series “Black Rabbit.”
Emmy winners will be announced at a red-carpet ceremony in Los Angeles and broadcast live on NBC on September 14. The show also will stream live on Peacock. “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay will host.
Hargitay’s documentary “My Mom Jayne” about her mother, Jayne Mansfield, received three nominations including best documentary.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine, Editing by Franklin Paul and Howard Goller)
