Ted Lasso proved to be unstoppable at the 2021 Emmys on Sunday when series star Jason Sudeikis took home the award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Earlier in the evening, his costar Hannah Waddingham won the first prize of the evening for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the Apple TV+ series, while Brett Goldstein, who stars as an aging soccer player on Ted Lasso, won Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
The 2021 ceremony was taking place at L.A. Live’s Event Deck, a space that offers indoor and outdoor locations for the big event, in Downtown Los Angeles.
Big winner: Ted Lasso proved to be unstoppable at the 2021 Emmys on Sunday when series star Jason Sudeikis took home the award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Earlier in the evening, his costar Hannah Waddingham won the first prize of the evening for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the Apple TV+ series
Jason opened with a sweet speech as he accepted his award.
‘I would say that this show is about family, this show is about mentors and teachers, this show is about teammates. And I wouldn’t be here without those three, you know things in my life.’
The comedian included a sweet callout for his son Otis, seven, and his daughter Daisy, four, whom he shares with his former partner Olivia Wilde.
The sweet speech was in keeping with the manner of his heartwarming character Ted Lasso, though he got a bit raunchier when he offered thanks for his old SNL boss Lorne Michael, whom he joked ‘went to take a dump now.’
Sudeikis plays the title character on Ted Lasso, an American football coach who’s enlisted to lead an English soccer team despite having no experience with the sport.
Before presenting his award, Legally Blonde star Jennifer Coolidge jokingly handled the Emmy as if she had won, though she can’t be nominated for her series The White Lotus until next year.
Hannah shouted with joy after winning her big award.
‘Jason, you’ve changed my life with this,’ she gushed for her Sudeikis.
She plays the owner of an English soccer team who hires Ted Lasso after wining control of the team in a divorce.
Among the nominees was her costar Juno Temple.
Family: The comedian included a sweet callout for his son Otis, seven, and his daughter Daisy, four, whom he shares with his former partner Olivia Wilde
Family friendly: Sudeikis plays the title character on Ted Lasso, an American football coach who’s enlisted to lead an English soccer team despite having no experience with the sport. Before presenting his award, Legally Blonde star Jennifer Coolidge jokingly handled the Emmy as if she had won, though she can’t be nominated for her series The White Lotus until next year
The boss: Waddingham plays the owner of an English soccer team who hires an American football coach (Sudeikis) who head her team, despite his total lack of experience with the sport
Thanks: ‘Jason, you’ve changed my life with this,’ Waddingham gushed for her costar Sudeikis, who plays the title character and co-created the series
Immediately after Hannah’s big win, Ted Lasso fans scored another goal when comedian and actor Brett Goldstein was announced the winner of the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series trophy.
He dropped the gruff voice he uses for the show for some kind words about his costars.
‘This cast made me sick they’re so good,’ he gushed.
Gillian Anderson looked overjoyed when she was announced as the winner of Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
She dedicated the win to her manager Connie Freiberg, ‘who believed in me when no one else would.’
Gillian stars as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in season four of the hit historical drama. It was the actress’ second win in 24 years following her award for The X-Files.
Two for two: Immediately after Hannah’s big win, Ted Lasso fans scored another goal when comedian and actor Brett Goldstein was announced the winner of the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series trophy
Dropping the act: He skipped the gruff voice he uses for the show for some kind words about his costars. ‘This cast made me sick they’re so good,’ he gushed
Drama winner: Gillian Anderson looked overjoyed when she was announced as the winner of Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Crown
Ripped from the headlines: Gillian stars as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in season four of the hit historical drama. It was the actress’ second win in 24 years following her award for The X-Files
Kate Winslet’s win for Lead Actress in a Limited Series, Movie or Anthology capped off a string of success for her dark crime drama Mare Of Easttown.
She stars as the detective Mare Sheehan in a Philadelphia suburb struggling to investigate the murder of a teen mother. The case comes at the worst possible moment after she already failed to solve another high-profile crime.
‘Mom, they’re standing up!’ Winslet shouted as the arrived on the stage.
She saluted her fellow nominees ‘in this decade that has to be about women having each other’s backs.’
