EMMY NOMINEES 2021

On Tuesday 13th of July 2021, Television Academy released their list of EMMY nominees 2021. The Emmys will be airing, for the 73rd year, on Sunday the 19th of September 2021.

The Nominations are as follows:

Outstanding Comedy Series:

• 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 Lead Actor In A Comedy Series:

• Anthony Anderson as ‘Andre Dre Johnson’ in Black-ish
• Kenan Thompson as ‘Kenan Williams’ in Kenan
• William H. Macy as ‘Frank Gallagher’ in Shameless
• Jason Sudeikis as ‘Ted Lasso’ in Ted Lasso
• Michael Douglas as ‘Sandy Kominsky’ in The Kominsky Method

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series:

• Tracee Ellis Ross as ‘Rainbow Johnson’ in Black-ish
• Jean Smart as ‘Deborah Vance’ in Hacks
• Allison Janney as ‘Bonnie Plunkett’ in Mom
• Aidy Bryant as ‘Annie Easton’ in Shrill
• Kaley Cuoco as ‘Cassie Bowden’ in The Flight Attendant

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series:

• Carl Clemons-Hopkins as ‘Marcus Vaughan’ in Hacks
• Kenan Thompson as Various Characters in Saturday Night Live
• Bowen Yang as Various Characters in Saturday Night Live
• Brendan Hunt as ‘Coach Beard’ in Ted Lasso
• Nick Mohammed as ‘Nathan Shelley’ in Ted Lasso
• Jeremy Swift as ‘Higgings’ in Ted Lasso
• Brett Goldstein as ‘Roy Kent’ in Ted Lasso
• Paul Reiser as ‘Martin’ in The Kominsky Method

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series:

• Hannah Einbinder as ‘Ava Daniels’ in Hacks
• Aidy Bryant as Various Characters in Saturday Night Live
• Kate McKinnon as Various Characters in Saturday Night Live
• Cecily Strong as Various Characters in Saturday Night Live
• Hannah Waddingham as ‘Rebecca Welton’ in Ted Lasso
• Juno Temple as ‘Keeley Jones’ in Ted Lasso
• Rosie Perez as ‘Megan Briscoe’ in The Flight Attendant

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series:

• Dan Levy as Host of Saturday Night Live
• Alec Baldwin as ‘Donald Trump’ in Saturday Night Live
• Dave Chapelle as Host of Saturday Night Live
• Daniel Kaluuya as Host of Saturday Night Live
• Morgan Freeman as ‘Morgan Freeman’ in The Kominsky Method

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series:

• Issa Rae as ‘Jess’ in A Black Lady Sketch Show
• Yvette Nicole Brown as ‘Judge Harper’ in A Black Lady Sketch Show
• Jane Adams as ‘Nina Daniels’ in Hacks
• Maya Rudolph as Host of Saturday Night Live
• Kristen Wig as Host of Saturday Night Live
• Bernadette Peters as ‘DEB’ in Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series:

• B Positive – Pilot, directed by James Burrows (CBS)
• Hacks – Pilot, directed by Lucia Aniello (HBO MAX)
• Mom – Scooby-Doo Checks and Sailsbury Steak, directed by James Widdoes (CBS)
• Ted Lasso – Biscuits, directed by Zach Braff (Apple TV+)
• Ted Lasso – The Hope That Kills You, directed by MJ Delaney (Apple TV+)
• Ted Lasso – Make Rebecca Great Again, directed by Declan Lowney (Apple TV+)
• The Flight Attendant – In Case Of Emergency, directed by Susanna Fogel (HBO MAX)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series:

• Girls5ever – Pilot, written by Meredith Scardino (Peacock)
• Hacks – There is no line/Pilot, written by Lucia Aniello, Paul W.Downs and Jen Statsky (HBO MAX)
• Pen15 – Play, written by Maya Erskine (Hulu)
• Ted Lasso – Make Rebecca Great Again, written by: Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly (Apple TV+)
• Ted Lasso – Pilot, written by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly (Apple TV+)
• The Flight Attendant – In Case Of Emergency, written by Steve Yockey

Outstanding Drama Series:

• Bridgerton (Netflix)
• Lovecraft Country (HBO)
• Pose (FX Networks)
• The Boys (Prime Video)
• The Crown (Netflix)
• The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
• The Mandalorian (Disney+)
• This Is Us (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series:

