last night thePrimetimeEmmy Awards 2021ceremony was held at the Event Deck in L.A. Live in Los Angeles, one of the most important international television awards. This 73rd edition was completelydominated by streaming platforms. In particular, the TV seriesThe Crown,Ted LassoandMare of Easttownhave won almost all the major awards.

The Crowntakes home the awards forBest Drama Series, Best Director and Best Screenplay.Ted Lassowas crownedBest Comedy Series, whileThe Queen’s gambitwins theBest Miniseries award.

For the first time in the history of these awards,Netflixconquers the top as the streaming platform with the most victories, taking home44 statuettes(combining the primetime awards handed out during Sunday’s ceremony and the Creative Arts Emmys collected during ceremonies last weekend), whileHbo, another traditional dominator of this event,has stopped at 19 statuettes. Low results forDisney +: out of81 nominationsin total (23 forWandaVisionalone), she managed to take homeonly 12 awards, most of them in technical categories. Nothing to do instead forThe BoysofAmazon Prime, whichfails to conquer any of its 6 nominations.

Emmy Awards 2021: a very white and British edition

The Emmy Awards 2021 were a very British edition thanks to the triumphs ofThe CrownandTed Lasso, both set in the UK with an overwhelming majority of British actors in the cast. Triumphs also reinforced by the victories ofKate WinsletandEwan McGregorin other actor categories (respectively forMare of EasttownandHalston) and by that ofMichaela Coelfor the screenplay ofI May Destroy You.

This year’s edition has also been tagged on the web with the hashtag#EmmysSoWhite, reminding a little of what happened at the Oscars a few years ago: all the main actor awards, in fact, went to white actors, despite being nominated there were many highly acclaimed black contenders, such asMichael K. Williams, Billy PorterandMj Rodriguez. It’s a real shame, in fact, thatPose, acclaimed by the majority of the black cast,has only won three Emmys for costumes, make-up and hairstyles.

Despite this,RuPaulwon for the umpteenth time with hisDrag Race, becomingthe black person with the most wins in Emmy history. For the first time, then,female directors have grabbed the most important categories, withLucia AnielloandJessica Hobbsdistinguishing themselves for their direction ofHacksandThe Crownrespectively.

Emmy Awards 2021: Changing of the Guard?

In many ways, the Emmy Awards 2021 seem to materialize the so-called “changing of the guard“. The overwhelming victory of the Netflix streaming platform over a cable network like Hbo (usually the absolute dominator of this type of event) has been seen by many asthe long-awaited sunset of the old TVin favor of a now full-blown dominance of online platforms. . For many, the change seems inevitable, unless they invent a new type of prizes to separate the two categories.

Emmy Awards 2021: all the winners

Below you can find all thewinnersof the Emmy Awards 2021, divided by category (TV programs, acting, directing and writing).

Programs

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Ted Lasso(Apple TV+)
• Black-ish(ABC)
• Cobra Kai(Netflix)
• Emily in Paris(Netflix)
• The Flight Attendant(HBO Max)
• Hacks(HBO Max)
• The Kominsky Method(Netflix)
• PEN15(Hulu)

Outstanding Drama Series

• The Crown(Netflix)
• The Boys(Prime Video)
• Bridgerton(Netflix)
• The Handmaid’s Tale(Hulu)
• Lovecraft Country(HBO)
• The Mandalorian(Disney+)
• Pose(FX)
• This Is Us(NBC)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

• The Queen’s Gambit(Netflix)
• I May Destroy You(HBO)
• Mare of Easttown(HBO)
• The Underground Railroad(Prime Video)
• WandaVision(Disney+)

Outstanding Competition Program

• RuPaul’s Drag Race(VH1)
• The Amazing Race(CBS)
• Nailed It!(Netflix)
• Top Chef(Bravo)
• The Voice(NBC)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver(HBO)
• Conan(TBS)
• The Daily Show with Trevor Noah(Comedy Central)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!(ABC)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(CBS)

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

• Saturday Night Live(NBC)
• A Black Lady Sketch Show(HBO)

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

• Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020(Showtime)
• Celebrating America – An Inauguration Night Special(Multiple Platforms)
• The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards(CBS)
• The Oscars(ABC)
• The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd(CBS)

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

• Hamilton(Disney+)
• Bo Burnham: Inside(Netflix)
• David Byrne’s American Utopia(HBO)
• 8:46 – Dave Chappelle(Netflix)
• Friends: The Reunion(HBO Max)
• A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote(HBO Max)

