‘The Crown,’ ‘The Mandalorian,’ ‘WandaVision,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ top 2021 Emmy Nominations
The Crown, The Mandalorian, WandaVision and Ted Lasso topped the nominations for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, which were announced this morning.
HBO/HBO Max leads the nominations in totals by platform/network with 130. Netflix has the second-most nominations with 129, and rounding out the top four are Disney+ with 71 and NBC with 46. Warner Bros Television, which produces shows like Ted Lasso, The Kominsky Method, Lovecraft Country and The Flight Attendant, was the most-nominated studio with 79. The studio scored three Comedy Series nominations (most of any studio), six comedy directing nominations (out of seven), three in comedy writing, three in comedy lead actor and lead actress (out of five), five supporting comedy actor (out of eight, including four for Ted Lasso), and more.
Emmy history was made in Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series where four Black actors were nominated in the same year for the first time ever: Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country), Regé-Jean Page (Bridgerton) and Billy Porter (Pose) were all nominated alongside Josh O’Connor (The Crown) and Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason). Brown, Porter and Rhys have all previously won this category. Majors, Page and O’Connor are first-time nominees here, O’Connor was nominated in supporting for The Crown‘s third season.
Bowen Yang made double Emmy history today. He is the first Chinese American actor ever to earn an Emmy acting nomination. He’s also the first Saturday Night Live featured player to earn a nomination in show’s 46-season history.
Several actors found themselves double nominees this morning including Kenan Thompson, Sterling K. Brown, Jean Smart, Aidy Bryant and Maya Rudolph. Michaela Coel, Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt were nominated for acting and writing in their respective series.’
Ted Lasso, which earned 20 nominations today, took up a whopping four of seven spots in Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and two in Supporting Actress along with Jason Sudeikis and his lead nomination. Hamilton roared with several acting nominations in Limited Series, Anthology, Movie including two in lead actor, three in supporting actor and two in supporting actress. The special itself is competing in the variety categories.
Bridgerton, Lovecraft Country and The Boys are newcomers to the Outstanding Drama Series category, joining returning nominees Pose, The Crown, The Mandalorian, This Is Us and previous category winner The Handmaid’s Tale.
Seventy-five percent of this year’s nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series are new to the category including Cobra Kai, Emily in Paris, Hacks, Pen15, Ted Lasso and The Flight Attendant. Returning favorites include black-ish and The Kominsky Method.
Bo Burnham made Emmy history earning six individual nominations in a single year for his pandemic special Inside, including Variety Special (Pre-Recorded), writing, directing, music direction and music & lyrics.
Mj Rodriguez (Pose) made Emmy history by becoming the first openly trans woman to be nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
There were also several snubs this morning from two Oscar winners: The Underground Railroad, from Barry Jenkins, missed out on Lead Actress and Lead Actor in a Limited Series for Thuso Mbedu and Joel Edgerton, respectively, and for Jenkins himself in writing. Steve McQueen’s Small Axe was almost snubbed entirely, earning just a single nomination today, for cinematography. Beyoncé’s Black is King was blanked entirely, earning zero nominations. Ethan Hawke was snubbed for The Good Lord Bird, as were his other Showtime contenders, Bryan Cranston (Your Honor) and Jeff Daniels (The Comey Rule).
The history making Emmy-winning father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (#FREERAYSHAWN) announced the nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards on Tuesday morning at 8:30am PT, alongside Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma.
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards will be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer and take place September 19 on CBS and Paramount+ at 5pm PT/8pm ET with a live, but limited, audience. The Television Academy has not yet revealed how it will handle the Creative Arts Emmys, which last year were expanded to a week-long virtual event and hosted by nominee Nicole Byer.
Here are the nominees for the 2021 Emmy Awards.
