2021 Emmy Award Nominations For Comedy

I’ll have more to say about this soon enough, but for now, it’s enough to toast and congratulate these shows and performers and crew members for their Emmy Award nominations!

Here are the relevant categories for comedy folk:

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES – 2021
black-ish · ABC
Cobra Kai · Netflix
Emily In Paris · Netflix
The Flight Attendant · HBO Max
Hacks · HBO Max
The Kominsky Method · Netflix
Pen15 · Hulu · Hulu
Ted Lasso · Apple TV+

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2021
Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson · black-ish
Kenan Thompson as Kenan Williams · Kenan
Michael Douglas as Sandy Kominsky · The Kominsky Method
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher · Shameless
Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso · Ted Lasso

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2021
Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson · black-ish
Kaley Cuoco as Cassie Bowden · The Flight Attendant
Jean Smart as Deborah Vance · Hacks
Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett · Mom
Aidy Bryant as Annie Easton · Shrill

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2021
Carl Clemons-Hopkins as Marcus Vaughan · Hacks
Paul Reiser as Martin · The Kominsky Method
Kenan Thompson as Various Characters · Saturday Night Live
Bowen Yang as Various Characters · Saturday Night Live
Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent · Ted Lasso
Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard · Ted Lasso
Nick Mohammed as Nathan Shelley · Ted Lasso
Jeremy Swift as Higgins · Ted Lasso

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2021
Rosie Perez as Megan Briscoe · The Flight Attendant
Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels · Hacks
Aidy Bryant as Various Characters · Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon as Various Characters · Saturday Night Live
Cecily Strong as Various Characters · Saturday Night Live
Juno Temple as Keeley Jones · Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton · Ted Lasso

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2021
Morgan Freeman as Morgan Freeman · The Kominsky Method · Chapter 20. The Round Toes, Of The High Shoes
Daniel Kaluuya as Host · Saturday Night Live · Host: Daniel Kaluuya
Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump · Saturday Night Live · Host: Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle as Host · Saturday Night Live · Host: Dave Chappelle
Dan Levy as Host · Saturday Night Live · Host: Dan Levy

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – 2021
Yvette Nicole Brown as Judge Harper · A Black Lady Sketch Show · But The Tilapias Are Fine Though, Right?
Issa Rae as Jess · A Black Lady Sketch Show · My Booty Look Juicy, Don’t It?
Jane Adams as Nina Daniels · Hacks · I Think She Will
Kristen Wiig as Host · Saturday Night Live · Host: Kristen Wiig
Maya Rudolph as Host · Saturday Night Live · Host: Maya Rudolph
Bernadette Peters as Deb · Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist · Zoey’s Extraordinary Girls’ Night

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES – 2021
James Burrows, Directed by · B Positive · Pilot
Susanna Fogel, Directed by · The Flight Attendant · In Case Of Emergency
Lucia Aniello, Directed by · Hacks · There Is No Line (Pilot)
James Widdoes, Directed by · Mom · Scooby-Doo Checks And Salisbury Steak
Zach Braff, Directed by · Ted Lasso · Biscuits
MJ Delaney, Directed by · Ted Lasso · The Hope That Kills You
Declan Lowney, Directed by · Ted Lasso · Make Rebecca Great Again

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES – 2021
Steve Yockey, Written by · The Flight Attendant · In Case Of Emergency
Meredith Scardino, Written by · Girls5eva · Pilot
Lucia Aniello, Written by; Paul W. Downs, Written by; Jen Statsky, Written by · Hacks · There Is No Line (Pilot)
Maya Erskine, Written by · Pen15 · Play
Jason Sudeikis, Teleplay by; Brendan Hunt, Story by; Joe Kelly, Story by · Ted Lasso · Make Rebecca Great Again
Jason Sudeikis, Teleplay by & Story by; Bill Lawrence, Teleplay by & Story by; Brendan Hunt, Story by; Joe Kelly, Story by · Ted Lasso · Pilot

Outstanding Animated Program
Big Mouth · The New Me · Netflix
Bob’s Burgers · Worms Of In-Rear-Ment · FOX
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal · Plague Of Madness · Adult Swim
The Simpsons · The Dad-Feelings Limited · FOX
South Park: The Pandemic Special · Comedy Central

Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
Love, Death + Robots · Ice · Netflix
Maggie Simpson In: The Force Awakens From Its Nap · Disney+ Television Animation
Once Upon A Snowman · Disney+
Robot Chicken · Endgame · Adult Swim

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
Emily In Paris · Emily In Paris · Netflix
Hacks · Primm · HBO Max
Ted Lasso · For The Children · Apple TV+
United States Of Al · Pilot · CBS
WandaVision · Disney+

Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Reality Or Competition Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver · Trump & Election Results / F*ck 2020 · HBO
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert · Dr. Jon Lapook / Performance By Maroon 5 · CBS
The Masked Singer · The Season Premiere – The Masks Return · FOX
RuPaul’s Drag Race · Condragulations · Bossy Rossy Ruboot · VH1
Saturday Night Live · Host: Kristen Wiig · NBC

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
The Flight Attendant · HBO Max
Hacks · HBO Max
The Kominsky Method · Netflix
Pen15 · Hulu
Ted Lasso · Apple TV+

Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series
Call Me Kat · Plus One · FOX
The Conners · A Stomach Ache, A Heart Break And A Grave Mistake · ABC
Country Comfort · Crazy · Netflix
Last Man Standing · Time Flies · FOX
The Upshaws · Big Plans · Netflix

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
grown-ish · Know Yourself · Freeform
Hacks · Primm · HBO Max
Made For Love · User One · HBO Max
The Mandalorian · Chapter 15: The Believer
Servant · 2:00 · Apple TV+

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver · Trump & Election Results / F*ck 2020 · HBO
Late Night With Seth Meyers · Episode 1085a · NBC
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert · Live Show Following Capitol Insurrection; Senator Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Performance By Jamila Woods · CBS
Real Time With Bill Maher · Episode 1835 · HBO
Saturday Night Live · Host: Dave Chappelle · NBC

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
Bo Burnham: Inside · Netflix
David Byrne’s American Utopia · HBO
8:46 – Dave Chappelle · Netflix
Friends: The Reunion · HBO Max
A West Wing Special To Benefit When We All Vote · HBO Max

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
The Flight Attendant · In Case Of Emergency · HBO Max
Hacks · Primm · HBO Max
Hacks · There Is No Line (Pilot) · HBO Max
Hacks · Tunnel Of Love · HBO Max
Ted Lasso · The Hope That Kills You · Apple TV+
Ted Lasso · Make Rebecca Great Again · Apple TV+

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
The Conners · Jeopardé, Sobrieté And Infidelité · ABC
Man With A Plan · Driving Miss Katie · CBS
Mom · Scooby-Doo Checks And Salisbury Steak · CBS

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
A Black Lady Sketch Show · Sister, May I Call You Oshun? · HBO
Bo Burnham: Inside · Netflix
Hamilton · Disney+
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver · Trump & Election Results / F*ck 2020 · HBO
Saturday Night Live · Murder Show (segment) · NBC
Saturday Night Live · Stu (segment) · NBC

Outstanding Music Direction
Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry · Apple TV+
Bo Burnham: Inside · Netflix
Celebrating America – An Inauguration Night Special · Multiple Platforms
David Byrne’s American Utopia · HBO
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist · Zoey’s Extraordinary Goodbye · NBC

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
Bo Burnham: Inside · Song Title: Comedy · Netflix
The Boys · The Big Ride / Song Title: Never Truly Vanish · Prime Video
The Queen’s Gambit · Adjournment / Song Title: I Can’t Remember Love · Netflix
Soundtrack Of Our Lives · Song Title: The End Titles · YouTube
WandaVision · Breaking The Fourth Wall / Song Title: Agatha All Along · Disney+
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist · Zoey’s Extraordinary Birthday / Song Title: Crimson Love · NBC

Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
Brendan Scannell as Pete Devon · Bonding · Netflix
Kevin Hart as Kevin Hart · Die Hart · Quibi
John Travolta as Ron Wilcox · Die Hart · Quibi
John Lutz as Gilbert Pewntz · Mapleworth Murders · Quibi
J.B. Smoove as Chief Billy Bills · Mapleworth Murders · Quibi

Outstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
Nathalie Emmanuel as Jordan King · Die Hart · Quibi
Keke Palmer as Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick · Keke Palmer’s Turnt Up With The Taylors · Facebook Watch
Paula Pell as Mrs. Abigail Mapleworth · Mapleworth Murders · Quibi
Kerri Kenney-Silver as Deputy Trudy Wiegel · Reno 911! · Quibi

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Jessica Walter as Malory Archer · Archer · The Double Date · FX Networks
Maya Rudolph as Connie The Hormone Monstress · Big Mouth · A Very Special 9/11 Episode · Netflix
Stacey Abrams as Stacey Abrams · black-ish: Election Special (Part 2) · ABC
Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown · Bridgerton · Diamond Of The First Water · Netflix
Tituss Burgess as Cole Tillerman · Central Park · A Fish Called Snakehead · Apple TV+
Stanley Tucci as Bitsy Brandenham · Central Park · A Fish Called Snakehead · Apple TV+
Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire · Family Guy · Stewie’s First Word · FOX

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program
Nailed It! · Netflix Nicole Byer, Host
Queer Eye · Netflix Bobby Berk, Host Karamo Brown, Host Tan France, Host Antoni Porowski, Host Jonathan Van Ness, Host
RuPaul’s Drag Race · VH1 RuPaul, Host
Shark Tank · ABC Mark Cuban, Host Barbara Corcoran, Host Lori Greiner, Host Robert Herjavec, Host Daymond John, Host Kevin O’Leary, Host
Top Chef · Bravo Padma Lakshmi, Host Tom Colicchio, Co-Host Gail Simmons, Co-Host

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Conan · TBS
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah · Comedy Central
Jimmy Kimmel Live! · ABC
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver · HBO
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert · CBS

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show · HBO
Saturday Night Live · NBC

Outstanding 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

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Bo Burnham: Inside · Netflix
8:46 – Dave Chappelle · Netflix
Friends: The Reunion · HBO Max
Hamilton · Disney+
A West Wing Special To Benefit When We All Vote · HBO Max

Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series · Apple TV
Late Night With Seth Meyers: CORRECTIONS · YouTube
The Randy Rainbow Show · YouTube
Reno 911! · Quibi
Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News · Paramount+

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: Pandemic Video Diaries: Vaxxed And Waxxed · TBS
Inside Pixar · Disney+
Pose: Identity, Family, Community · FX Networks
Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen · Bravo
Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man · YouTube

Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
Allen v. Farrow · HBO
American Masters · PBS
City So Real · National Geographic
Pretend It’s A City · Netflix
Secrets Of The Whales · Disney+

Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman · Netflix
Oprah With Meghan And Harry: A CBS Primetime Special · CBS
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy · CNN
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell · CNN
Vice · Showtime · SHOWTIME Presents and Vice Media Beverly Chase, Executive Producer Subrata De, Executive Producer Craig Thomson, Co-Executive Producer Robert Booth, Supervising Producer Paula Salhanny, Supervising Producer Greg Wright, Supervising Producer Amanda Pisetzner, Supervising Producer

Outstanding Competition Program
The Amazing Race · CBS
Nailed It! · Netflix
RuPaul’s Drag Race · VH1
Top Chef · Bravo
The Voice · NBC

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
Cobra Kai · December 19 · Netflix
Love, Death + Robots · Snow In The Desert · Netflix
Mythic Quest · Everlight · Apple TV+
Star Trek: Lower Decks · No Small Parts · Paramount+
Ted Lasso · The Hope That Kills You · Apple TV+

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
B Positive · High Risk Factor · CBS
Cobra Kai · December 19 · Netflix
Hacks · Falling · HBO Max
The Kominsky Method · Chapter 21. Near, Far, Wherever You Are · Netflix
Ted Lasso · The Hope That Kills You · Apple TV+

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
The Amber Ruffin Show · Peacock
A Black Lady Sketch Show · HBO
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver · HBO
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert · CBS
Saturday Night Live · NBC

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
Bo Burnham: Inside · Netflix
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse – Into The MAGAverse · Comedy Central
8:46 – Dave Chappelle · Netflix
John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero · CBS
Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 · Showtime

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