• Rege-Jean Page as ‘Simon Basset’ in Bridgerton
• Jonathan Majors as ‘Atticus Freeman’ in Lovecraft Country
• Matthew Rhys as ‘Perry Mason’ in Perry Mason
• Billy Porter as ‘Pray Tell’ in Pose
• Josh O’Connor as ‘Prince Charles’ in The Crown
• Sterling K.Brown as ‘Randall Pearson’ in This Is Us

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series:

• Uzo Aduba as ‘Dr. Brooke Taylor’ in Treatment
• Jurnee Smollett as ‘Letitia Leti Lewis’ in Lovecraft Country
• MJ Rodriguez as ‘Blanca Rodriguez’ in Pose
• Emma Corrin as ‘Princess Diana’ in The Crown
• Olivia Colman as ‘Queen Elizabeth II’ in The Crown
• Elisabeth Moss as ‘June/Offred’ in The Handmaid’s Tale

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series:

• Michael K. Williams as ‘Montrose Freeman’ in Lovecraft Country
• John Lithgow as ‘E.B.JONATHAN’ in Perry Mason
• Tobias Menzies as ‘Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh’ in The Crown
• O-T Fagbenle as ‘Luke’ in The Handmaid’s Tale
• Max Minghella as ‘Commander Nick Blaine’ in The Handmaid’s Tale
• Bradley Whitford as ‘Commander Joseph Lawrence’ in The Handmaid’s Tale
• Giancarlo Esposito as ‘Moff Gideon’ in The Mandalorian
• Chris Sullivan as ‘Toby Damon’ in This Is Us

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series:

• Aunjanue Ellis as ‘Hippolyta Freeman’ in Lovecraft Country
• Gillian Anderson as ‘Margaret Thatcher’ in The Crown
• Helena Bonham Carter as ‘Princess Margaret’ in The Crown
• Emerald Fennell as ‘Camilla Parker Bowles’ in The Crown
• Madeline Brewer as ‘Janine’ in The Handmaid’s Tale
• Ann Dowd as ‘Aunt Lydia’ in The Handmaid’s Tale
• Yvonne Strahovski as ‘Serena Joy Waterford’ in The Handmaid’s Tale
• Samira Wiley as ‘Moira’ in The Handmaid’s Tale

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series:

• Courtney B. Vance as ‘George Freeman’ in Lovecraft Country
• Charles Dance as ‘Lord Mountbatten’ in The Crown
• Don Cheadle as ‘Colonel James Rhodes / War Machine’ in The Falcon And The Winter Soldier
• Timothy Olyphant as ‘Cobb Vanth’ in The Mandalorian
• Carl Weathers as ‘Greef Karga’ in The Mandalorian

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series:

• Sophie Okonedo as ‘Charlotte Wells’ in Ratched
• Claire Foy as ‘Queen Elizabeth II’ in The Crown
• Alexis Bledel as ‘Emily’ in The Handmaid’s Tale
• McKenna Grace as ‘Esther Keyes’ in The Handmaid’s Tale
• Phylicia Rashad as ‘Carol Mama C Clarke’ in This Is Us

Outstanding Direction For A Drama Series:

• Bridgerton – Diamond Of The First Water, directed by Julie Anne Robinson (Netflix)
• Pose – Series Finale, directed by Steven Canals (FX Networks)
• The Crown – Fairytale, directed by Benjamin Caron (Netflix)
• The Crown – War, directed by Jessica Hobbs (Netflix)
• The Handmaid’s Tale – The Wilderness, directed by Liz Garbus (Hulu)
• The Mandalorian – Chapter 9: The Marshal, directed by Jon Favreau (Disney+)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series:

• Lovecraft Country – Sundown, written by Misha Green (HBO)
• Pose – Series Finale, written by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J (FX Networks)
• The Boys – What I Know, written by Rebecca Sonnenshine (Prime Video)
• The Crown – War, written by Peter Morgan (Netflix)
• The Handmaid’s Tale – Home, written by Yahlin Chang (Hulu)
• The Mandalorian – Chapter 13: The Jedi, written by Dave Filoni (Disney+)
• The Mandalorian – Chapter 16: The Rescue, written by Jon Favreau (Disney+)

FOR THE FULL LIST OF THE NOMINEES CLICK HERE

All of these amazing casts, crews and creatives are extremely talented and deserve the award, but who will take it home? Tune in on Sunday the 19th of September 2021 to watch this years Emmy Awards and find out!