Emmy 2021 nominations: full list by category
This year will see the return of live guests for the first time since 2019.
Programs expected to dominate the awards include The Crown and The Mandalorian with both shows having 24 nominations.
This year's awards ceremony will be held on Sunday September 19 and they will be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer on CBS and Paramount+.
Comedy
Comedy Series
black-ish
Cobra Kai
Emily in Paris
Hacks
The Flight Attendant
The Kominsky Method
PEN15
Ted Lasso
Lead Actor
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Kenan Thompson, Kenan
Willian H. Macy, Shameless
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Lead Actress
Aidy Bryant, Shrill
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Allison Janney, Mom
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Jean Smart, Hacks
Supporting Actor
Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Hacks
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
Brendan Hunt, Ted Lasso
Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso
Paul Reiser, The Kominsky Method
Jeremy Swift, Ted Lasso
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actress
Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Rosie Perez, The Flight Attendant
Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Juno Temple, Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Guest Actor
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live
Morgan Freeman, The Kominsky Method
Daniel Kaluuya, Saturday Night Live
Daniel Levy, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress
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, Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Directing
James Burrows, B Positive
Lucia Aniello, Hacks
James Widdoes, Mom
Zach Braff, Ted Lasso
MJ Delaney, Ted Lasso
Declan Lowney, Ted Lasso
Susanna Fogel, The Flight Attendant
Writing
Meredith Scardino, Girls5eva
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, Hacks
Maya Erskine, pen15
Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly, Ted Lasso
Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly, Ted Lasso
Steve Yockey, the Flight Attendant
Drama
Drama Series
The Boys
Bridgerton
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Pose
This Is Us
Lead Actor
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
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 Actor
Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
O.T. Fagbenle, The Handmaid’s Tale
John Lithgow, Perry Mason
Tobias Menzies, The Crown
Max Minghella, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chris Sullivan, This Is Us
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
Michael K. Williams, Lovecraft Country
Supporting Actress
Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Madeline Brewer, The Handmaid’s Tale
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Aunjanue Ellis, Lovecraft Country
Emerald Fennell, The Crown
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
Guest Actor
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
Guest Actress
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale
Claire Foy, The Crown
Mckenna Grace, The Handmaid’s Tale
Sophie Okonedo, Ratched
Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us
Directing
Julie Anne Robinson, Bridgerton
Steven Canals, Pose
Benjamin Caron, The Crown
Jessica Hobbs, The Crown
Liz Garbus, The Handmaid's Tale
Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian
Writing
Misha Green, Lovecraft Country
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock and Our Lady J,Pose
Rebecca Sonnenshine, The Boys
Peter Morgan, The Crown
Yahlin Chang, The Handmaid's Tale
Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian
Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian
Limited or anthology series, movie
Limited Or Anthology Series
I May Destroy You
Mare of Easttown
The Queen’s Gambit
The Underground Railroad
WandaVision
Television Movie
Lead Actor
Paul Bettany, WandaVision
Hugh Grant, The Undoing
Ewan McGregor, Halston
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton
Lead Actress
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha
Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit
Kate Winslet, The Mare of Easttown
Supporting Actor
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Queen’s Gambit
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Paapa Essiedu, I May Destroy You
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown
Anthony Ramos, Hamilton
Supporting Actress
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision
Moses Ingram, The Queen’s Gambit
Julianne Nicholson, Mare of Easttown
Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton
Directing
Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Sam Miller and Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
Sam Miller, I May Destroy You
Craig Zobel, Mare of Easttown
Scott Frank, The Queen's Gambit
Barry Jenkins, The Underground Railroad
Matt Shakman, WandaVision
Writing
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
Brad Ingelsby, Mare of Easttown
Scott Frank, The Queen's Gambit
Jac Schaeffer, WandaVision
Laura Donney, WandaVision
Chuck Hayward and Peter Cameron, WandaVision
And a select few...
Animated Program
Big Mouth
Bob's Burgers
Primal
South Park - The Pandemic Special
The Simpsons
Cinematography For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Fargo
Mare of Easttown
Small Axe - A Collection of Five Films
The Queen's Gambit
The Underground Railroad
Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Fargo
Oslo
The Queen's Gambit
The Underground Railroad
WandaVision
Original Main Title Theme Music
Allen v. Farrow
Bridgerton
Ted Lasso
The Flight Attendant
WandaVision
Character Voice-Over Performance
Jessica Walter, Archer
Maya Rudolph, Big Mouth
Stacey Abrams, black-ish
Julie Andrews, Bridgerton
Tituss Burgess, Central Park
Stanley Tucci, Central Park
Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy
Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie
Lovecraft Country
The Boys
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Mandalorian
WandaVision
Stunt Coordination
Doom Patrol
S.W.A.T.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Mandalorian
Warrior