Emmy winners 2021 list: Live updates with all the nominees – New York Post

Posted: September 20, 2021 at 9:06 am

The Crown took the Best Drama crown, while the Jason Sudeikis comedy Ted Lasso had a winning first season and nabbed the award for Best Comedy at the 2021 Emmy Awards Sunday night.

Meanwhile, multiple nominee The Queens Gambit took home the gold for Outstanding Limited Series, as well as Outstanding Director for a Limited or Anthology Series.

The ceremony, featuring first-time host Cedric the Entertainer, was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and aired live on CBS and streamed on sister network Paramount+.

Two big winners of the night were Ted Lasso star Sudeikis and Hacks lead Jean Smart, who took home their respective awards for Best Actor and Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

An emotional Smart, 70, mentioned the support of her late husband, Richard Gilliland, who died in March at age 71.I would not be here without him putting his career on the back burner so that I could take advantage of all of the incredible opportunities I had, she said before also thanking her children. (Smart was also nominated in the Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role in Mare of Easttown, but lost to co-star Julianne Nicholson.)

Meanwhile, Sudeikis, 46, found a real-life comparison to his sports-themed sitcom. Heck of a year. I would say this shows about family, this shows about mentors and teachers, this shows about teammates and I wouldnt be here without those three things in my life, the dapper-dressed actor said.

In an early poignant moment, presenter and Emmy-winner Kerry Washington paid tribute to 54-year-old Lovecraft Country star Michael K. Williams, who unexpectedly died Sept. 6 in Brooklyn and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama.

Michael was a brilliantly talented actor and a generous human being who has left us far too soon, Washington said. Michael, we know youre here; you wouldnt miss this.

Your excellence, your artistry will endure. We love you, she added before announcing the category winner, The Crown star Tobias Menzies.

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