Before voting for the Emmy winners begins Aug. 17, Television Academy members are encouraged to watch all of the nominees’ episode submissions. While the guest stars’ choices in drama and comedy were publicly available on the nominating ballots, Gold Derby can now share supporting acting episode submissions.
Read on for everything to know about the Emmy episode submissions for Best Drama Supporting Actor.
Patrick Ball (The Pitt)
Episode: “8:00 P.M.”
Character: Dr. Frank Langdon
Recap: Dr. Langdon gets a hard-won moment of triumph when he and Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) pull off a risky procedure that saves a car crash victim from paralysis — only to be pulled away moments later for a mandatory drug test.
Emmy history: This is Ball’s first nomination.
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Episode: “The Parent Trap”
Character: Cory Ellison
Recap: Cory discovers that his mother, Martha (Lindsay Duncan), who is battling dementia, has chosen to end her life. He begs her to reconsider, but she tells him how much she loves him and then quietly takes a euthanasia pill while he’s out of the house. Reeling from her death, Cory spirals into a drug-fueled bender with Celine (Marion Cotillard).
Emmy history: This is Crudup’s fourth nomination for The Morning Show; he previously won in 2020 and 2024, and was also nominated in 2022.
Shawn Hatosy (The Pitt)
Episode: “9:00 P.M.”
Character: Dr. Jack Abbot
Recap: Abbot joins Robby (Noah Wyle) in performing an emergency C-section to save a mother and baby after a botched freebirth. Later, as the shift winds down, Abbot urges Robby to get help, reminding him that their work still has value despite the death they witness and advising him to plan a safer trip.
Emmy history: This is Hatosy’s second Emmy nomination for playing Dr. Jack Abbot; he won Best Drama Guest Actor for the role in 2025.
Gerran Howell (The Pitt)
Episode: “7:00 P.M.”
Character: Dr. Dennis Whitaker
Recap: Whitaker finds Ogilvie sitting shell-shocked in the ambulance bay after losing a patient in surgery. Whitaker shares his own experience of losing a patient on his first day at the Pitt, telling him it’s something you eventually learn to live with, and urges him to go home and sleep on any decision about his future rather than deciding in the moment.
Emmy history: This is Howell’s first nomination.
Jack Lowden (Slow Horses)
Episode: “Circus”
Character: River Cartwright
Recap: River comes clean to Lamb (Gary Oldman), along with Coe (Tom Brooke), about their role in Gimball’s (Christopher Villiers) accidental death. Later, River brushes off a frantic call from David (Jonathan Pryce), who warns him that another honey trap is likely coming as part of the destabilization plot.
Emmy history: This is Lowden’s second nomination; he was previously nominated for Slow Horses in 2024.
Tom Pelphrey (Task)
Episode: “Vagrants”
Character: Robbie Prendergrast
Recap: The morning after Cliff’s (Raúl Castillo) death, Robbie hands off the fentanyl to Freddie (Elvis Nolasco), who secretly tips off Jayson (Sam Keeley). When Tom (Mark Ruffalo) shows up looking for Maeve (Emilia Jones), Robbie forces him along to a meeting in Bushkill, releases him in the woods, and continues on alone — where Tom catches up and holds him at gunpoint, a standoff Robbie refuses to back down from.
Emmy history: This is Pelphrey’s second nomination; he was previously nominated for Ozark (2022).
Carlos-Manuel Vesga (Pluribus)
Episode: “The Gap”
Character: Manousos Oviedo
Recap: Manousos treks across South America alone, running low on supplies but refusing help from the Others, passing the time by practicing English with language tapes. At the Darién Gap, the Others warn him of the dangers ahead and offer to drive him straight to Carol (Rhea Seehorn); he refuses, burns his car, and presses on by foot. Deep in the jungle, he’s impaled on a palm tree, and after failing to cauterize the wound himself, collapses and is rescued by the Others.
Emmy history: This is Vesga’s first nomination.
The Emmys, hosted by Mariska Hargitay, will be handed out Sept. 14 at the Peacock Theater.
