In this year's Emmy battle of old school versus new, hot vs. cool, heart vs. brains — "The Pitt" versus "Severance," in other words — the old-school show with heat and heart prevailed. "The Pitt" won outstanding drama at Sunday's 77th annual Primetime Emmys.
With 27 nominations going into Sunday's awards (double that of "The Pitt"), "Severance" appeared to have the head winds all along, but "The Pitt" made this a race. Noah Wyle — who won in the best actor/drama category — was the sentimental favorite, and by association his show, too, which so closely evoked the classic he starred in for 11 seasons, "ER."
"The Studio" won outstanding comedy, a category many expected "Hacks" to win again.
Besides "The Pitt" and "Severance," these 77th Emmys clearly had some other priorities, most notab