Primetime Emmy Awards 2021
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards · Held September 19, 2021 · 43 categories · everything in 2021
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner The Crown · Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Stephen Daldry, Andy Harries, Benjamin Caron, Robert Fox
- Nominee Bridgerton · Chris Van Dusen, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Julia Quinn, Jonathan Igla, Sarah Dollard
- Nominee Lovecraft Country · Misha Green, J. J. Abrams, Jordan Peele, Yann Demange, Ben Stephenson, Jonathan I. Kidd, Sonya Winton-Odamtten
- Nominee Pose · Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Lou Eyrich
- Nominee The Boys · Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Neal H. Moritz, Rebecca Sonnenshine, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson
- Nominee The Handmaid's Tale · Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Eric Tuchman, Margaret Atwood, Nina Fiore
- Nominee The Mandalorian · Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson
- Nominee This Is Us · John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, Charles Gogolak, Ken Olin, Dan Fogelman, Kay Oyegun, Kevin Falls, Elan Mastai
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Ted Lasso · Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Jeff Ingold, Jamie Lee, Brendan Hunt
- Nominee Black-ish · Kenya Barris, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Courtney Lilly, Lisa Muse Bryant, Eric Horsted, Tracee Ellis Ross
- Nominee Cobra Kai · Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka
- Nominee Emily in Paris · Andrew Fleming, Lilly Burns, Darren Star, Stephen Joel Brown, Lily Collins
- Nominee Hacks · Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Michael Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett, Joanna Calo, Joe Mande, Jessica Chaffin
- Nominee PEN15 · Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Debbie Liebling, Vera Santamaria, Marc Provissiero, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Jordan Levin
- Nominee The Flight Attendant · Greg Berlanti, Kaley Cuoco, Steve Yockey, Sarah Schechter
- Nominee The Kominsky Method · Alan J. Higgins, Michael Douglas, Chuck Lorre, Andy Tennant
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner The Queen's Gambit · William Horberg, Allan Scott, Scott Frank
- Nominee I May Destroy You · Michaela Coel, Phil Clarke
- Nominee Mare of Easttown · Paul Lee, Craig Zobel, Kate Winslet, Brad Ingelsby, Gavin O'Connor
- Nominee The Underground Railroad · Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Colson Whitehead
- Nominee WandaVision · Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Matt Shakman, Jac Schaeffer
Outstanding Television Movie
- Winner Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square · Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen, Joe Lazarov
- Nominee Oslo · Marc Platt, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Bartlett Sher, J. T. Rogers, Matthew Stillman, Michel Litvak, Svetlana Metkina
- Nominee Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia · Robin Roberts, Sebastian Dungan, Danielle Brooks, Kenny Leon
- Nominee Sylvie's Love · Tessa Thompson, Bobbi Sue Luther, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eugene Ashe
- Nominee Uncle Frank · Bill Block, Michael Costigan, Peter Macdissi, Alan Ball
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
- Winner Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · John Oliver, Tim Carvell
- Nominee Conan · Conan O'Brien
- Nominee Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Jimmy Kimmel, Gary Greenberg
- Nominee The Daily Show · Trevor Noah, Zhubin Parang
- Nominee The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart, Paul Dinello
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- Winner RuPaul's Drag Race · RuPaul, Michelle Visage
- Nominee Nailed It! · Nicole Byer
- Nominee The Amazing Race · Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Phil Keoghan
- Nominee The Voice · John de Mol Jr., Mark Burnett, Brittany Martin, Carson Daly
- Nominee Top Chef · Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Josh O'Connor · The Crown
- Nominee Regé-Jean Page · Bridgerton
- Nominee Jonathan Majors · Lovecraft Country
- Nominee Matthew Rhys · Perry Mason
- Nominee Billy Porter · Pose
- Nominee Sterling K. Brown · This Is Us
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Olivia Colman · The Crown
- Nominee Uzo Aduba · In Treatment
- Nominee Jurnee Smollett · Lovecraft Country
- Nominee Michaela Jaé Rodriguez · Pose
- Nominee Emma Corrin · The Crown
- Nominee Elisabeth Moss · The Handmaid's Tale
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jason Sudeikis · Ted Lasso
- Nominee Anthony Anderson · Black-ish
- Nominee Kenan Thompson · Kenan
- Nominee William H. Macy · Shameless
- Nominee Michael Douglas · The Kominsky Method
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jean Smart · Hacks
- Nominee Tracee Ellis Ross · Black-ish
- Nominee Allison Janney · Mom
- Nominee Aidy Bryant · Shrill
- Nominee Kaley Cuoco · The Flight Attendant
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Ewan McGregor · Halston
- Nominee Leslie Odom Jr. · Hamilton
- Nominee Lin-Manuel Miranda · Hamilton
- Nominee Hugh Grant · The Undoing
- Nominee Paul Bettany · WandaVision
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Kate Winslet · Mare of Easttown
- Nominee Cynthia Erivo · Genius
- Nominee Michaela Coel · I May Destroy You
