The 73rd Emmy Awards took place last night with all its glitz and glamor. One of the most prestigious awards in the TV industry was held with its usual zeal and zest after taking a small hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic last year.
Cedric the Entertainer was the host of the show which was broadcasted live on Paramount and CBS from Los Angeles.
Ted Lasso from Apple Tv+ came out as a true winner with 13 nominations of the night while bagging four out of them. Netflix’s The Crown which came into the night with a whopping 11 nominations – came out as a clear winner of the night by bagging 7 wins.
Debbie Allen was given the Governor’s award in 2021.
The lead actress in a comedy series award went to Jean Smart from her role in Hacks aired on HBO.
Let’s have a look at winners of the Emmy Awards 2021:
- Outstanding variety talk series – Last week tonight with John Oliver
- Outstanding competition program – RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series – Jasson Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
- Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series – Jean Smart, Hacks
- Outstanding comedy series – Ted Lasso
- Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie – Ewan McGregor, Halston
- Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie – Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown
- Outstanding limited series or a movie – The Queen’s Gambit
- Outstanding lead actor in drama series – Josh O’Connor, The Crown
- Outstanding lead actress in a drama series – Olivia Colman, The Crown
- Outstanding supporting actor in comedy series – Brett Golstein, Ted Lasso
- Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
- Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series – Tobias Menzies, The Crown
- Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series – Gillian Anderson, The Crown
- Outstanding drama series – The Crown
- Outstanding variety special (live) – Stephen Colbert’s election night 2020: democracy’s last stand building back America great again better 2020
- Outstanding variety sketch series – Saturday Night Live
- Outstanding variety special (pre-recorded- Hamilton
- Outstanding directing for a drama series – The Crown, by Jessica Hobbs
- Outstanding directing for a comedy series – Hacks, by Lucia Aniello
- Outstanding directing for limited series or a movie – The Queen’s Gambit, by Scott Frank
