David Farnor | On 20, Sep 2021

The Crown and Ted Lasso were the big winners at the 2021 Emmy awards, taking home a staggering number of prizes in the Primetime categories.

Netflix’s royal drama has reigned supreme in this year’s awards season, thanks to a season stuffed with drama, tragedy and scandal, and a cast talented enough to make the most of it. The result was a juggernaut on Sunday night that won every single category it was nominated in, including Best Drama, Best Actor, Best Actress, both Supporting Actor and Actress, Best Writing and Best Directing.

Apple TV+, though, also scored some big winners, with Ted Lasso storming the comedy categories – including prizes for Outstanding Comedy, Lead Actor for Jason Sudeikis, Supporting Actor for Brett Goldstein and Supporting Actress for Hannah Waddingham.

The other star of the night was Mare of Easttown, which won Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, plus Lead Actress for Kate Winslet. Michaela Coel also won the Outstanding Writing prize for a Limited Series for the groundbreaking I May Destroy You.

But this was Netflix’s evening and The Crown’s success – as well as wins such as Ewan McGregor being named Lead Actor in a Limited Series for Halston, not to mention The Queen’s Gambit taking home the Limited Series prize – meant that Netflix was crowned the overall winner, winning 44 Emmys on the night, the first time it has outperformed any other network or platform at the Emmys. It also dominated at the Creative Arts awards last week, with The Queen’s Gambit leading the pack. You can read the list of those winners here – or read on for the full list of Primetime Emmy winners:

Limited Series

I May Destroy You (HBO)

Mare of Easttown (HBO)

The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)

The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)

WandaVision (Disney+)

Drama Series

The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)

Bridgerton (Netflix)

The Crown (Netflix)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Lovecraft Country (HBO)

The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Pose (FX)

This Is Us (NBC)

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+)

Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)

David Byrne’s American Utopia (HBO)

8:46 – Dave Chappelle (Netflix)

Friends: The Reunion (HBO Max)

Hamilton (Disney+)

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (HBO Max)

Variety Special (Live)

Celebrating America – An Inauguration Night Special (Multiple Platforms)

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)

The Oscars (ABC)

The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd (CBS)

Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 (Showtime)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)

Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country)

Josh O’Connor (The Crown)

Regé-Jean Page (Bridgerton)

Billy Porter (Pose)

Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

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)

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Paul Bettany (WandaVision)

Hugh Grant (The Undoing)

Ewan McGregor (Halston)

Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton)

Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton)

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)

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

I May Destroy You

Mare Of Easttown

The Queen’s Gambit

WandaVision • All-New Halloween Spooktacular!

WandaVision • Filmed Before A Live Studio Audience

WandaVision • Previously On

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Hamilton

I May Destroy You • Ego Death

I May Destroy You • Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes

Mare Of Easttown

The Queen’s Gambit

The Underground Railroad

WandaVision

Competition Program

The Amazing Race

Nailed It!

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Top Chef

The Voice

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)

Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)

William H. Macy (Shameless)

Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)

Kenan Thompson (Kenan)

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)

Directing for a Comedy Series

B Positive • Pilot

The Flight Attendant • In Case Of Emergency

Hacks • There Is No Line (Pilot)

Mom • Scooby-Doo Checks And Salisbury Steak

Ted Lasso • Biscuits

Ted Lasso • The Hope That Kills You

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

The Flight Attendant • In Case Of Emergency

Girls5eva • Pilot

Hacks • There Is No Line (Pilot)

Pen15 • Play

Ted Lasso • Make Rebecca Great Again

Ted Lasso • Pilot

Variety Sketch Series

A Black Lady Sketch Show

Saturday Night Live

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

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

The Amber Ruffin Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Saturday Night Live

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)

Max Minghella (The Handmaid’s Tale)

Chris Sullivan (This Is Us)

Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid’s Tale)

Michael K. Williams (Lovecraft Country)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

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)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Bridgerton • Diamond Of The First Water

The Crown • Fairytale

The Crown • War

The Handmaid’s Tale • The Wilderness

The Mandalorian • Chapter 9: The Marshal

Pose • Series Finale

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The Boys • What I Know

The Crown • War

The Handmaid’s Tale • Home

Lovecraft Country • Sundown

The Mandalorian • Chapter 13: The Jedi

The Mandalorian • Chapter 16: The Rescue

Pose • Series Finale

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Thomas Brodie Sangster (The Queen’s Gambit)

Daveed Diggs (Hamilton)

Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You)

Jonathan Groff (Hamilton)

Evan Peters (Mare Of Easttown)

Anthony Ramos (Hamilton)

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

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)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

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)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

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)

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