WandaVision pulls off major nods in limited series- to its credit, because I didn’t think it would
Well, here they are! The Emmy nominations are in, and like I thought, Ted Lasso was showered with with love all across the board and is so winning Comedy Series (though Hacks did extremely well and is likely to win some major awards too). Over in Drama, The Crown remains the frontrunner after landing pretty much its entire cast in the nominations, including Tobias Menzies (yay!) and even Emerald Fennell (really?). But it has real competition, as The Handmaid’s Tale remains absolutely beloved by Emmy voters despite its decreasing critical praise, and HBO’s Lovecraft Country surprisingly cleaned up as well, with 18 nods (will they reconsider the show’s cancellation they just announced last week?) The Mandalorian grew even stronger from its first season, tying The Crown with 24 nominations, and Amazon’s The Boys got a series and a writing nod (with those nominations I have to think Antony Starr was close to getting in- maybe next year). And in limited, WandaVision got all the big nods for series, actor, actress, and three writing nominations. That…is questionable to say the least, especially because they completely snubbed The Good Lord Bird for anything and I cannot for one second agree that WandaVision deserves to be there and Ethan Hawke doesn’t. Bullshit. But I May Destroy You (the best show of 2020 without a doubt) finally got its due here with recognition for Michaela Coel and her co-star Paapa Essiedu- I want this to win so badly but I don’t know if anything beats The Queen’s Gambit (and it does it’s probably Mare of Easttown).
2021 EMMY NOMINATIONS
BEST COMEDY SERIES
“black-ish”
“Cobra Kai”
“Emily in Paris”
“Hacks”
“The Flight Attendant”
“The Kominsky Method”
“Pen15”
“Ted Lasso”
Ted Lasso could be a sweeper, as nearly its entire cast was nominated and Sudeikis is locked to win
BEST COMEDY ACTOR
Anthony Anderson (“black-ish”)
Michael Douglas (“The Kominsky Method”)
William H. Macy (“Shameless”)
Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”)
Kenan Thompson (“Kenan”)
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Aidy Bryant (“Shrill”)
Kaley Cuoco (“The Flight Attendant”)
Allison Janney (“Mom”)
Tracee Ellis Ross (“black-ish”)
Jean Smart (“Hacks”)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Carl Clemons-Hopkins (“Hacks”)
Brett Goldstein (“Ted Lasso”)
Brendan Hunt (“Ted Lasso”)
Nick Mohammed (“Ted Lasso”)
Paul Reiser (“The Kominsky Method”)
Jeremy Swift (“Ted Lasso”)
Kenan Thompson (“Saturday Night Live”)
Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Aidy Bryant (“Saturday Night Live”)
Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)
Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”)
Rosie Perez (“The Flight Attendant”)
Cecily Strong (“Saturday Night Live”)
Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso”)
Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”)
I’m thinking Jean Smart is a lock, as her fantastic performance in Hacks and her overall TV renaissance in general over the last couple years has her overdue
BEST DRAMA SERIES
“The Boys”
“Bridgerton”
“The Crown”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Lovecraft Country”
“The Mandalorian”
“Pose”
“This Is Us”
BEST DRAMA ACTOR
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”)
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
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”)
I’m 90% sure that Emma Corrin wins lead actress for The Crown, along with the series itself
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Giancarlo Esposito (“The Mandalorian”)
O-T Fagbenie (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
John Lithgow (“Perry Mason”)
Tobias Menzies (“The Crown”)
Max Minghella (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Chris Sullivan (“This Is Us”)
Bradley Whitford (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Michael K. Williams (“Lovecraft Country”)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Gillian Anderson (“The Crown”)
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 LIMITED SERIES
“I May Destroy You”
“Mare of Easttown”
“The Queen’s Gambit”
“The Underground Railroad”
“WandaVision”
I May Destroy You was a marvel- the best show of 2020 and if it only wins a writing or directing award that’s a stain on the Emmys
BEST TV MOVIE
“Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square”
“Oslo”
“Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia”
“Sylvie’s Love”
“Uncle Frank”
BEST MOVIE/MINI ACTOR
Paul Bettany (“WandaVision”)
Hugh Grant (“The Undoing”)
Ewan McGregor (“Halston”)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Hamilton”)
Leslie Odom, Jr. (“Hamilton”)
BEST MOVIE/MINI ACTRESS
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”)
BEST MOVIE/MINI SUPPORTING ACTOR
Thomas Brodie Sangster (“The Queen’s Gambit”)
Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”)
Paapa Essiedu (“May Destroy You”)
Jonathan Groff (“Hamilton”)
Evan Peters (“Mare Of Easttown”)
Anthony Ramos (“Hamilton”)
Bridgerton was probably too fluffy to get many nominations, but I wasn’t surprised at a nod for Rege-Jean Page- he’s too irresistible even for them
BEST MOVIE/MINI SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Renée Elise Goldsberry (“Hamilton”)
Kathryn Hahn (“WandaVision”)
Moses Ingram (“The Queen’s Gambit”)
Julianne Nicholson (“Mare Of Easttown”)
Jean Smart (“Mare Of Easttown”)
Phillipa Soo (“Hamilton”)
BEST VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
“Saturday Night Live”
BEST 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”
BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES
“The Amazing Race”
“Nailed It!”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
Other notes: Conan O’Brien was nominated for his final season in late night, but of course they kicked out the one woman in the category, Samantha Bee, to make room for him. Typical. Doesn’t matter for the win though, as it’s John Oliver until it’s not, and that probably can’t be predicted until his show stops airing (it should be The Daily Show again by now). It’d be nice if A Black Lady Sketch Show could stop SNL from lazily being name checked every year for that sketch series award as well. Bridgerton gets one in series and one in Actor for the breakout one season wonder that is Rege-Jean Page, but I wouldn’t expect him to win. Though with no heavy frontrunner in the category I suppose it’s possible. Finally, the big history made today was Pose’s Mj Rodriguez getting nominated for Best Actress in a Drama, the first trans woman to do so. I think that makes her a threat for the win, but Emma Corrin will be tough to beat, as The Crown is the solid frontrunner in series. The Emmys will air on September 19th, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer.
The vulgar and violent The Boys got in for series and writing- I think Antony Starr will be there next year for his brutal performance as Homelander