Acting

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso onTed Lasso(Episode: “Pilot”) (Apple TV+)
• Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson, Sr. onBlack-ish(Episode: “What About Gary?”) (ABC)
• Michael Douglas as Sandy Kominsky onThe Kominsky Method(Episode: “Chapter 20. The round toes, of the high shoes”) (Netflix)
• William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher onShameless(Episode: “Father Frank, Full of Grace”) (Showtime)
• Kenan Thompson as Kenan Williams onKenan(Episode: “Flirting”) (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Jean Smart as Deborah Vance onHacks(Episode: “1.69 Million”) (HBO Max)
• Aidy Bryant as Annie Easton onShrill(Episode: “Ranchers”) (Hulu)
• Kaley Cuoco as Cassie Bowden onThe Flight Attendant(Episode: “In Case of Emergency”) (HBO Max)
• Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett onMom(Episode: “My Kinda People and the Big To-Do”) (CBS)
• Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow “Bow” Johnson onBlack-ish(Episode: “Babes in Boyland”) (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles onThe Crown(Episode: “Terra Nullius”) (Netflix)
• Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson onThis Is Us(Episode: “Forty: Part 2”) (NBC)
• Jonathan Majors as Atticus Freeman onLovecraft Country(Episode: “Sundown”) (HBO)
• Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset onBridgerton(Episode: “Art of the Swoon”) (Netflix)
• Billy Porter as Pray Tell onPose(Episode: “Take Me To Church”) (FX)
• Matthew Rhys as Perry Mason onPerry Mason(Episode: “Chapter 8”) (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II onThe Crown(Episode: “48:1”) (Netflix)
• Uzo Aduba as Dr. Brooke Taylor onIn Treatment(Episode: “Brooke – Week 5”) (HBO)
• Emma Corrin as Princess Diana onThe Crown(Episode: “Fairytale”) (Netflix)
• Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne / Offred onThe Handmaid’s Tale(Episode: “Home”) (Hulu)
• Mj Rodriguez as Blanca Evangelista onPose(Episode: “Series Finale”) (FX)
• Jurnee Smollett as Letitia “Leti” Lewis onLovecraft Country(Episode: “Holy Ghost”) (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Ewan McGregor as Halston onHalston(Netflix)
• Paul Bettany as Vision onWandaVision(Disney+)
• Hugh Grant as Jonathan Fraser onThe Undoing(HBO)
• Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton onHamilton(Disney+)
• Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr onHamilton(Disney+)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Kate Winslet as Mare Sheehan onMare of Easttown(HBO)
• Michaela Coel as Arabella onI May Destroy You(HBO)
• Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin onGenius: Aretha(National Geographic)
• Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch onWandaVision(Disney+)
• Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon onThe Queen’s Gambit(Netflix)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent onTed Lasso(Episode: “All Apologies”) (Apple TV+)
• Carl Clemons-Hopkins as Marcus Vaughan onHacks(Episode: “New Eyes”) (HBO Max)
• Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard onTed Lasso(Episode: “Two Aces”) (Apple TV+)
• Nick Mohammed as Nathan Shelley onTed Lasso(Episode: “Make Rebecca Great Again”) (Apple TV+)
• Paul Reiser as Martin Schneider onThe Kominsky Method(Episode: “Chapter 18. You only give me your funny paper”) (Netflix)
• Jeremy Swift as Leslie Higgins onTed Lasso(Episode: “Biscuits”) (Apple TV+)
• Kenan Thompson as Various Characters onSaturday Night Live(Episode: “Host: Dave Chappelle”) (NBC)
• Bowen Yang as Various Characters onSaturday Night Live(Episode: “Host: Carey Mulligan”) (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton onTed Lasso(Episode: “All Apologies”) (Apple TV+)
• Aidy Bryant as Various Characters onSaturday Night Live(Episode: “Host: Regé-Jean Page”) (NBC)
• Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels onHacks(Episode: “I Think She Will”) (HBO Max)
• Kate McKinnon as Various Characters onSaturday Night Live(Episode: “Host: Bill Burr”) (NBC)
• Rosie Perez as Megan Briscoe onThe Flight Attendant(Episode: “Arrivals and Departures”) (HBO Max)
• Cecily Strong as Various Characters onSaturday Night Live(Episode: “Host: Anya Taylor-Joy”) (NBC)
• Juno Temple as Keeley Jones onTed Lasso(Episode: “For the Children”) (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh onThe Crown(Episode: “Gold Stick”) (Netflix)
• Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon onThe Mandalorian(Episode: “Chapter 16: The Rescue”) (Disney+)
• O-T Fagbenle as Luke Bankole onThe Handmaid’s Tale(Episode: “Home”) (Hulu)
• John Lithgow as Elias Birchard “E.B.” Jonathan onPerry Mason(Episode: “Chapter 4”) (HBO)
• Max Minghella as Commander Nick Blaine onThe Handmaid’s Tale(Episode: “The Crossing”) (Hulu)
• Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon onThis Is Us(Episode: “In the Room”) (NBC)
• Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence onThe Handmaid’s Tale(Episode: “Testimony”) (Hulu)
• Michael K. Williams as Montrose Freeman onLovecraft Country(Episode: “Rewind 1921”) (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher onThe Crown(Episode: “Favourites”) (Netflix)
• Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret onThe Crown(Episode: “The Hereditary Principle”) (Netflix)
• Madeline Brewer as Janine Lindo onThe Handmaid’s Tale(Episode: “Testimony”) (Hulu)
• Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia onThe Handmaid’s Tale(Episode: “Progress”) (Hulu)
• Aunjanue Ellis as Hippolyta Freeman onLovecraft Country(Episode: “I Am.”) (HBO)
• Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles onThe Crown(Episode: “Fairytale”) (Netflix)
• Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford onThe Handmaid’s Tale(Episode: “Home”) (Hulu)
• Samira Wiley as Moira onThe Handmaid’s Tale(Episode: “Vows”) (Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Evan Peters as Det. Colin Zabel onMare of Easttown(Episode: “Enter Number Two”) (HBO)
• Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Benny Watts onThe Queen’s Gambit(Episode: “Adjournment”) (Netflix)
• Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson onHamilton(Disney+)
• Paapa Essiedu as Kwame onI May Destroy You(Episode: “That Was Fun”) (HBO)
• Jonathan Groff as King George onHamilton(Disney+)
• Anthony Ramos as John Laurens / Philip Hamilton onHamilton(Disney+)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Julianne Nicholson as Lori Ross onMare of Easttown(Episode: “Sacrament”) (HBO)
• Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler onHamilton(Disney+)
• Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness / Agnes The Nosy Neighbor onWandaVision(Episode: “Breaking the Fourth Wall”) (Disney+)
• Moses Ingram as Jolene onThe Queen’s Gambit(Episode: “End Game”) (Netflix)
• Jean Smart as Helen Fahey onMare of Easttown(Episode: “Sacrament”) (HBO)
• Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton onHamilton(Disney+)

