The Pitt Leads 2026 Emmy Picks With 25 Nominations as Widow's Bay Challenges Hacks
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 12
The Pitt Leads 2026 Emmy Picks With 25 Nominations as Widow's Bay Challenges Hacks
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 12
Summary
Analysts tip The Pitt to dominate Monday’s Emmy ceremony, forecasting wins for best drama, Noah Wyle in lead actor and Katherine LaNasa in supporting actress after the show entered with 25 nominations.
Widow’s Bay is the projected upset in comedy, with pundits favoring the 19-nomination breakout over Hacks, whose final season set a comedy record with 24 nominations.
DTF St Louis is the leading limited-series pick, helped by rising viewership since March and early-Emmys acting wins for David Harbour and Linda Cardellini.
Several acting races still look tilted toward established names, including Jean Smart for an eighth Emmy, Matthew Rhys for Widow’s Bay and Harrison Ford, who could become the oldest comedy supporting winner at 84.
The forecasts frame this year’s Emmys as a mix of incumbents and newcomers, with The Late Show also seen as a possible statement winner after Stephen Colbert’s politically fraught cancellation.