2021 Emmy Nominations Announced
- yotalkinash
- Jul 13, 2021
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 14, 2022
Here come the nominees! The 2021 Emmy nominations were revealed by Emmy awarding winning father/daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones.
The Emmys will take place on September 21 and will be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer.
This year's nominees have made history. "LoveCraft Country" stars Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors marks the 1st time that a Black lead actor and Black lead actress from the same drama series have been nominated in the same year.
MJ Rodriguez is the first trans woman to be nominated in a major acting category for her role in Pose.
Bowen Yang became the first Chinese-American man to be nominated in the supporting acting category.
Kristen Anderson Lopez is closer to EGOT status with her nomination for "Hamilton." "Hamilton" has also broken the record for the number of acting nominations from a program nominated in the limited series/TV movie categories.
Will your favorite actresses/actors and tv shows win? Check out the full list of nominees below.
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 Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Carl Clemons-Hopkins – “Hacks”
Kenan Thompson – “SNL”
Bowen Yang – “SNL”
Brett Goldstein – “Ted Lasso”
Brendan Hunt – “Ted Lasso”
Nick Mohammed – “Ted Lasso”
Jeremy Swift – “Ted Lasso”
Paul Reiser – “The Kominsky Method”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Hannah Einbinder – “Hacks”
Aidy Bryant – “SNL”
Kate McKinnon – “SNL”
Cecily Strong – “SNL”
Juno Temple – “Ted Lasso”
Hannah Waddingham – “Ted Lasso”
Rosie Perez – “The Flight Attendant”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin – “SNL”
Dave Chappelle – “SNL”
Morgan Freeman – “The Kominsky Method”
Daniel Kaluuya – “SNL”
Daniel Levy – “SNL”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Adams – “Hacks”
Yvette Nicole Brown – “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
Bernadette Peters – “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”
Issa Rae – “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
Maya Rudolph – “SNL”
Kristen Wiig – “SNL”
Outstanding Drama Series
“The Boys”
“Bridgerton”
“The Crown”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Lovecraft Country”
“The Mandalorian”
“Pose”
“This Is Us”
Outstanding 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 Mason”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Uzo Aduba – “In Treatment”
Olivia Colman – “The Crown”
Emma Corrin – “The Crown”
Elizabeth Moss – “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Mj Rodriguez – “Pose”
Jurnee Smollett – “Lovecraft Country”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Michael K. Williams – “Lovecraft Country”
John Lithgow – “Perry Mason”
Tobias Menzies – “The Crown”
O.T. Fagbenle – “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Max Minghella – “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Bradley Whitford – “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Giancarlo Esposito – “The Mandalorian”
Chris Sullivan – “This Is Us”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Aunjanue Ellis – “Lovecraft Country”
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”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Don Cheadle – “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
Charles Dance – “The Crown”
Timothy Olyphant – “The Mandalorian”
Courtney B. Vance – “Lovecraft Country”
Carl Weathers – “The Mandalorian”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Alexis Bledel – “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Claire Foy – “The Crown”
Mckenna Grace – “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Sophie Okonedo – “Ratched”
Phylicia Rashad – “This Is Us”
Outstanding Limited Series
“I May Destroy You”
“Mare of Easttown”
“The Queen’s Gambit”
“The Underground Railroad”
“WandaVision”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited 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 Limited 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 Easttow"
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited 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 Television Movie
“Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square”
“Oslo”
“Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia”
“Sylvie’s Love”
“Uncle Frank”
Outstanding Competition Program
“The Amazing Race”
“Nailed It!”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
Outstanding Short Form Variety Talk Series
“Conan”
“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
Nicole Byer – “Nailed It!”
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness – “Queer Eye”
RuPaul – “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary – “Shark Tank”
Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons – “Top Chef”
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
“Antiques Roadshow”
“Property Brothers: Forever Home”
“Queer Eye”
“Running Wild With Bear Grylls”
“Shark Tank”
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
“Becoming”
“Below Deck”
“Indian Matchmaking”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race Untucked”
“Selling Sunset”
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
“Allen v. Farrow”
“American Masters”
“City So Real”
“Pretend It’s a City”
“Secrets of the Whales”
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
“Boys State”
“Framing Britney Spears”
“The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”
“The Social Dilemma”
“Tina
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