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Noah Wyle and The Pitt Win Golden Globes for Best Actor and Best Drama Following ER Reunion

The HBO Max drama enters season 2 with fresh awards momentum alongside renewed attention to its ER roots.

Overview

  • Noah Wyle won Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama for The Pitt and used his speech to thank healthcare workers and call out U.S. healthcare disparities.
  • The Pitt was named Best Television Series – Drama, with creator R. Scott Gemmill praising the show’s team and saluting first responders and civil servants.
  • Season 2 rolled out this past week with new episodes streaming weekly on HBO Max, and the series has already been renewed for a third season.
  • A day before the Globes, Wyle and former ER costar George Clooney reunited at AARP’s Movies for Grownups Awards, exchanging honors and reminiscing about their long friendship.
  • The show faces an active lawsuit from Sherri Crichton alleging it copies Michael Crichton’s ER; a judge allowed the case to proceed, and The Pitt’s producers have appealed, calling the claims baseless.