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The 73rd annual Emmy Awards are set to air Sunday at 8 PM EST. Cedric the Entertainer will play host. The event is to be held at the Event Deck at LA Live in Los Angeles. It will air on CBS and the Paramount+ streaming service. The 2021 Emmys will honor the best in US prime television programming from June 1, 2020 until May 31, 2021 as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The Crown and The Mandalorian lead with 24 Emmy nominations each. Just like every year before, the 2021 Emmys promise to be a spectacle as they celebrate the very best in television.
The Emmy Awards are trophies presented during the Emmies that recognize achievements in particular sections of the television industry. Emmy Awards are considered to be one of the four major entertainment awards alongside the Grammy (music), the Oscar (film), and the Tony (theatre). The Emmy is named after “immy”. This was a term for the image orthicon tube that was common in early television cameras. The first Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1949. Three separate organizations actually present the Emmy Awards: the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
2021 Emmys Winners
Directing for a Variety Special
Bo Burnham, Inside
Directing for a Variety Series
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress, Comedy
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actor, Comedy
Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress, Drama
Claire Foy, The Crown
Guest Actor, Drama
Courtney B. Vance, Lovecraft Country
Television Movie
Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square (Netflix)
2021 Emmys Nominees
Best Comedy
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+)
Best Drama
The Boys (Amazon Prime)
Bridgerton (Netflix)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Pose (FX)
This Is Us (NBC)
Best Limited Series
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime)
WandaVision (Disney+)
Best Actress, Comedy
Aidy Bryant, Shrill
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Allison Janney, Mom
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Jean Smart, Hacks
Best Actor, Comedy
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Kenan Thompson, Kenan
Best 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
Best Actor, Drama
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
Best Actress, Limited Series or TV 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
Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie
Paul Bettany, WandaVision
Hugh Grant, The Undoing
Ewan McGregor, Halston
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton
Supporting Actress, Comedy
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, Comedy
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
Supporting Actress, Drama
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, Drama
Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
O-T Fagbenle, 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
Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a 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
Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Queen’s Gambit
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Paapa Essiedu, I May Destroy You
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
Anthony Ramos, Hamilton
Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown
Variety Talk Series
Conan
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Reality Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Writing for a Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, Hacks (There Is No Line)
Maya Erskine, PEN15 (Play)
Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly, Ted Lasso (Pilot)
Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly, Ted Lasso (Make Rebecca Great Again)
Meredith Scardino, Girls5eva (Pilot)
Steve Yockey, The Flight Attendant (In Case of Emergency)
Writing for a Drama Series
Yahlin Chang, The Handmaid’s Tale (Home)
Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian (Chapter 16: The Rescue)
Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian (Chapter 13: The Jedi)
Misha Green, Lovecraft Country (Sundown)
Peter Morgan, The Crown (War)
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock and Our Lady J, Pose (Series Finale)
Rebecca Sonnenshine, The Boys (What I Know)
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
Laura Donney, WandaVision, Previously On
Scott Frank, The Queen’s Gambit
Chuck Hayward and Peter Cameron, WandaVision, All-New Halloween Spooktacular!
Brad Ingelsby, Mare of Easttown
Jac Schaeffer, WandaVision, Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience
Directing for a Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello, Hacks (There Is No Line)
Zach Braff, Ted Lasso (Biscuits)
James Burrows, B Positive (Pilot)
M.J. Delaney, Ted Lasso (The Hope That Kills You)
Susanna Fogel, The Flight Attendant (In Case of Emergency)
Declan Lowney, Ted Lasso (Make Rebecca Great Again)
James Widdoes, Mom (Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak)
Directing for a Drama Series
Steven Canals, Pose (Series Finale)
Benjamin Caron, The Crown (Fairytale)
Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian (Chapter 9: The Marshal)
Liz Garbus, The Handmaid’s Tale (The Wilderness)
Jessica Hobbs, The Crown (War)
Julie Anne Robinson, Bridgerton (Diamond of the First Water)
Directing for a Limited Series
Scott Frank, The Queen’s Gambit
Barry Jenkins, The Underground Railroad
Michaela Coel and Sam Miller, I May Destroy You (Ego Death)
Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Sam Miller, I May Destroy You (Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes)
Matt Shakman, WandaVision
Craig Zobel, Mare of Easttown
