Emmy Awards 2021: See the full list of winners Few surprises in drama; comedy a split decision. By Dan Snierson Dan Snierson Dan Snierson is a former senior writer at Entertainment Weekly. He left EW in 2023. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on September 20, 2021 12:35AM EDT It was a shiny night for England-set shows and British actors at the Emmys. Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso, which led all comedies with 20 nominations, claimed four trophies on Sunday night at the 73rd annual ceremony honoring excellence in TV. The feel-good story of 2020 centered on an American football coach (Jason Sudeikis) who moves to London to coach a professional soccer team in the Premiere League. When the game was over, Lasso netted statuettes for Outstanding Comedy Series, Lead Actor (Sudeikis), Supporting Actress (Hannah Waddingham), and Supporting Actor (Brett Goldstein). On the drama side, The Crown, which was tied with The Mandalorian for the most-nominated drama series (24), began collecting jewels early and often. The Netflix drama that explores the reign of Queen Elizabeth II pulled off a trio of sweeps: Olivia Colman and Josh O'Connor won Lead Actress and Lead Actor, Gillian Anderson and Tobias Menzies triumphed in the supporting categories, and the show also nabbed writing and directing statuettes. Including wins at the Creative Arts Emmys, The Crown tallied 11 wins. British actress Kate Winslet also wound up at the podium: The Mare of Easttown star claimed the Lead Actress prize in the Limited Series category, with co-stars Evan Peters and Julianne Nicholson emerging victorious in the Supporting categories. London-born multi-hyphenate Michaela Coel scored a writing Emmy in the limited series category for her work on I May Destroy You. And another Brit, Ewan McGregor, scored a surprise win in the Lead Actor in a limited series category for Halston. And let's not forget Last Night with John Oliver, which claimed two awards. The Cedric the Entertainer-hosted ceremony—which was held with a limited audience at L.A.'s Microsoft Theater, a departure from last year's largely Zoom affair in the middle of the pandemic—was not kind to heavily nominated genre series WandaVision, The Mandalorian and Lovecraft Country, which never made it to the podium. (All three had better luck at the Creative Arts Emmys.) Things went much better for newcomer HBO Max comedy Hacks. In a category where three quarters of the Outstanding Comedy nominees were new—the beloved standup series starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder triumphed in the Lead Actress category (Smart) and edged fellow freshman Lasso in the writing and directing categories. While this year's field of nominees was the most diverse to date, all major acting awards went to white performers. RuPaul did make Emmy history for the most wins by a person of color as RuPaul's Drag Race claimed its fourth consecutive Emmy trophy for Outstanding Competition Program. Elsewhere, The Queen's Gambit won the limited series prize, Hamilton emerged victorious in the variety special category, and Debbie Allen was honored with the Governors Award. Scroll down for a complete list of winners. Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images (3) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live Rosie Perez, The Flight Attendant Hannah Einbinder, Hacks WINNER: Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso Juno Temple, Ted Lasso Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live WINNER: Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso Brendan Hunt, Ted Lasso Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso Jeremy Swift, Ted Lasso Paul Reiser, The Kominsky Method Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Hacks Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown WINNER: Julianne Nicholson, Mare of Easttown Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision Phillipa Soo, Hamilton Renee Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton Moses Ingram, The Queen's Gambit Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Daveed Diggs, Hamilton Jonathan Groff, Hamilton Anthony Ramos, Hamilton Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Queen's Gambit WINNER: Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown Paapa Essiedu, I May Destroy You Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series The Boys (Rebecca Sonnenshine, Episode: "What I Know") WINNER: The Crown (Peter Morgan, Episode: "War") The Handmaid's Tale (Yahlin Chang, Episode: "Home") Lovecraft Country (Misha Green, Episode: "Sundown") The Mandalorian (Dave Filoni, Episode: "Chapter 13: The Jedi") The Mandalorian (Jon Favreau, Episode: "Chapter 16: The Rescue") Pose (Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Episode: "Series Finale") Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Bridgerton (Julie Anne Robinson, Episode: "Diamond of the First Water") The Crown (Benjamin Caron, Episode: "Fairytale") WINNER: The Crown (Jessica Hobbs, Episode: "War") The Handmaid's Tale (Liz Garbus, Episode: "The Wilderness") The Mandalorian (Jon Favreau, Episode: "Chapter 9: The Marshal") Pose (Steven Canals, Episode: "Series Finale") Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series WINNER: Gillian Anderson, The Crown Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown Emerald Fennell, The Crown Ann Dowd, The Handmaid's Tale Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid's Tale Samira Wiley, The Handmaid's Tale Madeline Brewer, The Handmaid's Tale Aunjanue Ellis, Lovecraft Country Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Michael K. Williams, Lovecraft Country Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale Max Minghella, The Handmaid's Tale O-T Fagbenle, The Handmaid's Tale John Lithgow, Perry Mason WINNER: Tobias Menzies, The Crown Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian Chris Sullivan, This Is Us Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series The Amber Ruffin Show A Black Lady Sketch Show WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Saturday Night Live Outstanding Variety Talk Series Conan The Late Show With Stephen Colbert The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Jimmy Kimmel Live WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Outstanding Variety Sketch Series A Black Lady Sketch Show WINNER: Saturday Night Live Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series The Flight Attendant (Steve Yockey, Episode: "In Case of Emergency") Girls5eva (Meredith Scardino, Episode: "Pilot") WINNER: Hacks (Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, Episode: "There Is No Line") PEN15 (Maya, Erskine, Episode: "Play") Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Episode: "Make Rebecca Great Again") Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Episode: "Pilot") Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series B Positive (James Burrows, Episode: "Pilot") The Flight Attendant (Susanna Fogel, Episode: "In Case of Emergency") WINNER: Hacks (Lucia Aniello, Episode: "There Is No Line") Mom (James Widdoes, Episode: "Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak") Ted Lasso (Zach Braff, Episode: "Biscuits") Ted Lasso (MJ Delaney, Episode: "The Hope that Kills You") Ted Lasso (Declan Lowney, Episode: "Make Rebecca Great Again") Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Aidy Bryant, Shrill WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks Allison Janney, Mom Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series WINNER: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso Anthony Anderson, Black-ish Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method William H. Macy, Shameless Kenan Thompson, Kenan Outstanding Competition Program The Amazing Race Nailed It! WINNER: RuPaul's Drag Race Top Chef The Voice Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Hamilton (Thomas Kail) I May Destroy You (Sam Miller, Michaela Coel, Episode: "Ego Death") I May Destroy You (Sam Miller, Episode: "Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes") Mare of Easttown (Craig Zobel) WINNER: The Queen's Gambit (Scott Frank) The Underground Railroad (Barry Jenkins) WandaVision (Matt Shakman) Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie WINNER: I May Destroy You (Michaela Coel) Mare of Easttown (Brad Ingelsby) The Queen's Gambit (Scott Frank) WandaVision (Chuck Hayward, Peter Cameron, Episode: "All-New Halloween Spooktacular!") WandaVision (Jac Schaeffer, Episode: "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience") WandaVision (Laura Donney, Episode: "Previously On") Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie WINNER: Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen's Gambit Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Paul Bettany, WandaVision Hugh Grant, The Undoing WINNER: Ewan McGregor, Halston Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emma Corrin, The Crown WINNER: Olivia Colman, The Crown Uzo Aduba, In Treatment Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country Mj Rodriguez, Pose Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Regé-Jean Page, Bridgerton Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us Billy Porter, Pose Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason WINNER: Josh O'Connor, The Crown Outstanding 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 WINNER: Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Bo Burnham: Inside David Byrne's American Utopia 8:46 - Dave Chappelle Friends: The Reunion WINNER: Hamilton A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote Outstanding Comedy Series Black-ish Cobra Kai Pen15 Emily in Paris Hacks WINNER: Ted Lasso The Flight Attendant The Kominsky Method Outstanding Drama Series The Boys Bridgerton WINNER: The Crown The Mandalorian Lovecraft Country Pose The Handmaid's Tale This Is Us Outstanding Limited Series Mare of Easttown I May Destroy You WandaVision WINNER: The Queen's Gambit The Underground Railroad See the list of winners from the Creative Arts Emmys. 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