Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The 2021 Emmy Awards found itself in hot water on Sunday when not a single Black, Brown or Asian actor won an acting award — despite heading into the night with the most diverse nomination field in the show’s history with 49 people of color up for acting and reality competition …
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The Crown and The Queen’s Gambit were the big winners at the 73rd Emmy Awards, with each series earning 11 awards. Saturday Night Live followed behind with eight Emmys, and Ted Lasso and The Mandalorian won seven a piece. During Sunday’s telecast, The Crown won the outstanding drama series …
Cliff Lipson/CBS 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit proved to be a hit at the 2021 Emmy Awards, collecting one of the highest honors of the night: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. This also marks the first time a streaming service has won in that category. Creator Scott Frank shouted out Netflix during his acceptance speech, saying, …
Des Willie Netflix’s The Crown took home the coveted 2021 Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series during Sunday night’s ceremony. Although the show was held in-person for the first time in two years and hosted by comedian Cedric the Entertainer at The Event Deck at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, the award was accepted live from London, where …
Cliff Lipson/CBS 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ted Lasso was the comedy series to beat at the 2021 Emmy Awards and finished its massively successful night by walking away with the enviable Outstanding Comedy Series statuette. The series faced stiff competition this year, with black-ish, Cobra Kai, Emily in Paris, Hacks, PEN15, The Flight Attendant and The …
Francis Specker/CBS ©2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Jason Sudeikis and Jean Smart won the 2021 Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a comedy series during Sunday night’s ceremony. Both winners accepted their awards during the show, which was held in-person for the first time in two years and hosted by comedian Cedric the Entertainer from the …
Des Willie Gillian Anderson‘s remarkable transformation into former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Netflix’s The Crown earned her the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Anderson squared off against two colleagues for this award — Helena Bonham Carter and Emerald Fennell. She dedicated her win to her manager of 20 years, Connie Freiberg, who “believed in me when …
Sarah Shatz/HBO Mare of Easttown stars Evan Peters and Julianne Nicholson snagged the Emmys for Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a Limited Series during Sunday night’s ceremony. Other nominees in Nicholson’s category included her Mare of Easttown co-star Jean Smart, Kathryn Hahn from WandaVision, Phillipa Soo and Renee Elise Goldsberry both from Hamilton, and Moses Ingram from The Queen’s Gambit. Peters beat …
Apple TV+ After collecting the first award of the night, Ted Lasso kept the momentum going with Brett Goldstein, who plays the cantankerous Roy Kent, picking up the night’s second award — Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. “I was very, very specifically told I’m not allowed to swear,” he started off his speech before paying homage …
Apple TV+ The first award of the night went to British actress Hannah Waddingham, for her breakout performance as Rebecca Welton in the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso. The actress screamed in delight upon collecting her award, exclaiming, “Jesus Christ, oh my god, I’m not responsible for anything that falls out of my face.” She then shouted out her Lasso …