- Nominee Anya Taylor-Joy · The Queen's Gambit
- Nominee Elizabeth Olsen · WandaVision
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Tobias Menzies · The Crown
- Nominee Michael K. Williams · Lovecraft Country
- Nominee John Lithgow · Perry Mason
- Nominee O-T Fagbenle · The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Max Minghella · The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Bradley Whitford · The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Giancarlo Esposito · The Mandalorian
- Nominee Chris Sullivan · This Is Us
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Gillian Anderson · The Crown
- Nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor · Lovecraft Country
- Nominee Emerald Fennell · The Crown
- Nominee Helena Bonham Carter · The Crown
- Nominee Madeline Brewer · The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Ann Dowd · The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Samira Wiley · The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Yvonne Strahovski · The Handmaid's Tale
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Brett Goldstein · Ted Lasso
- Nominee Carl Clemons-Hopkins · Hacks
- Nominee Bowen Yang · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Kenan Thompson · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Brendan Hunt · Ted Lasso
- Nominee Nick Mohammed · Ted Lasso
- Nominee Jeremy Swift · Ted Lasso
- Nominee Paul Reiser · The Kominsky Method
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Hannah Waddingham · Ted Lasso
- Nominee Hannah Einbinder · Hacks
- Nominee Cecily Strong · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Aidy Bryant · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Kate McKinnon · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Juno Temple · Ted Lasso
- Nominee Rosie Perez · The Flight Attendant
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Evan Peters · Mare of Easttown
- Nominee Jonathan Groff, Jonathan Groff · Hamilton
- Nominee Daveed Diggs · Hamilton
- Nominee Anthony Ramos · Hamilton
- Nominee Paapa Essiedu · I May Destroy You
- Nominee Thomas Brodie-Sangster · The Queen's Gambit
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Julianne Nicholson · Mare of Easttown
- Nominee Phillipa Soo · Hamilton
- Nominee Renée Elise Goldsberry · Hamilton
- Nominee Jean Smart · Mare of Easttown
- Nominee Moses Ingram · The Queen's Gambit
- Nominee Kathryn Hahn · WandaVision
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Jessica Hobbs · War from The Crown
- Nominee Jon Favreau · Chapter 9: The Marshal from The Mandalorian
- Nominee Julie Anne Robinson · Diamond of the First Water from Bridgerton
- Nominee Benjamin Caron · Fairytale from The Crown
- Nominee Steven Canals · Series Finale from Pose
- Nominee Liz Garbus · The Wilderness from The Handmaid's Tale
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Lucia Aniello · There Is No Line from Hacks
- Nominee Zach Braff · Biscuits from Ted Lasso
- Nominee Susanna Fogel · In Case of Emergency from The Flight Attendant
- Nominee Declan Lowney · Make Rebecca Great Again from Ted Lasso
- Nominee James Burrows · Pilot from B Positive
- Nominee James Widdoes · Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak from Mom
- Nominee MJ Delaney · The Hope That Kills You from Ted Lasso
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner Don Roy King · Host: Dave Chappelle from Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Alexander J. Vietmeier · Episode 1085a from Late Night with Seth Meyers
- Nominee Paul G. Casey · Episode 1835 from Real Time with Bill Maher
- Nominee Jim Hoskinson · Live Show Following Capitol Insurrection; Senator Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Performance by Jamila Woods from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Nominee Christopher Werner · Trump & Election Results / Fuck 2020 from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner Peter Morgan · War from The Crown
- Nominee Dave Filoni · Chapter 13: The Jedi from The Mandalorian
- Nominee Jon Favreau · Chapter 16: The Rescue from The Mandalorian
- Nominee Yahlin Chang · Home from The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J · Series Finale from Pose
- Nominee Misha Green · Sundown from Lovecraft Country
- Nominee Rebecca Sonnenshine · What I Know from The Boys
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky · There Is No Line from Hacks
- Nominee Steve Yockey · In Case of Emergency from The Flight Attendant
- Nominee Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt · Make Rebecca Great Again from Ted Lasso
- Nominee Meredith Scardino · Pilot from Girls5eva
- Nominee Bill Lawrence · Pilot from Ted Lasso
- Nominee Maya Erskine · Play from PEN15
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Nominee A Black Lady Sketch Show
- Nominee Saturday Night Live
- Nominee The Amber Ruffin Show
- Nominee The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Animated Program
- Winner Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal
- Nominee Big Mouth
- Nominee Bob's Burgers
- Nominee South Park: The Pandemic Special
- Nominee The Simpsons
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
- Winner Maya Rudolph · Big Mouth
- Nominee Jessica Walter · Archer
- Nominee Stacey Abrams · Black-ish
- Nominee Julie Andrews · Bridgerton
- Nominee Stanley Tucci · Central Park
- Nominee Tituss Burgess · Central Park
- Nominee Seth MacFarlane · Family Guy
Outstanding Choreography
