The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards take over the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 14. Nineteen categories will be decided in a live ceremony airing on NBC and Peacock at 5 p.m.

Host Mariska Hargitay, the "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star, is the first woman to host the ceremony since Jane Lynch in 2011 and the first non-comedian to host since Angela Lansbury in 1993, according to Page Six. Hargitay already picked up two Emmys at the Creative Arts ceremonies on Sept. 5 and Sept. 6 for her documentary "My Mom Jayne" on HBO Max.

She told Reuters she worked with writers from Stephen Colbert's former late-night show to prepare her hosting material. Hargitay called the experience "very different from what I do" and "a beautiful gift."

HBO Max's medical drama "The Pitt" leads all shows with 25 nominations and enters the main telecast as the favorite for Outstanding Drama Series. The show won best drama and best actor for star Noah Wyle at the 77th Emmy Awards. Christopher Rosen, deputy editor of The Ankler, told France 24 that an upset would be "a tremendous shock."

"Hacks" on HBO Max earned 24 nominations for its fifth and final season, breaking the all-time comedy nomination record. Star Jean Smart could win her fifth Emmy for the role and her eighth overall. That would tie Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Cloris Leachman for the most acting Emmys ever.

Apple TV+'s horror-comedy "Widow's Bay" led the Creative Arts round with eight wins. "DTF St. Louis," also on HBO Max, took six, including both limited-series supporting acting prizes for Linda Cardellini and David Harbour. Steven Conrad won directing and writing for the limited series, according to Spectrum News.

Rob Reiner won a posthumous Emmy for guest actor in a comedy for "The Bear." The win broke the record for longest gap between acting Emmys. Reiner's previous acting win came 48 years earlier, in 1978. The prior record of 37 years had been held by his father, Carl Reiner, as reported by RNZ.

Ernest Harden Jr. won guest actor in a drama for "The Pitt." "I am just on cloud 25," Harden said after his Sept. 6 win, as we reported Sept. 7. "I'm not saying it's a complete surprise because 'The Pitt' is such a powerful show to come from, but just to get it in your hands is unreal."

NBC rolled out a peacock blue carpet for the ceremony, a nod to the network's 100th anniversary. The evening will include a tribute to Dolly Parton, a performance of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Noah Kahan during the In Memoriam segment, and the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for Michael J. Fox.

The top drama, comedy and limited series prizes will be announced during the live broadcast.