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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.

Mark Bracero, from left, Rob Eric, Jordana Hochman and Jennifer Lane, winners of the Emmy for outstanding structured reality program for "Queer Eye" pose for a portrait during the second ceremony of the Television Academy's 2021 Creative Ar
Mark Von HoldenInvision for the Television Academy

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