The 2021 Emmy Awards nominations were announced on July 13, recognizing many of the year's outstanding television shows! Hamilton actress Jasmine Cephas Jones and her father Ron Cephas Jones were on hand to present the awards, which will be handed out on September 19.
The Handmaid's Tale and The Crown lead the pack in the drama categories, while Ted Lasso and SNL picked up multiple comedy nods. There are also several first-time nominees, including The Flight Attendant's Kaley Cuoco and Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page. Read on to see the full list of nominees for this year's Emmys!
OUTSTANDING DRAMA
- The Boys
- Bridgerton
- The Crown
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Lovecraft Country
- The Mandalorian
- Pose
- This Is Us
LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA
- 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
LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
- Uzo Aduba, In Treatment
- Olivia Colman, The Crown
- Emma Corrin, The Crown
- Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Mj Rodriguez, Pose
- Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
- 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
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
- 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
GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
- Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Claire Foy, The Crown
- Mckenna Grace, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Sophie Okonedo, Ratched
- Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us
GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
- 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 COMEDY
- black-ish
- Cobra Kai
- Emily in Paris
- Hacks
- The Flight Attendant
- The Kominsky Method
- PEN15
- Ted Lasso
LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
- Aidy Bryant, Shrill
- Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
- Allison Janney, Mom
- Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
- Jean Smart, Hacks
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LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY
- Anthony Anderson, black-ish
- Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
- William H. Macy, Shameless
- Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
- Kenan Thompson, Kenan
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
- 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
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
- 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
GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
- 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
GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
- Alec Baldwin, SNL
- Dave Chappelle, SNL
- Morgan Freeman, The Kominsky Method
- Daniel Kaluuya, SNL
- Daniel Levy, SNL
LIMITED SERIES
- I May Destroy You
- Mare of Easttown
- The Queen’s Gambit
- The Underground Railroad
- WandaVision
MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOVIE
- Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
- Oslo
- Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
- Sylvie’s Love
- Uncle Frank
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 Easttown
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
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
- Phillipa Soo, Hamilton
- Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
- Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown
- Julianne Nicholson, Mare of Easttown
- Moses Ingram, The Queen’s Gambit
- Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision
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
REALITY SHOW HOST
- 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
COMPETITION PROGRAM
- The Amazing Race
- Nailed It!
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Voice
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UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
- Becoming
- Below Deck
- Indian Matchmaking
- RuPaul’s Drag Race Untucked
- Selling Sunset
VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
- A Black Lady Sketch Show
- Saturday Night Live
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
It was a short and sweet ceremony!
