‘The Pitt’ Stars Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober Scored Emmy Noms After Self-Submitting: ‘A Week Ago I Couldn’t Get a Good Agent’

By Clayton Davis

Clayton Davis

Chief Awards Editor

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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.

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