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‘The Pitt’ Wins Emmy for Best Drama Series for the Second Straight Year – WTOP News
R. Scott Gemmill accepted the award as the HBO Max medical drama extended its awards run with five wins from 13 nominations last year.
- On Monday, The Pitt won Outstanding Drama Series at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, securing the medical drama's second consecutive victory in the category.
- HBO Max's The Pitt entered the night with 25 nominations across major and creative categories, continuing its strong performance as the hour-by-hour look at a Pittsburgh emergency room.
- Showrunner Scott Gemmill accepted the trophy, beating competitors including The Diplomat and The Gilded Age while paying tribute to the "real-life heroes" in the emergency department.
- Gemmill emphasized the power of "authentic storytelling," arguing that depicting real human struggles remains vital in an era when "it is so hard to tell what is real."
- Last week, Ernest Harden won the Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor, while The Pitt is scheduled to return for a third season in January 2027.
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VolkskrantThe medical drama series The Pitt was named Best Drama Series at the Emmy Awards, the most important American television awards, for the second year in a row on Monday evening.
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