The Pitt earned bragging rights this year as the most-nominated show, with 25 Emmy bids. However, it can only win a maximum of 15 awards due to overlapping nominations in multiple categories.
The same is true of Hacks, Widow’s Bay, Pluribus, Beef, DTF St. Louis, and Saturday Night Live.
Let’s take a closer look at how many statuettes each series with double-digit nominations can actually take home this year.
The Pitt
25 nominations
15 possible wins
There are six categories where the HBO Max medical drama has multiple nods: four in Best Drama Supporting Actress (Katherine LaNasa, Sepideh Moafi, Taylor Dearden, and Fiona Dourif), three in Best Drama Supporting Actor (Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, and Gerran Howell), three in Best Drama Guest Actress (Brittany Allen, Tal Anderson, and Tina Ivlev), two in Best Drama Guest Actor (Ernest Harden Jr. and Jeff Kober), two in Best Drama Writing (“12:00 P.M.” and “1:00 P.M.”), and two in Best Picture Editing (“1:00 P.M.” and “9:00 P.M.”).
The Pitt has just a single contender in each of its other nine categories: Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actor (Noah Wyle), Best Drama Directing (“12:00 P.M.” for Noah Wyle), Best Casting, Best Music & Lyrics (“Need Someone”), Best Non-Prosthetic Makeup (“1:00 P.M.”), Best Production Design (“9:00 P.M.”), Best Prosthetic Makeup (“9:00 P.M.”), and Best Sound Mixing (“8:00 P.M.”).
Hacks
24 nominations
18 possible wins
The final season of HBO Max’s comedy faces internal competition in a trio of categories, with two bids in Best Comedy Supporting Actress (Hannah Einbinder and Megan Stalter), five in Best Comedy Guest Actress (Leslie Bibb, Cherry Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Kaitlin Olson, and Lauren Weedman), and two in Best Picture Editing (“The Cube” and “Hacks”).
Hacks is also recognized in these 15 contests: Best Comedy Series, Best Comedy Actress (Jean Smart), Best Comedy Supporting Actor (Paul W. Downs), Best Comedy Guest Actor (Christopher McDonald), Best Comedy Directing (Lucia Aniello for “Hacks”), Best Comedy Writing (Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky for “Hacks”), Best Casting, Best Cinematography (“The Garden”), Best Costumes (“No New Tricks”), Best Hairstyling (“No New Tricks”), Best Music & Lyrics (“Mis Figuritas”), Best Music Supervision (“Hacks”), Best Non-Prosthetic Makeup (“Hacks”), Best Production Design (“Who’s Making Dinner?”), and Best Sound Mixing (“The Garden”).
Widow’s Bay
19 nominations
16 possible wins
The quirky horror show from Apple TV has two nominations in Best Comedy Supporting Actress (Dale Dickey and Kate O’Flynn), and three in Best Picture Editing (“Our History,” “Welcome to Widow’s Bay,” and “What to Expect on Your Trip”).
That leaves 14 categories where it’s not competing against itself: Best Comedy Series, Best Comedy Actor (Matthew Rhys), Best Comedy Supporting Actor (Stephen Root), Best Comedy Guest Actor (Hamish Linklater), Best Comedy Guest Actress (Betty Gilpin), Best Comedy Directing (Hiro Murai for “Welcome to Widow’s Bay”), Best Comedy Writing (Katie Dippold for “Welcome to Widow’s Bay”), Best Casting, Best Cinematography (“Our History”), Best Music Composition (“Our History”), Best Music Supervision (“Beach Reads”), Best Production Design (“Lodging”), Best Sound Editing (“What to Expect on Your Trip”), and Best Sound Mixing (“What to Expect on Your Trip”).
Pluribus
18 nominations
16 possible wins
Apple TV’s sci-fi breakout about an alien hive-mind is a triple contender in Best Picture Editing (“We Is Us,” “Grenade,” and “Got Milk”).
It has 15 additional nods across separate races: Best Drama Series, Best Drama Actress (Rhea Seehorn), Best Drama Supporting Actress (Karolina Wydra), Best Drama Supporting Actor (Carlos-Manuel Vesga), Best Drama Guest Actress (Miriam Shor), Best Drama Guest Actor (Jeff Hiller), Best Drama Directing (“We Is Us” for Vince Gilligan), Best Drama Writing (“We Is Us” for Vince Gilligan), Best Drama Casting, Best Cinematography (“We Is Us”), Best Main Title Theme Music, Best Music Composition (“We Is Us”), Best Music Supervision (“We Is Us”), Best Production Design (“Grenade”), and Best Sound Mixing (“We Is Us”).
Beef
16 nominations
14 possible wins
Season 2 of the Netflix limited series has double bids in both Best Limited/Movie Directing (Jake Schreier for “It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey” and Lee Sung Jin for “Oh, The Comfort, The Inexpressible Comfort”), and Best Picture Editing (“All the Things We’re Never Going to Have” and “The Increasing Flimsiness of any Certainties About the Future”).
That leaves a dozen categories where Beef has solo bids: Best Limited Series, Best Limited/Movie Actor (Oscar Isaac), Best Limited/Movie Actress (Carey Mulligan), Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actor (Charles Melton), Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actress (Youn Yuh-jung), Best Limited/Movie Writing (Lee Sung Jin for “All the Things We’re Never Going to Have”), Best Casting, Best Cinematography (“It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey”), Best Costumes (“All the Things We’re Never Going to Have”), Best Sound Editing (“It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey”), Best Sound Mixing (“It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey”), and Best Stunt Coordination.
DTF St. Louis
13 nominations
10 possible wins
The acting branch of the Television Academy went wild for the HBO limited series in the supporting races, nominating three in Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actor (Jason Bateman, David Harbour, and Richard Jenkins) and two in Best Limited/Movie Supporting Actress (Linda Cardellini and Joy Sunday).
The show’s other eight bids are for Best Limited Series, Best Limited/Movie Directing (Steven Conrad), Best Limited/Movie Writing (Steven Conrad), Best Casting, Best Cinematography (“Cornhole”), Best Costumes (“Cornhole”), Best Picture Editing (“No One’s Normal”), and Best Sound Mixing (“Amphezyne”).
Saturday Night Live
11 nominations
10 possible wins
Season 51 of NBC’s late-night staple doubled up in one category: Best Picture Editing — Segment (“Home Alone” and “MAHAspital”).
It has nine other mentions across Best Variety Series, Best Comedy Guest Actor (Connor Storrie), Best Variety Directing (Liz Patrick), Best Hairstyling, Best Lighting Design, Best Makeup, Best Music Direction, Best Production Design, and Best Technical Direction.
Spider-Noir
11 nominations
11 possible wins
Spider-Noir is the only show with double-digit Emmy bids this year that can actually win the same number it’s nominated for, due to being in wholly separate categories.
The Prime Video caper is up for Best Cinematography, Best Music Composition, Best Music & Lyrics (“The Devil You Know”), Best Production Design, Best Prosthetic Makeup, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Stunt Coordination, Best Stunt Performance, Best Title Design, and Best Visual Effects.
The Creative Arts Emmys take place Sept. 5–6, and the Primetime Emmys follow on Sept. 14.
