Television’s biggest night is finally here! No, it’s not the M*A*S*H finale or any of the three Super Bowls Tom Brady lost – it’s the 2021 Emmy Awards ceremony.
This is the second Emmys in a row under pop culture’s new normal. The pandemic still trudges along and television now occupies a particularly prominent space in many households While the 2020 Emmy Awards went virtual, this year’s ceremony will be in-person at Los Angeles’s Microsoft Theater and hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. Hopefully the return to a big ballroom will provide plenty of elbow room for a jam-packed list of nominees.
This is the year that the Marvel machine officially makes its way into the television award landscape. Disney+ series WandaVision is nominated for 23 total awards, including the night’s biggest honor in Outstanding Limited Series. Meanwhile Apple TV+ scored a big hit with Ted Lasso, which broke the record for most nominations for a freshman comedy with 20. HBO continues to be a big awards presence thanks to Mare of Easttown. And then there’s the Netflix of it all with favorites like The Queen’s Gambit and The Crown.
The 73rd annual Emmy Awards has all the makings of a wild night. Follow along with each category and its winners here. Winners will be bolded and italicized.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Rosie Perez – The Flight Attendant
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Aidy Bryant – Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live
Cecily Strong – Saturday Night Live
Juno Temple – Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Carl Clemons-Hopkins – Hacks
Paul Reiser – The Kominsky Method
Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
Bowen Yang – Saturday Night Live
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
Brendan Hunt – Ted Lasso
Nick Mohammed – Ted Lasso
Jeremy Swift – Ted Lasso
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie
Renee Elise Goldsberry – Hamilton
Phillipa Soo – Hamilton
Julianne Nicholson – Mare of Easttown
Jean Smart – Mare of Easttown
Moses Ingram – The Queen’s Gambit
Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie
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
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Rebecca Sonnenshine – The Boys “What I Know”
Peter Morgan – The Crown “The War”
Yahlin Chang – The Handmaid’s Tale “Home”
Misha Green – Lovecraft Country “Sundown”
Dave Filoni – The Mandalorian “Chapter 13: The Jedi”
Jon Favreau – The Mandalorian “Chapter 16: The Rescue”
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J – Pose “Series Finale”
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Julie Anne Robinson – Bridgerton “Diamond of the First Water”
Benjamin Caron – The Crown “Fairytale”
Jessica Hobbs – The Crown “War”
Liz Garbus – The Handmaid’s Tale “The Wilderness”
Jon Favreau – The Mandalorian “Chapter 9: The Marshal”
Steven Canals – Pose “Series Finale”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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
Aunjanue Ellis – Lovecraft Country
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Tobias Menzies – The Crown
O-T Fagbenle – The Handmaid’s Tale
Max Minghella – The Handmaid’s Tale
Bradley Whitford – The Handmaid’s Tale
Michael K. Williams – Lovecraft Country
Giancarlo Esposito – The Mandalorian
John Lithgow – Perry Mason
Chris Sullivan – This Is Us
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
The Amber Ruffin Show
Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Conan
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Steve Yockey – The Flight Attendant “In Case of Emergency”
Meredith Scardino – Girls5eva “Pilot”
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky – Hacks “There Is No Line”
Maya Erskine – Pen15 “Play”
Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly – Ted Lasso “Make Rebecca Great Again”
Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly – Ted Lasso “Pilot”
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
James Burrows – B Positive “Pilot”
Susanna Fogel – The Flight Attendant “In Case of Emergency”
Lucia Aniello – Hacks “There Is No Line”
James Widdoes – Mom “Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak”
Zach Braff – Ted Lasso “Biscuits”
MJ Delaney – Ted Lasso “The Hope That Kills You”
Declan Lowney – Ted Lasso “Make Rebecca Great Again”
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 Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
Michael Douglas – The Kominsky Method
William H. Macy – Shameless
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
Kenan Thompson – Kenan
Outstanding Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Nailed It!
Ru Paul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Directing for a Limited/Anthology Series or Special
Thomas Kail – Hamilton
Sam Miller, Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You “Ego Death”
Sam Miller – I May Destroy You “Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes”
Craig Zabel – Mare of Easttown
Scott Frank – The Queen’s Gambit
Barry Jenkins – The Underground Railroad
Matt Shakman – WandaVision
Outstanding Writing for a Limited/Anthology Series or Special
Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You
Brad Ingelsby – Mare of Easttown
Scott Frank – The Queen’s Gambit
Chuck Hayward, Peter Cameron – WandaVision “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!”
Jan Schaeffer – WandaVision “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”
Laura Donney – WandaVision “Previously On”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series or Movie
Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You
Cynthia Erivo – Aretha
Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit
Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited/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 Drama Series
Uzo Aduba – In Treatment
Olivia Colman – The Crown
Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale
Mj Rodriguez – Pose
Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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
Outstanding Comedy Series
Black-ish
Cobra Kai
Emily in Paris
The Flight Attendant
Hacks
The Kominsky Method
Pen15
Ted Lasso
Outstanding Drama Series
The Boys
Bridgerton
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Pose
This is Us
Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series
I May Destroy You
Mare of Easttown
The Queen’s Gambit
The Underground Railroad
WandaVision