ER reunion! Noah Wyle is cheered on by Julianna Margulies as he takes home Lead Actor in a Drama AGAIN for The Pitt at 2026 Emmys

- Get exclusive reporting, celebrity gossip, sensational photos and more every Tuesday morning in our new Spotlight US newsletter HERE - Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Noah Wyle was cheered on by his ER castmate Julianna Margulies as he scored his third Emmy win for his work on The Pitt. On Monday night, the 55-year-old, who plays Dr. Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch in the HBO Max hit, took home Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the second consecutive year. He beat out the likes of Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Sterling K. Brown (Paradise), Mark Ruffalo (Task) and Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat). Wyle appeared totally stunned as he slowly rose to his feet to kiss his longtime wife Sara Wells after presenter John Mulaney called out his name as the winner. Seated directly behind the couple was Margulies, who could be seen beaming with pride as she gave her former co-star a standing ovation. Margulies and Wyle famously appeared together in the first six seasons of NBC's medical drama ER, which is set in the fictional Cook County General Hospital. Noah Wyle was cheered on by his ER castmate Julianna Margulies as he scored his third Emmy win for his work on The Pitt On Monday night, the 55-year-old, who plays Dr. Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch in the HBO Max hit, took home Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the second consecutive year Margulies, who played head nurse Carol Hathaway, exited the show in 2000 after season six, while Wyle who played Dr. John Carter, stayed on for another five seasons before departing as a series regular in 2005. Despite not starring together in 26 years, Margulies and Wyle have maintained a close bond, with the duo recently spotted posing for photos together at the Emmys's iconic Evening Before party. Wyle has revived his career in recent years with HBO Max's The Pitt, which, like ER, is a procedural medical drama that is set at a fictional hospital. It follows Dr. Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch (Wyle), a grizzled and weary medic, who works at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, and each episode covers an intense one-hour shift. At last year's Emmys, Wyle not only won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series but the show, which he executive produces and co-created, won Outstanding Drama Series. At Monday night's ceremony in Los Angeles, as he accepted Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for a second time, Wyle called the win 'overwhelming' as he graciously thanked Hollywood for 'accepting' him. 'I have to acknowledge the work of my fellow nominees. Your work is inspirational. I watch you. I learn from you,' Wyle began, before giving a special shout-out to Gary Oldman, who was among the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series nominees. 'I'm so grateful to everybody that I work with, everybody at HBO, Casey and Sarah and Joey and all of our partners at Warner television. To all the men and women who work so hard on stage 22 each and every day, we're going to be back there hitting it hard tomorrow morning, really early, the hard stuff. 'I grew up in L.A. I'm a Hollywood kid. I was raised on a television, and movie theaters were my place of worship. This is all I've ever wanted to do, and this is the only club I've ever wanted to join. Thank you for accepting me,' Wyle concluded. The 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are taking place at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. could be seen beaming with pride as she gave her former co-star a standing ovation Wyle beat out the likes of Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Sterling K. Brown (Paradise), Mark Ruffalo (Task) and Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat) Wyle called the win 'overwhelming' as he graciously thanked Hollywood for 'accepting' him Margulies and Wyle famously appeared together in the first six seasons of NBC's medical drama ER, which is set in the fictional Cook County General Hospital Margulies, who played head nurse Carol Hathaway, exited the show in 2000 after season six, while Wyle who played Dr. John Carter, stayed on for another five seasons before departing as a series regular in 2005 Despite not starring together in 26 years, Margulies and Wyle have maintained a close bond, with the duo recently spotted posing for photos together at the Emmys's iconic Evening Before party Law & Order: SVU executive producer/star Mariska Hargitay is serving as host of the gala event which marks the first time a woman has hosted the show in 15 years. Nominations for television's biggest night were announced back in July as Euphoria's Sydney Sweeney, The Bear's Jeremy Allen White, and Stranger Things as a whole were among the most shocking snubs. The Pitt earned the most nods with the hit HBO Max medical drama learning a whopping 25 nominations, which was nearly double the 13 the show had last year. The series earned 13 acting nods including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for star Noah Wyle and top honor Outstanding Drama. The Pitt was followed closely by another HBO Max awards show darling, Hacks, which earned 24 nominations for its fifth and final season. It is the most ever for a comedy as it beat out previous record holders The Bear and The Studio which had previously earned 23. Leading lady Jean Smart now has the chance to earn her fifth Emmy for the show and her eighth overall, which would put her in a tie for the actress with the most Emmy acting wins in history. Apple TV comedy horror series Widow's Bay had a strong showing for a newcomer as it earned 19 nods. The streamer also earned 18 nominations for drama Pluribus. Wyle has revived his career in recent years with HBO Max's The Pitt, which, like ER, is a procedural medical drama that is set at a fictional hospital Wyle was supported by his longtime wife Sara Wells at the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles For TV's biggest night , Wyle modeled a silver tuxedo jacket styled with skinny black trousers, a white dress shirt and a black bow tie When it came to the limited/anthology series categories it was the second season of Netflix's Beef which led the way with 16 nominations. Streamers didn't have all the success, however, as the most nominations on the broadcast network side went to iconic variety series Saturday Night Live which earned an impressive 11 nominations. HBO Max earned the most nominations for any platform this year with an impressive 122 nods including 13 for DTF St. Louis. This year, 555 programs were submitted across the 14 program categories, down 7.5% from last year’s 600 entrants. That included 110 dramas, 71 comedies, 31 limited/anthology series, 34 movies, 18 variety series and 45 reality competition shows. The two Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies took place last week on Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6.