The Pitt 2026 Primetime Award nominations with an incredible 25 when they were announced last week but one of those nods came from a performer's self-funded campaign.
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Pitt Star Self-Funds Emmy Campaign Amid Controversy
The Pitt may have led the way with the most 2026 Primetime Emmy Award nominations with an incredible 25 when they were announced last week but one of those nods...
The nods were announced last Wednesday as the Noah Wyle-led medical procedural drama earned over a two dozen including Best Drama Series .
Jeff Kober was nominated in the Best Guest Actor in a Drama category and spent money out of his own pocket to achieve that recognition.
The 72-year-old veteran actor will face stiff competition including previous Emmy winners Bradley Whitford and Jeff Hiller in addition to Oscar nominees Colman Domingo and Jonathan Pryce in addition to his castmate from the series, Ernest Harden Jr.
Kober portrayed motorcycle guru Duke on The Pitt as he was not included in HBO's official batch of Emmy submissions so he decided to self-submit and campaign on his own.
Of the decision, he told Page Six Hollywood: 'To be fair, the bet was only a 225-buck submission fee and a little work.
Jeff Kober (pictured in June 2021) was nominated in the Best Guest Actor in a Drama category for his role on The Pitt and spent money out of his own pocket to achieve that recognition
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Kober portrayed motorcycle guru Duke on The Pitt as he was not included in HBO's official batch of Emmy submissions so he decided to self-submit and campaign on his own
'But I knew that it was work that was going to get seen, and it was work that I stood behind and that I was happy with. It was just kind of a no-brainer to me. Coming from soaps, I self-submitted in that world. I don’t know if everyone does; I just know that I had to. So it was just kind of like, "Oh, okay, I’ll do it again!"'
Kober is a journeyman actor who has been a series regular on legendary soap opera General Hospital in addition to guest roles on Highway to Heaven and Buffy the Vampire Slayer as well as multiple NCIS and CSI series.
Supriya Ganesh, who has portrayed senior resident Dr. Samira Mohan since the beginning of the series, was not nominated and exited the series at the conclusion of season 2
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Wyle's protagonist character is Dr. Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch who is a senior physician who is still reeling from his traumatic experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He previously starred on aforementioned iconic medical drama ER over 254 episodes from 1994 to 2009.
Each episodeat the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.
The show takes place in Pittsburgh, with the title nodding to both the location and a nickname for the hospital's emergency department.
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Hacks earned the second most nominations with a whopping 24 including a Best Actress in a Comedy nod for Jean Smart who has earned seven Primetime Emmys including four for the HBO comedy series
Hacks earned the second most nominations with a whopping 24, .
Past Emmy winners Liza Colon-Zayas and Jeff Hiller revealed the nominations from the TV Academy's Saban Media Center.
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