Emmys 2021: The Entire List of Nominees
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards will air this Sunday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The ceremony will also be available for streaming on the Paramount+ app. Television fans are excited to see how their favorite shows will fare in the 2021 Emmys.
Comedian Cedric the Entertainer will be this year’s host. According to The Dis Insider, the Walt Disney Company is leading the way with 146 total nominations across all platforms. This includes Disney+, Hulu, ABC, and FX. A few Emmy winners have already been announced, but let’s take a look at every nomination up for an award this Sunday.
Outstanding Comedy Series
This year, it’s widely assumed that Ted Lasso will sweep its comedy competitors in all categories at the Emmy Awards. The sports-comedy series is up for multiple Emmys. However, it’s possible that PEN15 could prove a competitor in the Outstanding Comedy Series category. Additionally, all but one of the nominated shows in this category are from streaming services.
black-ish (ABC)
Cobra Kai (Netflix)
Emily in Paris (Netflix)
Hacks (HBO Max)
PEN15 (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Outstanding Drama Series
The Crown is another series with quite a few nominations. The series has a total of 24 Emmy nominations this year. The Handmaid’s Tale is right behind it, with a total of 21 nominations for 2021. It’s anyone’s guess who the Emmy Award for Oustanding Drama Series will go to.
Bridgerton (Netflix)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Pose (FX)
The Boys (Amazon Prime)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
This Is Us (NBC)
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
According to the Emmy’s list of rules, there has been a slight change in this category this year. “Anthology Series eligibility has been moved into Outstanding Limited Series, creating a new Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series category,” their website states.
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime)
WandaVision (Disney+)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Kenan Thompson, Kenan
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Jean Smart, Hacks
Allison Janey, Mom
Aidy Bryant, Shrill
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Outstanding 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
Outstanding 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 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 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 Drama Series
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
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 Limited Or Anthology 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
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology 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
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver has taken home an award in this category every year since 2016. Variety predicts that the show’s winning streak will likely continue. Still, the outlet points out that nostalgia for Conan O’Brien could turn the tides. The late-night talk show host aired his final episode earlier this year.
Conan
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Competition Program
This year, RuPaul could become the first person of color to take home the most Emmy wins. The reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race is up for six awards at the 73rd Prime Time Emmys.
The Amazing Race
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
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”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding 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”
Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
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