Stunned: Kate Winslet’s win for Lead Actress in a Limited Series, Movie or Anthology capped off a string of success for her dark crime drama Mare Of Easttown. She stars as the detective Mare Sheehan in a Philadelphia suburb struggling to investigate the murder of a teen mother
Her costar Julianne Nicholson marked the first winner for a drama series earlier in the evening with a Best Supporting Actress win for Mare Of Easttown.
She offered kind thanks to Winslet.
‘Man, you’re good at acting,’ she joked, before thanking the Titanic star for talking her into doing the series.
Her costar Evan Peters also won for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for the same show.
Going dark: Julianne Nicholson marked the first winner for a drama series with a Best Supporting Actress win for Mare Of Easttown. Her costar Evan Peters also won for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for the same show
Thanks: Julianne offered kind thanks to the show’s star Kate Winslet. ‘Man, you’re good at acting,’ she joked, before thanking the Titanic star for talking her into doing the series
Ewan McGregor joked that it was difficult going after Kate Winslet when he won Lead Actor in a Limited Series, Movie or Anthology for Halston, about the fashion designer of the same name.
He applauded the ‘professionalism’ and ‘passion’ of the crew that worked in New York City amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and also singled out the show’s executive producer Ryan Murphy.
The first non-acting award of the evening was Writing in a Drama Series, which went to The Crown writer Peter Morgan.
He joked that he’d wasted all 45 seconds allotted for his speech just walking to the stage.
Next up was Directing for a Drama Series, which was awarded to Jessica Hobbs for The Crown.
She paid tribute to her mother, ‘who at 77 is still directing.’
Tough: Ewan McGregor joked that it was difficult going after Kate Winslet when he won Lead Actor in a Limited Series, Movie or Anthology for Halston, about the fashion designer of the same name
The boss: The award for Directing for a Drama Series was awarded to Jessica Hobbs for The Crown. She paid tribute to her mother, ‘who at 77 is still directing’
Next up was Tobias Menzies, who won the Supporting Actor prize for The Crown, though he didn’t attend the ceremony.
The writers of HBO’s news–comedy program Last Week Tonight With John Oliver were the big winners of the Writing for a Variety Series honor.
They joked that only the ‘hottest’ of the many writers on the show were allowed to go to the ceremony.
Oliver himself took to the stage to accept the Variety Talk Series award for his newsy program, while Lorne Michaels led a bevy of the staff from the long-running late night institution Saturday Night Live, which won the award for Variety Sketch Series.
Comedy winners: John Oliver took to the stage to accept the Variety Talk Series award for Last Week Tonight, while Lorne Michaels led a bevy of the staff from the long-running late night institution Saturday Night Live, which won the award for Variety Sketch Series
Before and after: Conan O’Brien got up to salute before the award for Variety Talk Series was announced, only to put on a hilarious look of disappointment after he lost to John Oliver
He singled out some of the guest performers who played political roles this past season, including Jim Carrey as then-presidential candidate Joe Biden and Maya Rudolph as future-Vice President Kamala Harris.
Conan O’Brien got up to salute before the award for Variety Talk Series was announced, only to put on a hilarious look of disappointment after he lost to John Oliver
The writers of HBO’s acclaimed comedy series Hacks won the award for Writing for a Comedy Series. Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, who wrote the pilot episode, accepted the award.
Lucia Aniello was the second female director to win, this time for directing Hacks.
The first lead award of the evening was for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, which went to veteran star Jean Smart.
Her touching speech included a tribute to her late husband Richard Gilliland, who died earlier this year.
‘I would not be here without him, and without his kind of putting his career on the back burner so I could take advantage of all the wonderful opportunities that I have had,’ she said.
She plays an aging stand-up comedian in the series, which follows her attempts to resuscitate her career — or at least stay relevant.
Veteran star: The first lead award of the evening was for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, which went to veteran star Jean Smart. Her touching speech included a tribute to her late husband Richard Gilliland, who died earlier this year
Rising star: Michaela Coel was treated to uproarious applause as she won for Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series for her acclaimed show I May Destroy You
Dramatic: The writer and actress stars as an aspiring writer whose career and book deal are turned upside down when she’s sexually assaulted by a stranger
Michaela Coel was treated to uproarious applause as she won for Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series for her acclaimed show I May Destroy You.