- Winner Dancing with the Stars · Derek Hough
- Winner Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square · Debbie Allen
- Nominee Christmas in Rockefeller Center · Sergio Trujillo
- Nominee Genius
- Nominee Lucifer
- Nominee Savage X Fenty Show · Parris Goebel
- Nominee The Disney Holiday Singalong
- Nominee World of Dance
- Nominee Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist · Mandy Moore, Luther Brown
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
- Winner Secrets of the Whales · James Cameron, Brian Skerry
- Nominee Allen v. Farrow · Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Dan Cogan, Amy Herdy
- Nominee American Masters · Alicia Keys, Lacey Schwartz Delgado, Mehret Mandefro
- Nominee City So Real · Diane Weyermann, Alex Kotlowitz, Gordon Quinn, Steve James
- Nominee Pretend It's a City · Martin Scorsese, Fran Lebowitz, Ted Griffin, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- Winner Boys State · Davis Guggenheim, Laurene Powell Jobs, Jesse Moss
- Nominee Framing Britney Spears
- Nominee The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart · Jody Gerson, Frank Marshall
- Nominee The Social Dilemma
- Nominee Tina · Simon Chinn
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Dave Chappelle · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Dan Levy · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Daniel Kaluuya · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Alec Baldwin · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Morgan Freeman · The Kominsky Method
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Courtney B. Vance · Lovecraft Country
- Nominee Charles Dance · The Crown
- Nominee Don Cheadle · The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Nominee Carl Weathers · The Mandalorian
- Nominee Timothy Olyphant · The Mandalorian
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Maya Rudolph · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Issa Rae · A Black Lady Sketch Show
- Nominee Yvette Nicole Brown · A Black Lady Sketch Show
- Nominee Jane Adams · Hacks
- Nominee Kristen Wiig · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Bernadette Peters · Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Claire Foy · The Crown
- Nominee Sophie Okonedo · Ratched
- Nominee Mckenna Grace · The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Alexis Bledel · The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Phylicia Rashad · This Is Us
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
- Winner RuPaul · RuPaul's Drag Race
- Nominee Nicole Byer · Nailed It!
- Nominee Bobby Berk · Queer Eye
- Nominee Mark Cuban · Shark Tank
- Nominee Padma Lakshmi · Top Chef
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
- Winner Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
- Nominee My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
- Nominee Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special
- Nominee United Shades of America
- Nominee Vice
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
- Winner The Mandalorian · Ludwig Göransson
- Nominee Bridgerton · Kris Bowers
- Nominee Lovecraft Country · Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq
- Nominee The Crown · Martin Phipps
- Nominee The Handmaid's Tale · Adam Taylor
- Nominee This Is Us · Siddhartha Khosla
Outstanding Music Direction
- Winner Bo Burnham: Inside · Bo Burnham
- Nominee Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry · Aron Forbes
- Nominee Celebrating America – An Inauguration Night Special · Rickey Minor
- Nominee David Byrne's American Utopia · Mauro Refosco
- Nominee Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist · Harvey Mason Jr.
Outstanding Narrator
- Winner Sterling K. Brown · Lincoln: Divided We Stand
- Nominee David Attenborough · A Perfect Planet
- Nominee Anthony Hopkins · Mythic Quest
- Nominee Sigourney Weaver · Secrets of the Whales
- Nominee The Year Earth Changed
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
- Winner WandaVision · Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
- Nominee Bo Burnham: Inside · Bo Burnham
- Nominee Soundtrack of Our Lives · Marc Shaiman
- Nominee The Boys · Christopher Lennertz
- Nominee The Queen's Gambit · William Horberg
- Nominee Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist · Harvey Mason Jr.
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
- Winner Hamilton · Jill Furman, Dave Sirulnick, Justin Wilkes, Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller
- Nominee 8:46 – Dave Chappelle · Dave Chappelle, Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar
- Nominee A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote · Casey Patterson, Thomas Schlamme, Aaron Sorkin
- Nominee Bo Burnham: Inside · Bo Burnham
- Nominee David Byrne's American Utopia · Jeff Skoll, David Linde, Diane Weyermann, Len Blavatnik, Kurt Deutsch, Bill Pohlad, Dave Sirulnick, Sue Naegle, David Byrne, Spike Lee
- Nominee Friends: The Reunion · Ben Winston, Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, James Corden, Mike Darnell
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Michaela Coel · I May Destroy You
- Nominee Chuck Hayward, Peter Cameron · All-New Halloween Spooktacular! from WandaVision
- Nominee Jac Schaeffer · Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience from WandaVision
- Nominee Brad Ingelsby · Mare of Easttown
- Nominee Laura Donney · Previously On from WandaVision
- Nominee Scott Frank · The Queen's Gambit