Directing

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

• Hacks(Episode: “There Is No Line”), Directed by Lucia Aniello (HBO Max)
• B Positive(Episode: “Pilot”), Directed by James Burrows (CBS)
• The Flight Attendant(Episode: “In Case of Emergency”), Directed by Susanna Fogel (HBO Max)
• Mom(Episode: “Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak”), Directed by James Widdoes (CBS)
• Ted Lasso(Episode: “Biscuits”), Directed by Zach Braff (Apple TV+)
• Ted Lasso(Episode: “The Hope that Kills You”), Directed by MJ Delaney (Apple TV+)
• Ted Lasso(Episode: “Make Rebecca Great Again”), Directed by Declan Lowney (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

• The Crown(Episode: “War”), Directed by Jessica Hobbs (Netflix)
• Bridgerton(Episode: “Diamond of the First Water”), Directed by Julie Anne Robinson (Netflix)
• The Crown(Episode: “Fairytale”), Directed by Benjamin Caron (Netflix)
• The Handmaid’s Tale(Episode: “The Wilderness”), Directed by Liz Garbus (Hulu)
• The Mandalorian(Episode: “Chapter 9: The Marshal”), Directed by Jon Favreau (Disney+)
• Pose(Episode: “Series Finale”), Directed by Steven Canals (FX)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• The Queen’s Gambit, Directed by Scott Frank (Netflix)
• Hamilton, Directed by Thomas Kail (Disney+)
• I May Destroy You(Episode: “Ego Death”), Directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel (HBO)
• I May Destroy You(Episode: “Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes”), Directed by Sam Miller (HBO)
• Mare of Easttown, Directed by Craig Zobel (HBO)
• The Underground Railroad, Directed by Barry Jenkins (Prime Video)
• WandaVision, Directed by Matt Shakman (Disney+)

Writing

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

• Hacks(Episode: “There Is No Line”), Written by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky (HBO Max)
• The Flight Attendant(Episode: “In Case of Emergency”), Written by Steve Yockey (HBO Max)
• Girls5eva(Episode: “Pilot”), Written by Meredith Scardino (Peacock)
• PEN15(Episode: “Play”), Written by Maya Erskine (Hulu)
• Ted Lasso(Episode: “Make Rebecca Great Again”), Written by Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, and Jason Sudeikis (Apple TV+)
• Ted Lasso(Episode: “Pilot”), Written by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• The Crown(Episode: “War”), Written by Peter Morgan (Netflix)
• The Boys(Episode: “What I Know”), Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine (Prime Video)
• The Handmaid’s Tale(Episode: “Home”), Written by Yahlin Chang (Hulu)
• Lovecraft Country(Episode: “Sundown”), Written by Misha Green (HBO)
• The Mandalorian(Episode: “Chapter 13: The Jedi”), Written by Dave Filoni (Disney+)
• The Mandalorian(Episode: “Chapter 16: The Rescue”), Written by Jon Favreau (Disney+)
• Pose(Episode: “Series Finale”), Written by Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, Our Lady J, Janet Mock, and Ryan Murphy (FX)

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• I May Destroy You, Written by Michaela Coel (HBO)
• Mare of Easttown, Written by Brad Ingelsby (HBO)
• The Queen’s Gambit, Written by Scott Frank (Netflix)
• WandaVision(Episode: “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!”), Written by Chuck Hayward and Peter Cameron (Disney+)
• WandaVision(Episode: “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”), Written by Jac Schaeffer (Disney+)
• WandaVision(Episode: “Previously On”), Written by Laura Donney (Disney+)

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver(HBO)
• The Amber Ruffin Show(Peacock)
• A Black Lady Sketch Show(HBO)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(CBS)
• Saturday Night Live(NBC)

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