Outstanding Drama Series
“The Boys” (Amazon Prime Video)
“Bridgerton” (Netflix)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
“Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
“The Mandalorian” (Disney Plus)
“Pose” (FX)
“This Is Us” (NBC)
Outstanding Comedy Series
“black-ish” (ABC)
“Cobra Kai” (Netflix)
“Emily in Paris” (Netflix)
“Hacks” (HBO Max)
“The Flight Attendant” (HBO Max)
“The Kominsky Method” (Netflix)
“Pen15” (Hulu)
“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus)
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
“I May Destroy You” (HBO)
“Mare of Easttown” (HBO)
“The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix)
“The Underground Railroad” (Amazon Prime Video)
“WandaVision” (Disney Plus)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”)
Jonathan Majors (“Lovecraft Country”)
Josh O’Connor (“The Crown”)
Regé-Jean Page (“Bridgerton”)
Billy Porter (“Pose”)
Matthew Rhys (“Perry Mason”)
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Uzo Aduba (“In Treatment”)
Olivia Colman (“The Crown”)
Emma Corrin (“The Crown”)
Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Mj Rodriguez (“Pose”)
Jurnee Smollett (“Lovecraft Country”)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”)
Michael Douglas (“The Kominsky Method”)
William H. Macy (“Shameless”)
Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”)
Kenan Thompson (“Kenan”)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Aidy Bryant (“Shrill”)
Kaley Cuoco (“The Flight Attendant”)
Allison Janney (“Mom”)
Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”)
Jean Smart (“Hacks”)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Paul Bettany (“WandaVision”)
Hugh Grant (“The Undoing”)
Ewan McGregor (“Halston”)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Hamilton”)
Leslie Odom Jr. (“Hamilton”)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”)
Cynthia Erivo (“Genius: Aretha”)
Elizabeth Olsen (“WandaVision”)
Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Queen’s Gambit”)
Kate Winslet (“Mare of Easttown”)
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
“Conan”
“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“The Last Show With Stephen Colbert”
Outstanding Competition Program
“The Amazing Race”
“Nailed It”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
Outstanding Television Movie
“Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square”
“Oslo”
“Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia”
“Sylvie’s Love”
“Uncle Frank”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito (“The Mandalorian”)
O-T Fagbenie (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
John Lithgow (“Perry Mason”)
Tobias Menzies (“The Crown”)
Max Minghella (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Chris Sullivan (“This Is Us”)
Bradley Whitford (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Michael K. Williams (“Lovecraft Country”)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gillian Anderson (“The Crown”)
Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”)
Madeline Brewer (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Aunjanue Ellis (“Lovecraft Country”)
Emerald Fennell (“The Crown”)
Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Carl Clemons-Hopkins (“Hacks”)
Brett Goldstein (“Ted Lasso”)
Brendan Hunt (“Ted Lasso”)
Nick Mohammed (“Ted Lasso”)
Paul Reiser (“The Kominsky Method”)
Jeremy Swift (“Ted Lasso”)
Kenan Thompson (“Saturday Night Live”)
Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Aidy Bryant (“Saturday Night Live”)
Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)
Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”)
Rosie Perez (“The Flight Attendant”)
Cecily Strong (“Saturday Night Live”)
Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso”)
Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Thomas Brodie Sangster (“The Queen’s Gambit”)
Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”)
Paapa Essiedu (” May Destroy You”)
Jonathan Groff (“Hamilton”)
Evan Peters (“Mare Of Easttown”)
Anthony Ramos (“Hamilton”)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Renée Elise Goldsberry (“Hamilton”)
Kathryn Hahn (“WandaVision”)
Moses Ingram (“The Queen’s Gambit”)
Julianne Nicholson (“Mare Of Easttown”)
Jean Smart (“Mare Of Easttown”)
Phillipa Soo (“Hamilton”)
For the complete list go to emmys.com.
Programs with Five or More Nominations
The Crown 24
The Mandalorian 24
WandaVision 23
The Handmaid’s Tale 21
Saturday Night Live 21
Ted Lasso 20
Lovecraft Country 18
The Queen’s Gambit 18
Mare Of Easttown 16
Hacks 15
Bridgerton 12
Hamilton 12
The Flight Attendant 9
I May Destroy You 9
Pose 9
RuPaul’s Drag Race 9
Allen v. Farrow 7
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver 7
The Social Dilemma 7
The Underground Railroad 7
The Voice 7
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart 6
Bo Burnham: Inside 6
David Byrne’s American Utopia 6
The Kominsky Method 6
Queer Eye 6
This Is Us 6
A Black Lady Sketch Show 5
black-ish 5
The Boys 5
Dancing With The Stars 5
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 5
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 5
Halston 5
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 5
Top Chef 5
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist 5
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