British talent has been recognised in this year’s Emmy Award nominations

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14 Jul 2021, 09:47

The nominations for 2021’s Emmy Awards are in, and British television is very well represented, with shows such as The Crown, Bridgerton, I May Destroy You and Mare of Easttown all getting nods.

Netflix’s The Crown has bagged a massive 24 Emmy nominations, with Olivia Colman, Emma Corrin, Josh O’Connor, Gillian Anderson, Helena Bonham Carter, Tobias Menzies and Emerald Fennell all up for awards. The show is also nominated for best drama series.

Meanwhile, another Netflix show, the oh-so steamy Bridgerton, is up for 12 awards, including best drama, while Rege-Jean Page is nominated in the best drama actor category.

Sky show Mare Of Easttown notched up several nominations, including for best limited series, Evan Peters for best supporting actor in a miniseries and, of course, the incredible Kate Winslet for best actress in a miniseries in the title role.

Kate will be up against Michaela Coel, whose performance in her brilliant I May Destroy You has seen her nominated in the best actress in a limited series category. Michaela is also up for writing and directing awards for her show.

Anya-Taylor Joy is nominated for her performance in Netflix’s chess drama The Queen’s Gambit, which picked up an impressive 18 nominations.

Other Brits in the mix for awards include Ewan McGregor for his role in Halston, and Paul Bettany for WandaVision. Meanwhile Juno Temple, Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Nick Mohammed and Jeremy Swift all got nods for football comedy Ted Lasso, which scored 20 nominations. Back of the net!

Away from the UK, Disney’s Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian picked up 24 nominations, while their first Marvel show, WandaVision, has 23, including ones for its stars Elizabeth Olsen and Kathryn Hahn. Kayley Cuoco received her first Emmy nomination for best actress in the comedy category, for Sky show, The Flight Attendant. 

Elsewhere, MJ Rodriguez became the first transgender actor to receive a nomination in in a major acting category. Rodriguez is up for an award in the lead actress in a drama series category for her performance in The Pose.

The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on 19 September in Los Angeles. Here’s the list of nominations in the major categories.

Outstanding comedy series

Black-ish Cobra Kai Emily in Paris Hacks The Flight Attendant The Kominsky Method Pen15 Ted Lasso

Outstanding drama series

The Boys Bridgerton The Crown The Handmaid's Tale Lovecraft Country The Mandalorian Pose This Is Us

Outstanding limited series

I May Destroy You Mare Of Easttown The Queen's Gambit Underground Railroad WandaVision

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

Supporting actor in a comedy series

Carl Clemons-Hopkins - Hacks Brett Goldstein - Ted Lasso Nick Mohammed - Ted Lasso Brendan Hunt - 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

Rosie Perez - The Flight Attendant Hannah Einbinder - Hacks Aidy Bryant - Saturday Night Live Kate McKinnon - Saturday Night Live Cecily Strong - Saturday Night Live Juno Temple - Ted Lasso Hannah Waddingham - Ted Lasso

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 - Treatment Olivia Colman - The Crown Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale Mj Rodriguez - Pose Jurnee Smollett - Lovecraft Country

Supporting actor in a drama series

Tobias Menzies - The Crown O-T Fagbenle - The Handmaid's Tale Max Minghella - The Handmaid's Tale Bradley Whitford - The Handmaid's Tale Michael K Williams - Lovecraft Country Giancarlo Esposito - The Mandalorian John Lithgow - Perry Mason Chris Sullivan - This Is Us

Supporting actress in a drama series

Gillian Anderson - The Crown Helena Bonham Carter - The Crown Emerald Fennell - The Crown Madeleine Brewer - The Handmaid's Tale Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale Yvonne Strahovski - The Handmaid's Tale Samira Wiley - The Handmaid's Tale Aunjanue Ellis - 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

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

Renee Elise Goldsberry - Hamilton Kathryn Hahn - WandaVision Moses Ingram - The Queen's Gambit Julianne Nicholson - Mare Of Easttown Jean Smart - Mare Of Easttown

Directing for a drama series

Julie Anne Robinson - Bridgerton (Diamond Of The First Water) Benjamin Caron - The Crown (Fairytale) Jessica Hobbs - The Crown (War) Liz Garbus - The Handmaid's Tale (The Wilderness) Jon Favreau - The Mandalorian (Chapter 9: The Marshal) Steven Canals - Pose (Series Finale)

Directing for a limited series

Thomas Kail - Hamilton Michaela Coel and Sam Miller - I May Destroy You (Ego Death) Sam Miller - I May Destroy You (Eyes, Eyes, Eyes, Eyes) Craig Zobel - Mare Of Easttown Barry Jenkins - The Underground Railroad Matt Shakman - WandaVision