Emmy nominations 2021 – live: The Crown, The Mandalorian and Mare of Easttown lead the awards
It’s anyone’s game in the absence of pandemic-affected hits like ‘Succession’, ‘Ozark’ and ‘Euphoria’
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2021 Emmy nominations were announced today (13 July), with The Crown, Ted Lasso and Mare of Easttown dominating the categories as expected.
This year, the Emmys will highlight the best of what was an understandably abbreviated year in television, while almost all of last year’s major winners – among them Succession, Ozark and Euphoria – are out of contention due to the pandemic.
With those shows unable to produce and broadcast new episodes in time for the Emmy submission deadline, it means that this year’s nomination roster has been unusually led by first-timers. The Flight Attendant, Bridgerton and the Jean Smart comedy Hacks have picked up an abundance of nods.
Schitt’s Creek, which won almost all the comedy awards at last year’s ceremony, is also now over, opening up the comedy categories as a result. The likes of Ted Lasso, Pen15, The Kominsky Method and love-hate favourite Emily in Paris have filled the gap.
The nomination announcement was made by father-daughter duo, Ron Cephas Jones (This is Us) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (Hamilton and Blindspotting). Catch up on what you missed on our live blog below!
The Emmys, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, will take place on 19 September.
Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
Sophie Okonedo – Ratched
Claire Foy – The Crown
Alexis Bledel – The Handmaid’s Tale
McKenna Grace – The Handmaid’s Tale
Phylicia Rashad – This is Us
Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Courtney B Vance – Lovecraft Country
Charles Dance – The Crown
Don Cheadle – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Carl Weathers – The Mandalorian
Timothy Olyphant – The Mandalorian
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Yvette Nicole Brown – A Black Lady Sketch Show
Issa Rae – A Black Lady Sketch Show
Jane Adams – Hacks
Maya Rudolph – Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig – Saturday Night Live
Bernadette Peters – Saturday Night Live
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Dan Levy – Saturday Night Live
Alec Baldwin – Saturday Night Live
Dave Chappelle – Saturday Night Live
Daniel Kaluuya – Saturday Night Live
Morgan Freeman – The Kominsky Method
And we’re done and dusted! Thanks for sticking with us – you can find a full list of nominees for all the major categories here.
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