LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 78th Emmy Awards are here. “The Pitt” will look to find its place in the television pantheon and “Widow’s Bay” will ride a storm of buzz into the ceremony Monday night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Mariska Hargitay, the longtime “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star and a three-time Emmy winner, will host the show on NBC, which has rolled out a peacock blue carpet for the occasion, a nod to the network’s 100th anniversary.

The ceremony will also celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and the 50th anniversary of “Charlie’s Angels,” with cast members among the presenters.

The Emmys telecast rotates between the broadcast networks, and this year it’s airing live on NBC and streaming live on Peacock at 8 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific.

“Live from E!: Countdown to the Emmys” will show stars arriving beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern, 2 p.m. Pacific on YouTube and Peacock. The Associated Press will also have a delayed feed of celebrity arrivals on YouTube.

HBO Max’s real-time emergency room drama “The Pitt” was a rookie upstart a year ago when it won best drama, best actor for star Noah Wyle and best supporting actress for Katherine LaNasa. Now an esteemed veteran, the show is expected to repeat in all three categories and could win three more, with Wyle himself up for three trophies. The show’s ensemble got four nominations in the supporting actress category and three more for supporting actor.

“Hacks” got the most nominations of any comedy for its fifth and final season on HBO Max, and star Jean Smart is a virtual lock to make it 5-for-5 with yet another win for best actress in a comedy.

But the Apple TV horror comedy “Widow’s Bay” may spoil the “Hacks” send-off. It comes into the evening with eight wins at earlier ceremonies where most of the well over 100 Emmys categories are awarded.

The show can add up to six more Monday. If it does, it will break the record of 13 Emmys for a comedy in a season set last year by “The Studio.”

“Widow’s Bay” star Matthew Rhys is a favorite to win best actor in a comedy, and the show’s breakout star Kate O’Flynn is a strong candidate for best supporting actress.

Rhea Seehorn plays the lone central character on Apple TV’s “Pluribus,” and she could ride the role to her first Emmy for best actress in a drama.

Seehorn’s competition includes Zendaya, who won for the first two seasons of “Euphoria” in 2020 and 2022, and is nominated for its third and final season.

The night could also bring the first Emmy — and first major competitive Hollywood award of any kind — to 84-year-old Harrison Ford, who is among the favorites for best supporting actor in a comedy for playing a therapist coping with Parkinson’s disease on “Shrinking.”

“The Diplomat”

“The Gilded Age”

“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”

“Paradise”

“The Pitt”

“Pluribus”

“Slow Horses”

“Your Friends and Neighbors”

Carrie Coon, “The Gilded Age”

Chase Infiniti, “The Testaments”

Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”

Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus”

Zendaya, “Euphoria”

Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise”

Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”

Mark Ruffalo, “Task”

Rufus Sewell, “The Diplomat”

Noah Wyle, “The Pitt”

Taylor Dearden, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)

Fiona Dourif, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)

Allison Janney, “The Diplomat” (Netflix)

Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt” (HBO Max)

Sepideh Moafi “The Pitt” (HBO Max)

Julianne Nicholson, “Paradise” (Hulu)

Karolina Wydra, “Pluribus” (Apple TV+)

Patrick Ball, “The Pitt”

Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”

Shawn Hatosy, “The Pitt”

Gerran Howell, “The Pitt”

Jack Lowden, “Slow Horses”

Tom Pelphrey, “Task”

Carlos Manuel Vesga, “Pluribus”

Brittany Allen, “The Pitt”

Tal Anderson, “The Pitt”

Tina Ivlev, “The Pitt”

Miriam Shor, “Pluribus”

Merritt Wever, “The Gilded Age”

WINNER — Shailene Woodley, “Paradise”

Colman Domingo, “Euphoria”

WINNER — Ernest Harden Jr., “The Pitt”

Jeff Hiller, “Pluribus”

Jeff Kober, “The Pitt”

Jonathan Pryce, “Slow Horses”

Bradley Whitford, “The Diplomat”

“Abbott Elementary”

“The Bear”

“Hacks”

“Margo’s Got Money Troubles”

“Nobody Wants This”

“Only Murders in the Building”

“Shrinking”

“Widow’s Bay”

Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”

Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”

Elle Fanning, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”

Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback”

Jean Smart, “Hacks”

