The Pitt’s Noah Wyle Wins First Emmy 26 Years After ER Nominations

The Pitt’s Noah Wyle, who was last nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for his work on ER, took home the trophy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series at the Sept. 14 event in Los Angeles.

Noah Wyle is scrubbing into the winner’s circle.

Three decades after the 54-year-old received his first of five supporting actor Emmy nominations for his work on ER as John Carter alongside George Clooney, he won the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for playing Dr. Michael Robinavitch on The Pitt. (See all the winners here.)

“What a dream this has been,” Noah said during his acceptance speech at the Sept. 14 event. “Thank you to everybody at HBO Max and to Warner Brothers Television for allowing the conditions to exist for lightning to strike in my life twice. John Wells, thank you for being that lightning.”

In addition to recognizing the executive producer, the Donnie Darko actor—who bested fellow nominees Sterling K. Brown, Gary Oldman, Pedro Pascal and Adam Scott—also shouted out his “creative partner in this endeavor,” show creator R. Scott Gemmill, saying they’re in it “until the wheels come off, brother.”

“And to all the amazing artists who meet us every morning on stage,” Noah said. “You bring your A-game every day, which inspires me to bring mine. And to my children, to my parents, to my step-parents, and to my beautiful wife, Sarah, who owns half of this, not just because it’s California law, [but] because she earned it.”

“I’m overjoyed that the nominations were spread across all the different departments as it reflects our collective effort,” he shared in a statement to E! News. “A heartfelt congrats to all my fellow nominees. I’m humbled and grateful.”

In addition to his acting nod, Wyle was nominated as a producer for Outstanding Drama Series, where the show was up against Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise, Severance, Slow Horses and The White Lotus.

Noah Wyle accepts the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series at Emmys 2025

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Noah Wyle and Sara Wells attend 2025 Emmy Awards, couples

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“It’s truly a labor of love and couldn’t happen without the extraordinary work of many talented collaborators,” he acknowledged in the joint statement alongside his fellow producers. “Our fantastic Los Angeles based team consists of over three hundred and fifty crew, cast, writers, directors, producers and local artisans.”

Read on to see who else took home gold at the 2025 Emmy Awards.