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Emmy Nominations 2021

Maj Canton - July 13, 2021

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On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, Ron Cephas Jones and his daughter, Jasmine Cephas Jones, announced the nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards, recognizing a wealth of innovative storytelling, exceptional new programs, and a robust and diverse group of talent nominees. The the father-daughter duo hosted the live virtual ceremony along with Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma. THE CROWN and THE MANDALORIAN have tied for the top spot for program nominations with 24 followed by WANDAVISION (23), THE HANDMAID'S TALE (21), SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (21), TED LASSO (20), LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (18), THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT (18) and MARE OF EASTTOWN (16).

HBO/HBO Max leads the nominations in totals by platform with 130. Netflix has the second-most nominations with 129, and rounding out the top four are Disney+ with 71 and NBC with 46.

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.

In total, there were 44 first-time performer nominations across the Lead, Supporting, Guest and Short Form categories this season. Jonathan Majors, Josh O'Connor and Regé-Jean Page received their first-ever Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series joining previous Emmy winners in this category Sterling K. Brown, Billy Porter and Matthew Rhys. Emma Corrin, Jurnee Smollett and Mj Rodriguez received their first nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while previous Emmy winner Uzo Aduba was nominated for the first time in this category. They are joined by returning nominee Olivia Colman and previous Emmy winner in this category Elisabeth Moss.

Kaley Cuoco received her first-ever Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, while previous Emmy winner Jean Smart and previous Emmy nominee Aidy Bryant were nominated for the first time in this category. They join previous Emmy nominee Tracee Ellis Ross and Emmy winner Allison Janney. Jason Sudeikis received his first-ever Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, while previous Emmy winner Kenan Thompson was nominated for the first time in this category. They join six-time nominee in the category Anthony Anderson, along with previous Emmy winners Michael Douglas and William H. Macy.

Individuals with multiple nominations this year include David Attenborough, Sterling K. Brown, Aidy Bryant, Bo Burnham, Steven Canals, Dave Chapelle, Michaela Coel, Jon Favreau, Derek Hough, Brendan Hunt, Maya Rudolph, Jean Smart, Jason Sudeikis and Kenan Thompson.

The 73rd Emmy Awards will be broadcast Sunday, September 19, 2021 in a live telecast starting at 8pm ET/5pm PT with host Cedric the Entertainer. It will air on CBS and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.


 


NOMINATIONS

 

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)

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)

Supporting Actress, Drama
Aunjanue Ellis (
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY)
Gillian Anderson (
THE CROWN)
Helena Bonham Carter (
THE CROWN)
Emerald Fennell (
THE CROWN)
Madeline Brewer (
THE HANDMAID'S TALE)
Ann Dowd (
THE HANDMAID'S TALE)
Yvonne Strahovski (
THE HANDMAID'S TALE)
Samira Wiley (
THE HANDMAID'S TALE)

Supporting Actor, Drama
Michael K. Williams (
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY)
John Lithgow (
PERRY MASON)
Tobias Menzies (
THE CROWN)
O-T Fagbenle (
THE HANDMAID'S TALE)
Max Minghella (
THE HANDMAID'S TALE)
Bradley Whitford (
THE HANDMAID'S TALE)
Giancarlo Esposito (
THE MANDALORIAN)
Chris Sullivan (
THIS IS US)

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+)

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)

Supporting Actress, Comedy
Hannah Einbinder (
HACKS)
Aidy Bryant (SNL)
Kate McKinnon (
SNL)
Cecily Strong (
SNL)
Juno Temple (
TED LASSO)
Hannah Waddingham (
TED LASSO)
Rosie Perez (
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT)

Supporting Actor, Comedy
Carl Clemons-Hopkins (
HACKS)
Kenan Thompson (
SNL)
Bowen Yang (
SNL)
Brett Goldstein (
TED LASSO)
Brendan Hunt (
TED LASSO)
Nick Mohammed (
TED LASSO)
Jeremy Swift (
TED LASSO)
Paul Reiser (
THE KOMINSKY METHOD)

Limited Series
I MAY DESTROY YOU (HBO)
MARE OF EASTTOWN (HBO)
THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT (Netflix)
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (Amazon)
WANDAVISION (Disney+)

TV Movie
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (Netflix)
Oslo (HBO)
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
Sylvie's Love (Prime Video)
Uncle Frank (Prime Video)

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)

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)

Supporting Actress, Limited Series, Movie or Anthology
Phillipa Soo (HAMILTON)
Renee Elise Goldsberry (HAMILTON)
Jean Smart (MARE OF EASTTOWN)
Julianne Nicholson (
MARE OF EASTTOWN)
Moses Ingram (
THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT)
Kathryn Hahn (
WANDAVISION)

Supporting Actor, Limited Series, Movie or Anthology
Daveed Diggs (HAMILTON)
Jonathan Groff (HAMILTON)
Anthony Ramos (HAMILTON)
Paapa Essiedu (
I MAY DESTROY YOU)
Evan Peters (
MARE OF EASTTOWN)
Thomas Brodie-Sangster (
THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT)

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)

Variety Special (Live)
Celebrating America — An Inauguration Night Special (Multiple Platforms)
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
The Oscars (ABC)
The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd (CBS)
Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 (Showtime)