Emmy Awards 2021:Nominees full list revealed

The Crown tied with The Mandalorian for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday with 24 apiece, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up WandaVision.

The nominations reinforced the rapid rise of streaming, with the top-nominated scripted shows on services that largely emerged in the past two years. In the top three categories – drama, comedy and limited series – only the NBC show This Is Us snagged a nomination.

Netflix´s The Crown received its fourth nomination for best series, and is likely the streaming service’s best chance to win its first-ever top series trophy. The British royal drama moved closer to contemporary events with its version of the courtship and rocky marriage of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, played by Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin.  

Feeling the force: The Mandalorian tied for the most Primetime Emmy nominations which were announced on Tuesday with 24

Reigning supreme: The Crown also earned 24 Emmy nominations this year. Pictured L-R: Duchess of Gloucester (Penny Downie), Queen Mother (Marion Bailey), Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor), Mountbatten (Charles Dance), Queen Elizabeth II (Olivia Colman), Prince Philip (Tobias Menzies), Princess Margaret (Helena Bonham-Carter), Princess Anne (Erin Doherty), Duchess of  Gloucester (Penny Downie), Princess Diana (Emma Corrin)

On top: Meanwhile it was Ted Lasso leading the way in the comedy categories as the Apple TV Plus series racked up a very impressive 20 nominations including top honor best comedy series 

Ted Lasso and The Flight Attendant were among the best comedy series nominees. Mare of Easttown and I May Destroy You will compete in the best limited series field. 

The list of nominees was announced by Ron Cephas Jones, 64, from the series This Is Us and his daughter Jasmine Cephas Jones, 31, of Hamilton fame, as well as Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma. 

The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards will be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer and will take place at the Microsoft Theatre in LA on September 10. 

Top nominees The Crown and Mandalorian will duke it out for the biggest honor of the night as they are each nominated for outstanding drama series against: The Boys; Bridgerton; The Handmaid’s Tale; Lovecraft Country; Pose; and This Is Us. 

Big announcement: Ron Cephas Jones and his daughter Jasmine Cephas Jones revealed the Emmy nominations on Tuesday morning 

The Crown also has prominence when it comes to the top acting nominations of the night as Josh O’Connor earned a recognition in the lead actor in a drama category while Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin will duke it out for lead actress in a drama.

Facing Colman and Corrin in the top actress category will be: Elisabeth Moss, ‘The Handmaid´s Tale’; Uzo Aduba, ‘In Treatment’; Mj Rodriguez, ‘Pose’; Jurnee Smollett, ‘Lovecraft Country.’

O’Connor faces stiff competition in the best actor category as he is up against:  Sterling K. Brown, ‘This Is Us’; Jonathan Majors, ‘Lovecraft Country’; Regé-Jean Page, ‘Bridgerton’; Billy Porter, ‘Pose’; and Matthew Rhys, ‘Perry Mason.

Though The Mandalorian did not have any nominations announced on the livestream Tuesday morning they did receive several in other acting categories including Timothy Olyphant and Carl Weathers in the guest actor drama nods, and Giancarlo Esposito in the best supporting actor in a drama series category. Lead actor Pedro Pascal did not receive an individual nomination.

Meanwhile it was Ted Lasso leading the way in the comedy categories as the Apple TV Plus series racked up a very impressive 20 nominations including top honor best comedy series.

Interesting: Olivia Colman will be matched up against The Crown co-star Emma Corrin in the lead actress in a drama category along with Elisabeth Moss, ‘The Handmaid´s Tale’; Uzo Aduba, ‘In Treatment’; Mj Rodriguez, ‘Pose’; Jurnee Smollett, ‘Lovecraft Country’

Setting the bar jhigh: Though The Mandalorian did not have any nominations announced on the livestream Tuesday morning they did receive several in other acting categories including Timothy Olyphant and Carl Weathers in the guest actor drama nods, and Giancarlo Esposito in the best supporting actor in a drama series category. Lead actor Pedro Pascal (pictured) did not receive an individual nomination

The show about a small-time football coach hired to coach a professional soccer team will face tough competition including: ‘black-ish’; ‘Cobra Kai’; ‘Emily in Paris’; ‘The Flight Attendant’; ‘Hacks’; ‘The Kominsky Method’;  and ‘PEN15’.

Jason Sudeikis – who plays the titular character – also received a nomination in the best actor in a comedy series category as he will face: Anthony Anderson, ‘black-ish’; Michael Douglas, ‘The Kominsky Method’; William H. Macy, ‘Shameless’; and Kenan Thompson, ‘Kenan.’ 

The nominees for best actress in a comedy series are: Aidy Bryant, ‘Shrill’; Jean Smart, ‘Hacks’; Kaley Cuoco, ‘The Flight Attendant’; Tracee Ellis Ross, ‘black-ish’; Allison Janney, ‘Mom.’ 

The nominees for outstanding variety talk series are: ‘Conan’; ‘The Daily Show with Trevor Noah’; ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’; ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’; ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’ 

The nominees for best miniseries are: ‘The Queen´s Gambit’; ‘I May Destroy You’; ‘Mare of Easttown’; ‘The Underground Railroad’; ‘WandaVision.’ 

