“The Pitt” Actors Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober Both Score Emmy Nods After HBO Declined to Submit Them for Consideration Brenton BlanchetWed, July 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM UTC 0 Brittany Allen; Jeff KoberCredit: Warrick Page/MAX The 2026 Emmy nominations were revealed on Wednesday, July 8 The Pitt scored 25 nominations Two actors recognized for their work in the series had selfsubmitted themselves for the categories The Pitt leads the 2026 Emmy nominations with 25 total nods, two of which were the result of campaigns from the actors themselves.
“The Pitt” Actors Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober Both Score Emmy Nods After HBO Declined to Submit Them for Consideration
Brenton BlanchetWed, July 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM UTC
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Brittany Allen; Jeff KoberCredit: Warrick Page/MAX -
The 2026 Emmy nominations were revealed on Wednesday, July 8
The Pitt scored 25 nominations
Two actors recognized for their work in the series had self-submitted themselves for the categories
The Pitt leads the 2026 Emmy nominations with 25 total nods, two of which were the result of campaigns from the actors themselves.
The HBO Max medical drama was recognized ahead of the 78th Emmy Awards in a few of the major categories when nominations were announced on Wednesday, July 8, including for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Noah Wyle). But two of its nominees, guest actors Jeff Kober and Brittany Allen, are now Emmy nominees thanks to their own campaigning.
Both Kober — who played Dr. Robby’s biker friend Duke Ekins — and Allen — who appeared as a woman dying of cancer named Roxie Hamler — were apparently not selected by HBO to be submitted for Emmy contention. Instead, the pair footed the costs and spread the word about their performances, enough so that they got some recognition in return.
Fiona Dourif, Lesley Boone, Brittany Allen and Taylor Handley in ‘The Pitt’Credit: Warrick Page/MAX
According to Variety, while HBO was limited in selecting names for The Pitt’s Emmys submission package, Allen said after submitting that her omission “wasn’t dramatic” and that you ‘don’t take it personally.” Gold Derby was the first to report that Kober also self-submitted for the Emmys.
Per The Wrap, HBO officially entered 14 performers, and Allen and Kober were among the 10 Pitt actors who submitted themselves for the Emmys.
PEOPLE has reached out to HBO for comment on the nominations.
Tal Anderson, Tina Ivlev and Ernest Harden Jr. were also recognized in guest categories when nominations were announced on Wednesday, but were submitted by the network, per the outlet.
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“So thankful to have gotten this audition one year ago around this time, and for everything that has followed since,” Allen wrote in an Instagram caption on Wednesday, thanking HBO, the Television Academy and others who helped in her journey.
She later told Variety after the nod, “A week ago I couldn’t get a good agent if my life depended on it, and in the last hour I think that’s already starting to change. These nominations and accolades from the industry have credit. It’s not always easy for somebody to stand behind an artist based purely on their own belief in them.”
Per the outlet, she previously scored a Daytime Emmy for a self-submitted role in All My Children.
As for Kober, he told Variety that he was “happier for her than I was for myself,” referring to his longtime manager. “I just felt like I wanted this to be seen, regardless of the consequences or the outcome. I felt like it was strong work, and I wanted it to be seen,” he said. “One of the great things about being an actor is the constant work of bringing the definition of yourself inside rather than needing to find it outside. When you don’t need approval, you’ve got your own back.”
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Leading this year’s drama categories, The Pitt has multiple actors recognized in its different categories, including Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, Gerran Howell) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, Katherine LaNasa and Sepideh Moafi).
The Emmys will air live on Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, on NBC and Peacock.
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Published: July 9, 2026 at 03:09AM on Source: MANUEL MAG
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