The 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards announced their nominations Tuesday offering shows like "Ted Lasso," "Wandavision" and "The Crown" recognition in a year that was otherwise marred by the coronavirus pandemic.
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced by father-and-daughter actors Ron Cephas Jones from "This Is Us" and Jasmine Cephas Jones from "Blindspotting." The duo was also joined by TV academy chief executive Frank Scherma.
Both began the broadcast with some playful banter about their respective history-making Emmy nominations last year with Ron jokingly jabbing his daughter for only having one trophy to his two.
Last year's show was championed as a major win for inclusiveness with a record number of Black nominees — 35 — among the 102 contenders for lead, supporting and guest performances in drama, comedy and limited series or TV movie.
The Sept. 10 ceremony, which last year was held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will air live on CBS from a theater and include a limited in-person audience of nominees and guests. Cedric the Entertainer is the host. Last year's show was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night series earned him a nomination at this year's show.
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In its fourth season, the British royal drama "The Crown" moved closer to contemporary events with its version of the courtship and rocky marriage of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, played by Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin.
The series tied for the most nominations this year along with Season 2 of the "Star Wars" spinoff series "The Mandalorian" with 24 each.
Ted Lasso," a feel-good comedy about a middling American football coach abruptly imported to England to take over a soccer team, scored a nomination for star Jason Sudeikis.
Meanwhile, Disney+'s breakout hit "Wandavision" scored nominations for its core cast members Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany.
Ahead of the Emmys broadcast in September, below is the list of 2021 Emmy nominees to help viewers catch up on the best TV of the year:
Outstanding Animated Program
Big Mouth - The New Me - Netflix
Bob's Burgers - Worms Of In-Rear-Ment - FOX
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal - Plague Of Madness • Adult Swim - Cartoon Network Studios
The Simpsons - The Dad-Feelings Limited - FOX
South Park: The Pandemic Special - Comedy Central
Outstanding variety talk series
Conan
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding competition program
The Amazing Race
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series
Aidy Bryant - Shrill
Kaley Cuoco - The Flight Attendant
Allison Janney - Mom
Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish
Jean Smart - Hacks
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series
Anthony Anderson - Black-ish
Michael Douglas - The Kominsky Method
William H. Macy - Shameless
Jason Sudeikis - Ted Lasso
Kenan Thompson - Kenan
Outstanding comedy series
Black-ish
Cobra Kai
Emily in Paris
Hacks
The Flight Attendant
The Kominsky Method
Pen15
Ted Lasso
Outstanding lead actor in a limited anthology series or movie
Paul Bettany - Wandavision
Hugh Grant - The Undoing
Ewan McGregor - Halston
Lin-Manuel Miranda - Hamilton
Leslie Odom, Jr. - Hamilton
Outstanding lead actress in a limited anthology series or movie
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
Outstanding limited or anthology series
I May Destroy You
Mare of Easttown
The Queen’s Gambit
The Underground Railroad
WandaVision
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Outstanding lead actress in a drama series
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
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series
Sterling K. Brown - This is Us
Jonathan Majors - Lovecraft Country
Josh O’Connor - The Crown
Rege-Jean Page - Bridgerton
Billy Porter - Pose
Matthew Rhys - Perry Mason
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Outstanding drama series
The Boys
Bridgerton
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Pose
This Is Us
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Carl Clemons-Hopkins as Marcus Vaughan - Hacks
Paul Reiser as Martin - The Kominsky Method
Kenan Thompson as Various Characters - Saturday Night Live
Bowen Yang as Various Characters - Saturday Night Live
Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent - Ted Lasso
Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard - Ted Lasso
Nick Mohammed as Nathan Shelley - Ted Lasso
Jeremy Swift as Higgins - Ted Lasso
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - The Crown
O-T Fagbenle as Luke - The Handmaid's Tale
Max Minghella as Commander Nick Blaine - The Handmaid's Tale
Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence - The Handmaid's Tale
Michael K. Williams as Montrose Freeman - Lovecraft Country
Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon - The Mandalorian
John Lithgow as E.B. Jonathan - Perry Mason
Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon - This Is Us
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson - Hamilton
Jonathan Groff as King George - Hamilton
Anthony Ramos as John Laurens / Philip Hamilton - Hamilton
Paapa Essiedu as Kwame - I May Destroy You
Evan Peters as Detective Colin Zabel - Mare of Easttown
Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Benny Watts
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Rosie Perez as Megan Briscoe -The Flight Attendant
Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels - Hacks
Aidy Bryant as Various Characters - Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon as Various Characters - Saturday Night Live
Cecily Strong as Various Characters -Saturday Night Live
Juno Temple as Keeley Jones -Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton -Ted Lasso
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher -The Crown
Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret -The Crown
Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles -The Crown
Madeline Brewer as Janine - The Handmaid's Tale
Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia -The Handmaid's Tale
Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford -The Handmaid's Tale
Samira Wiley as Moira -The Handmaid's Tale
Aunjanue Ellis as Hippolyta Freeman - Lovecraft Country
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler - Hamilton
Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton - Hamilton
Julianne Nicholson as Lori Ross - Mare Of Easttown
Jean Smart as Helen - Mare Of Easttown
Moses Ingram as Jolene - The Queen's Gambit
Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness / Agnes The Nosy Neighbor - Wandavision
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Jessica Walter as Malory Archer - Archer
Maya Rudolph as Connie The Hormone Monstress - Big Mouth
Stacey Abrams as Stacey Abrams - black-ish: Election Special (Part 2)
Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown - Bridgerton
Tituss Burgess as Cole Tillerman - Central Park
Stanley Tucci as Bitsy Brandenham - Central Park
Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire - Family Guy
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program
Nicole Byer - Nailed It!
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness - Queer Eye
RuPaul - RuPaul's Drag Race
Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O'Leary - Shark Tank
Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons - Top Chef
More categories including technical Emmy nominations can be found here.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.