Industry halts and pandemic production pauses won’t stop “television’s biggest night.”
The 2021 Emmy Award nominees were announced Tuesday via the Television Academy’s YouTube livestream.
History-making Emmy-winning father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (“This Is Us”) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (“#FreeRayshawn”)hosted the nomination reveal live from NYC.
“It has been an extraordinary year in which television brought multigenerational families together in a shared love of their favorite programs,” TV Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma said in a statement. “So it seems fitting that these two accomplished performers announce this year’s Emmy nominees as we acknowledge and celebrate the exceptional programs and talent that are elevating and redefining television.”
Check out the full list of major 2021 Emmy nominees below:
Best Actress in a Comedy
Aidy Bryant, “Shrill”
Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”
Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Allison Janney, “Mom”
Tracee Ellis Ross “Black-ish”
Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Marsai Martin, Miles Brown, Marcus Scribner and Yara Shahidi in “Black-ish.” ABCBest Actor in a Comedy
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”
Kenan Thompson, “Kenan”
Jason Sudeikis as “Ted Lasso.” Apple TV+Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Cecily Strong, “SNL”
Aidy Bryant, “SNL”
Kate McKinnon, “SNL”
Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso”
Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”
Rosie Perez, “The Flight Attendant”
Rosie Perez and Kaley Cuoco in a scene from “The Flight Attendant.” HBO MaxBest Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Carl Clemons-Hopkins, “Hacks”
Bowen Yang, “SNL”
Kenan Thompson, “SNL”
Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”
Brendan Hunt, “Ted Lasso”
Nick Mohammed, “Ted Lasso”
Jeremy Swift, “Ted Lasso”
Paul Reiser, “The Kominsky Method”
Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in “Hacks.” HBO MaxBest Comedy
“Black-ish”
“Cobra Kai”
“Emily In Paris”
“Hacks”
“The Flight Attendant”
“The Kominsky Method”
“Pen15”
“Ted Lasso”
Anya Taylor-Joy in “The Queen’s Gambit.” CHARLIE GRAY/NETFLIXBest Actress in a Drama
Emma Corrin, “The Crown”
Uzo Aduba, “In Treatment”
Olivia Colman, “The Crown”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Mj Rodriguez, “Pose”
Jurnee Smollett, “Lovecraft Country”
Jonathan Majors stars as Atticus Freeman in the HBO series “Lovecraft Country.” Elizabeth Morris/HBOBest Actor in a Drama
Josh O’Connor, “The Crown”
Billy Porter, “Pose”
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Regé-Jean Page, “Bridgerton”
Jonathan Majors, “Lovecraft Country”
Matthew Rhys, “Perry Mason”
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Aunjanue Ellis, “Lovecraft Country”
Emerald Fennell, “The Crown”
Gillian Anderson, “The Crown”
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
Yvonne Strahovski, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Madeline Brewer, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Gillian Anderson as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth in Season 4 of “The Crown.” NetflixBest Supporting Actor in a Drama
Michael K. Williams, “Lovecraft Country”
John Lithgow, “Perry Mason”
Tobias Menzies, “The Crown”
Max Minghella, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Bradley Whitford, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
O-T Fagbenle, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Giancarlo Esposito, “The Mandalorian”
Chris Sullivan, “This Is Us”
Best Drama
“The Boys”
“Bridgerton”
“The Crown”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Lovecraft Country”
“The Mandalorian”
“Pose”
“This Is Us”
Michaela Coel in “I May Destroy You.” HBO Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie
Michaela Coel, “I May Destroy You”
Elizabeth Olsen, “WandaVision”
Cynthia Erivo, “Genius: Aretha”
Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Kate Winslet, “Mare of Easttown”
Elizabeth Olsen (left) and Paul Bettany in a scene from “WandaVision.” Disney+Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Paul Bettany, “WandaVision”
Hugh Grant, “The Undoing”
Ewan McGregor, “Halston”
Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton”
Leslie Odom, Jr., “Hamilton”
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant in “The Undoing.” HBOBest 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”
Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Anthony Ramos in the filmed version of the original Broadway production of “Hamilton.” Disney PlusBest Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Phillipa Soo, “Hamilton”
Renée Elise Goldsberry, “Hamilton”
Julianne Nicholson, “Mare of Easttown”
Jean Smart, “Mare of Easttown”
Moses Ingram, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Kathryn Hahn, “WandaVision”
Kathryn Hahn as Agnes in “WandaVision.” Marvel StudiosOutstanding Limited Series
“The Underground Railroad”
“The Queen’s Gambit”
“I May Destroy You”
“WandaVision”
“Mare of Easttown”
Best TV Movie
“Dolly Parton’s Christmas On the Square”
“Oslo”
“Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia”
“Sylvie’s Love”
“Uncle Frank”
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
“Allen v. Farrow”
“American Masters”
“City So Real”
“Pretend It’s a City”
“Secrets of the Whales”
RuPaul Charles, the host of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” VH1Outstanding Competition Program
“The Amazing Race”
“Nailed It!”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
Conan O’Brien recently bid farewell to late night TV in a touching speech. TBSVariety 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 Variety Special Live
“Celebrating America – An Inauguration Night Special”
“Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020”
“The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards”
“The Oscars”
“The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd”
The Weeknd’s Super Bowl LV Halftime Show at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Getty ImagesOutstanding Variety Special Pre-recorded
“8:46 – Dave Chappelle”
“A West Wing Special To Benefit When We All Vote”
“Bo Burnham: Inside”
“David Byrne’s American Utopia”
“Friends: The Reunion”
“Hamilton”
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
“Saturday Night Live”
Oprah Winfrey interviews Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on “A CBS Primetime Special” premiering on CBS March 7, 2021. Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
“My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman”
“Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special”
“Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy”
“United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell”
“Vice”
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
“Boys State”
“Framing Britney Spears (The New York Times Presents)”
“The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart”
“The Social Dilemma”
“Tina”
The 73rd annual ceremony will air on Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST on CBS and Paramount+, live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. AFP via Getty ImagesThe 73rd annual ceremony will air on Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST on CBS and Paramount+, live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The Television Academy will be recognizing programs that aired between June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021. Unfortunately, some fan favorites — and former Emmy winners — are disqualified from the 73rd ceremony due to halted productions. This past year, the entertainment industry cut production in half in major production locations (New York City and Los Angeles) on account of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Television Academy announced on Monday that the second COVID-19 ceremony will host “a limited audience of nominees and their guests.”
Cedric the Entertainer, star of “The Neighborhood,” will host the 2021 Emmy Awards. Getty ImagesViacomCBS, CBS’s parent company, also announced that the network recruited from within the family, with Cedric the Entertainer as the host for the Sept. 19 ceremony. Cedric stars in “The Neighborhood,” which airs Mondays on CBS and the fourth season is anticipated to premiere the Monday following the ceremony to kick off the network’s fall TV lineup.
