HBO Max wasted no time in bringing The Pitt back for Season 2 early in the 2026 TV schedule, but the medical drama is still picking up awards wins from the first season last year. After taking trophies at the Emmys, Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and TCAs, the whole cast was on hand for a couple of big wins at the 2026 Actor Awards. The latest round of victories reminded me of comments from cast member Brandon Mendez Homer, a.k.a. the fan-favorite nurse practitioner Donnie, about the "fairy tale" of The Pitt immediately becoming such a smash hit among viewers with an HBO Max subscription.
The Pitt won in two categories at the 32nd Actor Awards (formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards) to start out March, with Noah Wyle beating Sterling K. Brown (Hulu's Paradise), Billy Crudup (Apple TV+'s The Morning Show), Walton Goggins (HBO's The White Lotus), and Gary Oldman (Apple TV+'s Slow Horses) for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. Then, the whole cast won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, beating the casts from Netflix's The Diplomat, Paramount+'s Landman, Apple TV+'s Severance, and HBO's The White Lotus.
