Emmys 2021: Women sweep top comedy, drama honours for first time | Complete List of Winners

Los Angeles, Sep 20  Female directors such as Jessica Hobbs and Lucia Aniello among many others bagged the Primetime Emmy Awards for comedy and drama series directing in the same year for the first time, as makers from ‘The Crown’ and ‘Hacks’ prevailed against tough competition.

Aniello won for directing the pilot episode of ‘Hacks’, the HBO Max comedy that also won lead comedy actress for star Jean Smart.

“It’s very surreal. It feels very much like a fever dream,” Aniello said of winning for writing.

Hobbs won for helming the fourth season finale of ‘The Crown’, the episode “War” depicting the depth of the dysfunction of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s doomed marriage.

Hobbs’ win was part of an impressive near-sweep for ‘The Crown’, reports variety.com.

AHobbs said backstage that she tried not to think about how the retrospective would be received in 2021 but rather focus on the feelings that the characters would have had in the moment.

“I wouldn’t say we think so much about how they’ll be perceived,” Hobbs said, but rather “the real circumstances for the person at that the time”.

The last woman to win for drama series helming was Reed Morano, for the pilot of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ in 2017.

Before that, it was a more than 20-year gap after Mimi Leder’s win in 1995 for ‘ER’.

On the lighter side, women are no stranger to winning for comedy directing.

In 2018, Amy Sherman-Palladino won for Amazon’s ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’. Gail Mancuso scored back-to-back wins in 2013 and 2014 for ‘Modern Family’.

Women creatives also took home awards for writing, including Michaela Coel scoring writing for a limited series for HBO’s ‘I May Destroy You’, while the trio who created ‘Hacks’ — Aniello, Jen Statsky and Paul W. Downs — won for comedy series writing.

“I just wrote a little something, for writers, really. Write the tale that scares you, that makes you feel uncertain, that is uncomfortable. I dare you,” Coel said in accepting her trophy for ‘I May Destroy You’.

“In a world that entices us to browse through the lives of others to help us determine how we feel about ourselves, and see in turn still the need to be constantly visible, for visibility these days seems to show equate to success. Do not be afraid to disappear, from it, from us, for awhile and see what comes to you in the silence.”

Complete List of Emmy 2021 Winners:

LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES

I May Destroy You
Mare of Easttown
WINNER: The Queen’s Gambit
The Underground Railroad
WandaVision

DRAMA SERIES

The Boys
Bridgerton
WINNER: The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Pose
This Is Us

COMEDY SERIES

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

VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)

8:46 – Dave Chappelle
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Bo Burnham: Inside
David Byrne’s American Utopia
Friends: The Reunion
WINNER: Hamilton

VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)

Celebrating America: An Inauguration Night Special
WINNER: Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards
The Oscars
The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country
WINNER: Josh O’Connor, The Crown
Regé-Jean Page, Bridgerton
Billy Porter, Pose
Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Uzo Aduba, In Treatment
WINNER: Olivia Colman, The Crown
Emma Corrin, The Crown
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Mj Rodriguez, Pose
Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country

ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Paul Bettany, WandaVision
Hugh Grant, The Undoing
WINNER: Ewan McGregor, Halston
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton

ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
WINNER: Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit
Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision

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 and Peter Cameron
WandaVision, Jac Schaeffer
WandaVision, Laura Donney

DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Hamilton, Thomas Kail
I May Destroy You, Sam Miller and Michaela Coel (“Ego Death”)
I May Destroy You, Sam Miller (“Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes”)
Mare of Easttown, Craig Zobel
WINNER: The Queen’s Gambit, Scott Frank
The Underground Railroad, Barry Jenkins
WandaVision, Matt Shakman

REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM

Nailed It!
WINNER: RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Amazing Race
The Voice
Top Chef

ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
William H. Macy, Shameless
WINNER: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Kenan Thompson, Kenan

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Aidy Bryant, Shrill
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Allison Janney, Mom
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks

DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

B Positive, “Pilot,” James Burrows
WINNER: Hacks, “There Is No Line (Pilot),” Lucia Aniello
Mom, “Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak,” James Widdoes
Ted Lasso, “Biscuits,” Zach Braff
Ted Lasso, “The Hope That Kills You,” MJ Delaney
Ted Lasso, “Make Rebecca Great Again,” Declan Lowney
The Flight Attendant, “In Case of Emergency,” Susanna Fogel

WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Girls5eva, “Pilot,” Meredith Scardino
WINNER: Hacks, “There Is No Line (Pilot),” Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky
Pen15, “Play,” Maya Erskine
Ted Lasso, “Make Rebecca Great Again,” Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly
Ted Lasso, “Pilot,” Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly
The Flight Attendant, “In Case of Emergency,” Steve Yockey

VARIETY SKETCH SERIES

WINNER: Saturday Night Live

A Black Lady Sketch Show

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

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Saturday Night Live
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Amber Ruffin Show
A Black Lady Sketch Show

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
O-T Fagbenle, The Handmaid’s Tale
John Lithgow, Perry Mason
WINNER: 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

WINNER: Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Madeline Brewer, The Handmaid’s Tale
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
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

DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Bridgerton, “Diamond of the First Water,” Julie Anne Robinson
Pose, “Series Finale,” Steven Canals
The Crown, “Fairytale,” Benjamin Caron
WINNER: The Crown, “War,” Jessica Hobbs
The Handmaid’s Tale, “The Wilderness,” Liz Garbus
The Mandalorian, “Chapter 9: The Marshal,” Jon Favreau

WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

Lovecraft Country, “Sundown,” Misha Green
Pose, “Series Finale,” Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J
The Boys, “What I Know,” Rebecca Sonnenshine
WINNER: The Crown, “War,” Peter Morgan
The Handmaid’s Tale, “Home,” Yahlin Chang
The Mandalorian, “Chapter 13: The Jedi,” Dave Filoni
The Mandalorian, “Chapter 16: The Rescue,” Jon Favreau

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Queen’s Gambit
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Paapa Essiedu, I May Destroy You
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
WINNER: Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown
Anthony Ramos, Hamilton

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision
Moses Ingram, The Queen’s Gambit
WINNER: Julianne Nicholson, Mare of Easttown
Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Hacks
WINNER: 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
WINNER: Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso