NBC also was recognized for its prestige drama “This Is Us,” with 6 nominations, and "Kenan," which picked up a best actor nomination for star Kenan Thompson.
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Streaming and premium cable networks have overshadowed the broadcast networks at the Emmys for the last decade, a trend that continues in 2021.Ĭomcast’s NBC came out on top among the traditional networks with 46 nominations, driven largely by the durable sketch-comedy series “Saturday Night Live,” which landed 21. Superhero series "The Boys" scored five nominations, including one for best drama. Maisel" not airing in the eligibility period, Amazon Prime Video saw its nomination tally drop to 18 after hitting 30 in 2020. With its multi-Emmy winner “The Marvelous Mrs.
The streamer saw its nomination total grow to 35, up from 18 in 2020.Ĭomcast Corp.’s streaming service, Peacock, landed two nominations, while Paramount+, owned by ViacomCBS, was recognized with six nods.
The newer streaming services also made an impression on Television Academy voters, as Walt Disney Co.’s Disney+ brought in 71 nominations, up from 19 in its inaugural year.ĭisney’s innovative limited series "WandaVision," based on a Marvel Comics franchise, scored 23 nominations including acting nods for leads Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany and supporting player Kathryn Hahn.ĭisney's "Star Wars” bounty-hunter series “The Mandalorian” also had a strong showing with 24 nominations for its second season, after landing 15 in 2020.ĭisney+ also benefited from the pop culture phenomenon of "Hamilton." The filmed version of the Broadway smash by Lin-Manuel Miranda captured 12 nominations, including best variety special.ĭisney also showed creative muscle with its established streaming service, Hulu, landing 25 nominations, including 21 for dystopian drama “The Handmaid’s Tale.”Īpple TV+ counted 20 nominations for its lauded fish-out-of-water comedy “Ted Lasso,” which stars Jason Sudeikis as an American college football coach hired to lead a Premier League soccer team.
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While the Emmy Awards no longer draw massive TV audiences - last year's ceremony pulled a record low 6.1 million viewers - the industry recognition they provide is valuable to streaming services looking for any advantage in marketing their wares amid the massive number of available viewing choices. The major category winners for the 73rd Emmy Awards will be presented on Sept. Cuoco earned a best actress nominee for her portrayal of a partying airline employee who wakes up in a hotel room next to a murdered man she slept with the night before. “The Flight Attendant” with Kaley Cuoco is another HBO Max contender with nine nominations, including best comedy. Both actresses were nominated and the series is up for best comedy. HBO did not have the help of its most buzzworthy show and multi-Emmy winner, "Succession," as the addictive family-business drama did not air during the 2021 eligibility period, which ran from June 1, 2020, through May 31.īut HBO Max, which launched last year to push WarnerMedia into the streaming landscape, broke through with 15 nominations for its comedy series “Hacks,” the tale of a boomer stand-up comedian (Jean Smart) collaborating with a perpetually dissatisfied Gen Z writer (Hannah Einbinder). HBO also earned nine nominations for "I May Destroy You," the critically acclaimed limited series starring creator Michaela Coel as a young writer in London trying to unravel the mystery of a sexual assault she cannot remember. The Shonda Rhimes-produced period drama "Bridgerton" landed 12 nominations for Netflix, including one for breakout star Regé-Jean Page, who was committed to the program for only one season.
Netflix also saw 18 nominations for "The Queen’s Gambit,” the wildly popular limited series starring Anya Taylor-Joy as a young chess master in the 1960s.
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