Dr. Abbott wants the Emmys to support him as a supporting actor. “ The Pitt ” star Shawn Hatosy just delivered one of the Emmy season’s most notable curveballs, announcing that for his role as Dr. Jack Abbott in the HBO Max medical drama, he will submit in the supporting drama actor category for Season 2. The move comes despite the actor remaining eligible in guest drama actor category, where he won last year. Appearing in six of the season’s 15 episodes, Hatosy was an early frontrunner to repeat in guest drama actor, a path that could have placed him in a position to break a nearly 50-year Emmy record . No performer has ever won back-to-back guest drama actor Emmys for the same role. And only five actors have won the category more than once: Patrick McGoohan for “Columbo” (1975, 1990), Ed Asner for “Rich Man, Poor Man” (1976) and “Roots” (1977), John Lithgow for “Amazing Stories” (1987) and “Dexter” (2010), Charles S.…