Yahya Abdul Mateen II, “Wonder Man”

Steve Carell, “Rooster”

Matthew Rhys, “Widow’s Bay”

Jason Segel, “Shrinking”

Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”

Dale Dickey, “Widow’s Bay”

Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”

Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”

Kate O’Flynn, “Widow’s Bay”

Michelle Pfeiffer, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”

Megan Stalter, “Hacks”

Jessica Williams, “Shrinking”

Colman Domingo, “The Four Seasons”

Paul W. Downs, “Hacks”

Harrison Ford, “Shrinking”

Nick Offerman, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” (Apple TV+)

Stephen Root, “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV+)

Michael Urie, “Shrinking” (Apple TV+)

Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)

Leslie Bibb, “Hacks”

Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear”

WINNER — Betty Gilpin, “Widow’s Bay”

Cherry Jones, “Hacks”

Laurie Metcalf, “Hacks”

Kaitlin Olson, “Hacks”

Lauren Weedman, “Hacks”

Michael J. Fox, “Shrinking”

Brett Goldstein, “Shrinking”

Hamish Linklater, “Widow’s Bay”

Christopher McDonald, “Hacks”

WINNER — Rob Reiner, “The Bear”

Connor Storrie, “Saturday Night Live”

“All Her Fault”

“The Beast In Me”

“Beef”

“DTF St. Louis”

“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette”

Claire Danes, “The Beast In Me”

Sally Field, “Remarkably Bright Creatures”

Carey Mulligan, “Beef, Season 2”

Sarah Pigeon, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette”

Sarah Snook, “All Her Fault”

Riz Ahmed, “Bait”

Jason Bateman, “Black Rabbit”

Charlie Hunnam, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”

Oscar Isaac, “Beef”

Matthew Rhys, “The Beast in Me”

WINNER — Linda Cardellini, “DTF St. Louis”

Dakota Fanning, “All Her Fault”

Laurie Metcalf, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”

Joy Sunday, “DTF St. Louis”

Youn Yuh-jung, “Beef”

Constance Zimmer, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette”

Jason Bateman, “DTF St. Louis”

Richard Gadd, “Half Man”

WINNER — David Harbour, “DTF St. Louis”

Richard Jenkins, “DTF St. Louis”

Charles Melton, “Beef”

Nick Offerman, “Death by Lightning”

“Heads of State”

“Miss You, Love You”

“People We Meet on Vacation”

WINNER — “Remarkably Bright Creatures”

“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War”

“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)

“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO Max)

“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS)

“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

“Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable” (Netflix)

WINNER — “The Muppet Show” (Disney+)

“Nikki Glaser: Good Girl” (Hulu)

“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour — The Final Show” (Disney+)

“Wicked: One Wonderful Night” (NBC)

WINNER — “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny” (NBC)

“83rd Annual Golden Globes” (CBS)

“68th Annual Grammy Awards” (CBS)

“The Oscars” (ABC)

“78th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)

“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV)

“Survivor ” (CBS)

“Top Chef” (Bravo)

WINNER — “The Traitors” (Peacock)

“The American Revolution” (PBS)

WINNER — “Mr. Scorsese” (Apple TV)

“The Yogurt Shop Murders” (HBO Max)

“Rafa” (Netflix)

“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” (Netflix)

“John Candy: I Like Me” (Amazon Prime Video)

“Marty, Life Is Short” (Netflix)

“Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” (HBO Max)

WINNER — “My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay” (HBO Max)

“Ocean With David Attenborough” (National Geographic)

WINNER — “Antiques Roadshow” (PBS)

“Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (Food Network)

“Love Is Blind” (Netflix)

“Queer Eye” (Netflix)

“Shark Tank” (ABC)

“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” (Netflix)

WINNER — “Love on the Spectrum” (Netflix)

“RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” (MTV)

“Summer House” (Bravo)

“Welcome to Wrexham” (FX)

RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”

WINNER — Alan Cumming, “The Traitors”

Kristen Kish, “Top Chef”

Ariana Madix, “Love Island USA”

Jeff Probst, “Survivor”

“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox)

“Rick and Morty” (Adult Swim)

“The Simpsons” (Fox)

“Smiling Friends” (Adult Swim)

WINNER — “South Park” (Comedy Central)

“Star Wars: Visions” (Disney+)

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