The 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards aired LIVE on CBS-TV on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. Cedric the Entertainer served as this year’s host. To be eligible, prime time television programming must have aired from June 1, 2020, until May 31, 2021, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The top winners for the night included “The Queens Gambit,” “The Crown” and “Ted Lasso.”
Best Limited Series
“The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix)
Best Drama
“The Crown” (Netflix)
Best Comedy
“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Variety Special, Pre-Recorded
“Hamilton”
Outstanding Variety Special, Live
“Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020”
Best Actor, Drama
Josh O’Connor for “The Crown”
Best Actress, Drama
Olivia Colman for “The Crown”
Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie
Ewan McGregor for “Halston”
Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie
Kate Winslet for “Mare of Easttown”
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special
Michaela Coel for “I May Destroy You”
Directing for a Limited Series
Scott Frank for “The Queen’s Gambit”
Reality Competition Program
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Best Actor, Comedy
Jason Sudeikis for “Ted Lasso”
Best Actress, Comedy
Jean Smart for “Hacks”
Directing for a Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello for “Hacks” (“There Is No Line”)
Writing for a Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello for Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, “Hacks” (“There Is No Line”)
Variety Sketch Series
“Saturday Night Live”
Variety Talk Series
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
Writing for a Variety Series
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
Supporting Actor, Drama
Tobias Menzies for “The Crown”
Supporting Actress, Drama
Gillian Anderson for “The Crown”
Directing for a Drama Series
Jessica Hobbs for “The Crown” (“War”)
Writing for a Drama Series
Peter Morgan for “The Crown” (“War”)
Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie
Evan Peters for “Mare of Easttown”
Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie
Julianne Nicholson for “Mare of Easttown”
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Brett Goldstein for “Ted Lasso”
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Hannah Waddingham for “Ted Lasso”
Directing for a Variety Special
Bo Burnham for “Inside”
Directing for a Variety Series
Don Roy King for “Saturday Night Live”
Guest Actress, Comedy
Maya Rudolph for “Saturday Night Live”
Guest Actor, Comedy
Dave Chappelle for “Saturday Night Live”
Guest Actress, Drama
Claire Foy for “The Crown”
Guest Actor, Drama
Courtney B. Vance for “Lovecraft Country”
Television Movie
“Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” (Netflix)
Source: The Television Academy