The Emmy Awards 2021 nominations are here—read on to find out who the nominees are
The Emmy Awards nominations are in—both Netflix's The Crown and Disney+ The Mandalorian are leading with 24 nominations each. Emmy-winning father-daughter duo, Ron Cephas Jones from This is Us, and Jasmine Cephas Jones of Blindspotting announced the nominations on Wednesday morning, Malaysia time.
The 2021 Emmy Awards will be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer on September 19 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Among this year's notable nominations include: Bowen Yang became the first Chinese American actor, and the first featured performer on SNL, to receive an Emmy nod, Mj Rodriguez is the first trans woman nominated for the lead actress category for Pose while I May Destroy You starring Michaela Coel—after being snubbed at the Golden Globes—finally gets not one but nine nominations.
Although WandaVision is expected to land nominations in the technical categories for its impressive special effects, it scored surprising acting noms for both its leads, Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, as well as the excellent Kathryn Hahn. Equally unexpected is the strong showing of edgy superhero drama The Boys which earned six nomination, including outstanding drama.
Here's the full list of major nominations for the Emmy Awards 2021.
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Outstanding Drama Series
- Bridgerton
- Pose
- Lovecraft Country
- The Boys
- The Crown
- This Is Us
- The Mandalorian
- The Handmaid's Tale
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Black-ish
- Cobra Kai
- Emily in Paris
- Hacks
- Pen15
- Ted Lasso
- The Flight Attendant
- The Kominksy Method
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Regé-Jean Page, Bridgerton
- Billy Porter, Pose
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- Josh O'Connor, The Crown
- Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country
- Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Emma Corrin, The Crown
- Olivia Colman, The Crown
- Elizabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
- Mj Rodriguez, Pose
- Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country
- Uzo Aduba, In Treatment
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale
- Chris Sullivan, This Is Us
- Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
- John Lithgow, Perry Mason
- O-T Fagbenle, The Handmaid's Tale
- Max Minghella, The Handmaid's Tale
- Michael K. Williams, Lovecraft Country
- Tobias Menzies, The Crown
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Ann Dowd, The Handmaid's Tale
- Aunjanue Ellis, Lovecraft Country
- Emerald Fennell, The Crown
- Gillian Anderson, The Crown
- Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
- Madeline Brewer, The Handmaid's Tale
- Samira Wiley, The Handmaid's Tale
- Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid's Tale
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
- Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
- Kenan Thomspon, Kenan
- Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
- William H. Macy, Shameless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Aidy Bryant, Shirll
- Allison Janney, Mom
- Jean Smart, Hacks
- Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish