Emmy Winners 2021 – The Complete List

by Sean P. Aune | September 20, 2021

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The 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday night in Hollywood, and it was the night for streaming services to shine.

Ted Lasso from Apple TV Plus, The Crown from Netflix, and more streaming shows were the big winners of the night.

Here is the full list of winners from Sunday night.

Best Limited Series

I May Destroy You (HBO)
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix) — WINNER
The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
WandaVision (Disney Plus)

Best Drama Series

The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)
Bridgerton (Netflix)
The Crown (Netflix) — WINNER
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
The Mandalorian (Disney Plus)
Pose (FX)
This Is Us (NBC)

Best Comedy Series

Black-ish (ABC)
Cobra Kai (Netflix)
Emily in Paris (Netflix)
Hacks (HBO Max)
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Pen15 (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV Plus) — WINNER

Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Bo Burnham: Inside
David Byrne’s American Utopia
8:46 — Dave Chappelle
Friends: The Reunion
Hamilton — WINNER
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

Best Variety Special (Live)

Celebrating America — An Inauguration Night Special
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards
The Oscars
The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd
Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 — WINNER

Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country
Josh O’Connor, The Crown — WINNER
Regé-Jean Page, Bridgerton
Billy Porter, Pose
Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Uzo Aduba, In Treatment
Olivia Colman, The Crown — WINNER
Emma Corrin, The Crown
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Mj Rodriguez, Pose
Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country

Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Paul Bettany, WandaVision
Hugh Grant, The Undoing
Ewan McGregor, Halston — WINNER
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton

Best Lead Actress in a Limited 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, Mare of Easttown — WINNER

Best Limited Series/TV Movie Writing

Michaela Coel, “I May Destroy You” — WINNER
Brad Ingelsby, “Mare of Easttown”
Scott Frank, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Chuck Hayward and Peter Cameron, “WandaVision” (Episode: “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!”)
Jac Schaeffer, “WandaVision” (Episode: “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”)
Laura Donney, “WandaVision” (Episode: “Previously On”)

Best Limited Series/TV Movie Directing

Thomas Kail, “Hamilton”
Sam Miller and Michaela Coel, “I May Destroy You” (Episode: “Ego Death”)
Sam Miller, “I May Destroy You” (Episode: “Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes”)
Craig Zobel, “Mare of Easttown
Scott Frank, “The Queen’s Gambit” — WINNER
Barry Jenkins, “The Underground Railroad”
Matt Shakman, “WandaVision”

Best Competition Program

The Amazing Race (CBS)
Nailed It! (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) — WINNER
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)

Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-Ish
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso — WINNER
Kenan Thompson, Kenan

Best 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 — WINNER

Best Comedy Series Directing

James Burrows, “B Positive” (Episode: “Pilot”)
Susanna Fogel, “The Flight Attendant” (Episode: “In Case of Emergency”)
Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (Episode: “There Is No Line”) — WINNER
James Widdoes, “Mom” (Episode: “Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak”)
Zach Braff, “Ted Lasso” (Episode: “Biscuits”)
MJ Delaney, “Ted Lasso” (Episode: “The Hope that Kills You”)
Declan Lowney, “Ted Lasso” (Episode: “Make Rebecca Great Again”)

Best Comedy Series Writing

Steve Yockey, “The Flight Attendant” (Episode: “In Case of Emergency”)
Meredith Scardino, “Girls5eva” (Episode: “Pilot”)
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky, “Hacks” (Episode: “There Is No Line”) — WINNER
Maya Erskine, “PEN15” (Episode: “Play”)
Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, and Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” (Episode: “Make Rebecca Great Again”)
Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly, “Ted Lasso” (Episode: “Pilot”)

Best Variety Sketch Series

A Black Lady Sketch Show
Saturday Night Live — WINNER

Best Variety Talk Series

Conan (TBS)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) — WINNER
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Best Variety Series Writing

“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” — WINNER
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
“Saturday Night Live”
“The Amber Ruffin Show”

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
O-T Fagbenle, The Handmaid’s Tale
John Lithgow, Perry Mason
Tobias Menzies, The Crown — WINNER
Max Minghella, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chris Sullivan, This is Us
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
Michael Kenneth Williams, Lovecraft Country

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Gillian Anderson, The Crown — WINNER
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

Best Drama Series Directing

Julie Anne Robinson, “Bridgerton” (Episode: “Diamond of the First Water”)
Benjamin Caron, “The Crown” (Episode: “Fairytale”)
Jessica Hobbs, (The Crown (Episode: “War”) — WINNER
Liz Garbus, “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Episode: “The Wilderness”)
Jon Favreau, “The Mandalorian” (Episode: “Chapter 9: The Marshal”)
Steven Canals, “Pose” (Episode: “Series Finale”)

Best Drama Series Writing

Rebecca Sonnenshine, “The Boys” (Episode: “What I Know”)
Peter Morgan, “The Crown” (Episode: “War”) — WINNER
Yahlin Chang, “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Episode: “Home”)
Misha Green, “Lovecraft Country” (Episode: “Sundown”)
Dave Filoni, “The Mandalorian” (Episode: “Chapter 13: The Jedi”)
Jon Favreau, “The Mandalorian” (Episode: “Chapter 16: The Rescue”)
Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, Our Lady J, Janet Mock, and Ryan Murphy, “Pose” (Episode: “Series Finale”)