The 2021 Emmy nominations came out on Tuesday and it’s a lot! The golden age of television means that there are not that many water-cooler shows left, but there are a lot of good shows with somewhat niche viewership. This year, two shows tied with the most nominations: The Crown and The Mandalorian. Following close behind were Ted Lasso, WandaVision, The Handmaid’s Tale and Saturday Night Live for some reason. The Crown hits the sweet spot for Emmy voters: posh people, British actors, great costumes, great set design and a storyline like a fancy soap opera. Downton Abbey walked so The Crown could run. You can see the full list of Emmy nominees here. Here are the big categories:
Outstanding Drama Series
The Boys
Bridgerton
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Pose
This Is UsOutstanding Comedy Series
black-ish
Cobra Kai
Emily in Paris
Hacks
The Flight Attendant
The Kominsky Method
Pen15
Ted LassoOutstanding Limited or Anthology Series
I May Destroy You
Mare of Easttown
The Queen’s Gambit
The Underground Railroad
WandaVisionOutstanding 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 CountryOutstanding 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 MasonOutstanding 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 CountryOutstanding 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 TaleOutstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Aidy Bryant, Shrill
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Allison Janney, Mom
Tracey Ellis Ross, black-ish
Jean Smart, HacksOutstanding 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, KenanOutstanding 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 LiveOutstanding 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 LassoOutstanding 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., HamiltonOutstanding 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
Do you think Kate Winslet and Mare of Easttown will sweep? I kind of think they might sweep, although I bet WandaVision and The Queen’s Gambit puts up a big fight in all of those categories. What else… love that Bowen Yang was nominated for SNL, he’s one of the best parts of that chaotic show. Nicole Kidman was apparently “snubbed” for a nom for The Undoing but I’m not mad about it – it really wasn’t her best work, although Hugh Grant definitely earned his nomination. I kind of think Ted Lasso will sweep through the comedy categories, and I love that basically every supporting Lasso cast member got a supporting nom. That show is so good!
Also snubbed: Mindy Kaling’s show Never Have I Ever, which is an excellent show and hella diverse and all of that. Another snub: no Ethan Hawke for The Good Lord Bird (he played John Brown).
Photos courtesy of IMDB, HBO, Disney , Netflix.