Goal! Jason Sudeikis – who plays the titular character – also received a nomination in the best actor in a comedy series category as he will face: Anthony Anderson, ‘black-ish’; Michael Douglas, ‘The Kominsky Method’; William H. Macy, ‘Shameless’; and Kenan Thompson, ‘Kenan’

‘These nominations represent the work done in television through the most challenging year I can think of,’ TV academy chief executive Frank Scherma said before the first nominees were announced. 

‘While many of us in our medium worked remotely throughout the last 18 months, I have to say it feels so good to be getting back on a set. Making great television is a collaborative group effort where the sum equals more than the parts, and I can´t tell you how much I´ve missed it.’

The Primetime Emmy Award is given out by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in primetime television programming.

The show will be returning to their usual home of the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. 

The star-studded gala show will feature a limited in-person audience of nominees and their guests after last year’s event was a hybrid virtual affair.

There will also be a red carpet for the attendees.   

The executive producers of last year’s show, Reginald Hudlin and Ian Stewart, and director Hamish Hamilton are all set to return with Done + Dusted and Hudlin Entertainment producing. 

On Monday Cedric – real name Cedric Antonio Kyles – recorded a video of himself receiving the news that he would be host.

Hit shows: Mare of Easttown and The Undoing were both nominated for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series 

THE 73RD ANNUAL EMMY NOMINATIONS FOR 2021

 Drama Series

The Boys (Amazon)

Bridgerton (Netflix)

The Crown (Netflix)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Lovecraft Country (HBO)

The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Pose (FX)

This Is Us (NBC)

Bridgerton was nominated for Best Drama Series

 

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+)

The Kominsky Method was on the list for Best Comedy Series

  

Variety Talk Series

Conan (TBS)

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

 

Competition Series

The Amazing Race (CBS)

Nailed It! (Netflix)

RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)

Top Chef (Bravo)

The Voice (NBC)

 

Jean Smart was recognized for Hacks

Lead Actress, Comedy

Aidy Bryant (Shrill)

Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant)

Allison Janney (Mom)

Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish)

Jean Smart (Hacks)

 

Lead Actor, Comedy

Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)

Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)

William H. Macy (Shameless)

Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)

Kenan Thompson (Kenan)  

 

Lead Actor, Limited Series, Movie or Anthology

Paul Bettany (WandaVision)

Hugh Grant (The Undoing)

Ewan McGregor (Halston)

Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton)

Leslie Odom, Jr. (Hamilton)

Kate Winslet was recognized for  her work in Mare Of Easttown

 

Lead Actress, Limited Series, Movie or Anthology

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)

 

Limited Series

I May Destroy You (HBO)

Mare of Easttown (HBO)

The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)

The Underground Railroad (Amazon)

WandaVision (Disney+)

WandaVision landed in Limited Series

 

 

 

 

 

  Lead Actress, Drama

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)

 

Lead Actor, Drama

Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)

Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country)

Josh O’Connor (The Crown)

Rege-Jean Page (Bridgerton)

Billy Porter (Pose)

Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason)

 

Sterling K. Brown was nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama

Television Movie

Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square

Oslo

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

Sylvie’s Love

Uncle Frank

 

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)

 

Gillian Anderson in The Crown for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

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)

 

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)

Aidy Bryant was given nods for Shrill and Saturday Night Live

 

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)

 

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)

 

Kate McKinnon was on the list for her work on Saturday Night Live

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)

 

 

He received an envelope like the one used at the show to announce the winners which read: ‘The Emmy’s host is Cedric The Entertainer.’ Cedric excitedly yelled the news before excitedly running off to tell his wife the happy news in the video posted by the CBS Twitter account.

He said in a statement: ‘Since I was a little boy huddled up next to my grandmother, television has always been my reliable friend, so it is an enormous honor for me to host this year’s Emmy Awards.

‘Throughout the roller-coaster of a year that we have all lived through, television has helped us stay connected as a society like never before.’

Honoured: Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You will compete in the best limited series field 

Cedric goes on to talk about how television has helped us grow as a society. He continued: ‘It not only entertained us, but as it always has, it helped to open our eyes, educate us, and hopefully brought about a better understanding of who we are as a people. I can’t wait to take the stage to celebrate all of the great shows and performances that made us laugh, cry, dance and sing over the past year.’ 

Last year’s nominations included a record number of 35 black nominees among the 102 up for lead, supporting and guest performances in drama, comedy and limited series or TV movie.

With a statistic of 34% of nominees being black, the numbers were an improvement on the 2018 record of just under 28% of black actors. 

The ceremony will take place on September 10 following last year’s event which was held virtually in line with coronavirus safety and guidelines.

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‘Special delivery’: Cedric – real name Cedric Antonio Kyles – recorded a fun video of himself receiving the news. He received an envelope like the one used at the show to announce the winners which read: ‘The Emmy’s host is Cedric The Entertainer’