Hollywood, meet the King and Queen of Emmy self-submissions.
When HBO Max notified “The Pitt” guest cast members Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober that they wouldn’t be part of the network’s official Emmy submissions, the actors and their teams went to bat for themselves, self-submitting their performances in the guest acting categories.
Allen, recognized in the guest drama actress category for her turn as Roxy, a terminal cancer patient, and Kober, nominated for guest drama actor as Duke, a zen biker friend of Dr. Robby, self-submitted for consideration after HBO Max’s initial ballot for the sprawling medical drama did not include them. It is a distinction that turns two character actors into the day’s most distinctive success stories, and it pushed “The Pitt,” which led all series this year with 25 nominations, to the top of the field.
For Allen, the recognition was already reshaping her career in real time.
“A week ago I couldn’t get a good agent if my life depended on it, and in the last hour I think that’s already starting to change,” Allen tells Variety from her home in Los Angeles. “These nominations and accolades from the industry have credit. It’s not always easy for somebody to stand behind an artist based purely on their own belief in them.”
