EMMY AWARDS 2021
Emmy awards 2021: which categories and classes are there for the Emmy awards?
With the annual Emmy Ceremony about to kickoff Sunday, many are the shows and actors aiming to conquer one of the major acting awards.
The Television Academy announced the prize winning categories for the 73rd Emmy Awards at the end of July.
Categories from the 2021 Creative Arts Emmys held through the weekend of Sept.11 were also announced at the same time. However, for those who missed the ceremony, an edited presentation will be aired at FXX on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. on FXX.
The Ceremony will be held on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. ET and is scheduled to last for two hours. CBS Television Network will be in charge of broadcasting the event live on Paramount+. While the hosting of the event will be in charge of comedian Cedric the Entertainer, most-known for their work on the channel's comedy program “The Neighborhood.”
Some of the series among the nominated to win an Emmy this year are: The Queen's Gambit, Bridgerton, The Boys and Pose, show which marks the difference in this year's ceremony, as its actress Mj.Rodriguez has become the first transgender nominated to a major acting award.
However, This year's race is lead by Netflix’s show “The Crown” and Disney+ “The Mandalorian", with a total of 24 nominations each. Both series also come as favorites to win the most awards this year. Nevertheless, the streaming service with more nominations of all is HBO, with 130.
The live ceremonies will have limited audiences of nominees and their guests only. Attendees at all four shows will be required to show proof of vaccination for admittance.
You can check the full list of awarding categories below.
73rd Emmy Awards Categories
Outstanding Comedy Series |
Outstanding Competition Program |
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
Outstanding Directing for a limited or Anthology Series or Movie |
Outstanding Drama Series |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a limited or Anthology Series or Movie |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a limited or Anthology Series or Movie |
Outstanding Limited or Anthology series |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie |
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series |
Outstanding Variety Special (Live) |
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre- recorded) |
Outstanding Variety Talk Series |
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series |
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie |
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series |
2021 Governors Award |