The 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards have come and gone, but not without their share of surprises… and I don’t just mean Nate Bargatze’s attempt to keep acceptance speeches short failing or Andor winning a much-deserved writing trophy . Based on hype and number of nominations , I was expecting either Severance or The White Lotus to take most of the Drama categories. Instead, The Pitt (available streaming now with an HBO Max subscription ) won in some major categories, including Outstanding Drama and Noah Wyle for Outstanding Lead Actor.
Considering that I’ve been waiting for Wyle to get an Emmy since way back in ER ’s sixth season in 2000, I’m just grateful that The Pitt finally took him all the way there. The medical drama was nominated for thirteen Emmys total, winni