The writer and actress stars as an aspiring writer whose career and book deal are turned upside down when she’s sexually assaulted by a stranger.
She left the audience with some poetic advice ‘for writers.’
‘Write the tale that scares you, that makes you feel uncertain, that is uncomfortable,’ she commanded. ‘I dare you.’
Olivia Colman delivered a short but moving speech as she accepted her award for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for The Crown.
She stars as Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix historical drama.
‘I would have put my money on that not happening,’ she joked as she held her Emmy.
She said she was going to be ‘very quick’ because she was ‘very teary.’
‘I wish my dad was here to see this,’ she continued. ‘I lost my daddy during Covid and he would have loved all of this.’
Royalty: Olivia Colman delivered a short but moving speech as she accepted her award for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for The Crown. She stars as Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix historical drama
Sweet: She said she was going to be ‘very quick’ because she was ‘very teary.’ ‘I wish my dad was here to see this,’ she continued. ‘I lost my daddy during Covid and he would have loved all of this’
Her win was followed by another for the Crown when Josh O’Connor won for playing Prince Charles in The Crown.
He called the years he filmed The Crown ‘the most rewarding two years of my life.’
Among those who got a shoutout was his costar Emma Corrin — who stars as Princess Diana — whom he called a ‘force of nature.’
Among the evening’s variety show winners was Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 special.
The host commended his writers who would revamp the broadcast at the drop of a feather whenever news broke.
‘there are many nights when we do this show when we say this is like a live show, especially over the last four years when something would happen at 4:00 or 5:00 or 5:15, and we had to go on at 5:30 and write a whole new show in 20 minutes,’ he said.
He also jokingly thanked Ted Lasso and Last Week Tonight for being nominated in other categories.
The Emmy for a pre-recorded variety show went to the recording of the hit stage musical Hamilton, which was released digitally on Disney+.
The musical’s writer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda wasn’t present on stage, but other actors including Lamar Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo accepted it.
Host Cedric the Entertainer, 57, opened the show with a tribute to the late Biz Markie with a parody of his signature song Just A Friend.
During a press conference in LA earlier this week, the host promised to make the show more ‘fun’ and less ‘stuffy.’
The Television Academy has announced that the September 19 ceremony will once again be slightly different this year, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 73rd annual awards show that celebrates the best of television will have a ‘limited’ number of guests (about 500) and nominees on the red carpet as well as event staff.
The show must go on: The 2021 Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday evening at L.A. Live’s Event Deck, a space that offers indoor and outdoor locations for the production
And attendees have to show proof of vaccination and a negative test result.
The Academy said in a statement: ‘Out of an abundance of caution and for the safety of Emmy nominees, guests and media, the number of production personnel and staff must be limited at this year’s 73rd Emmy Awards.’
They added that there will be a ‘very limited red carpet for talent arrivals’, and a virtual media center to ‘allow media outlets to connect directly with Emmy winners as they are announced.’
The show will also include several satellite events that the telecast will cut to when needed.
The cast and producers of the smash hit series The Crown — starring Claire Foy and Gillian Anderson – are hosting their own Emmy ceremony in London.
Top Chef and Jimmy Kimmel Live will also video conference in.
He wants laughs: The host is Cedric The Entertainer, 57, who promises to make the show more ‘fun’ and less ‘stuffy.’ Seen on September 14 during an Emmy press day
Celebrity guests are expected to include nominees Kaley Cuoco, who has been nominated for The Flight Attendant, Jean Smart who has won a nod for her role as a stand-up comedienne in Hacks and Allison Janney, who has been singled out for her turn in Mom.
Some of the presenters are Michael Douglas, Taraji P. Henson, Sarah Paulson, Beanie Feldstein, Seth Rogen, Mindy Kaling, Dolly Parton and actresses Awkwafina.
Jennifer Aniston has already said that she will not be attending the event as she wants to be as cautious as she can during the pandemic.
The Crown and The Mandalorian lead the 2021 Emmys nominations, with 24 each.
The Netflix series, based on the British royal family, and Disney Plus’ Star Wars spin-off racked up the impressive number of nods to bring Netflix’s total to 129 with Disney Plus clocking up 71 nominations.
Marvel and Disney Plus’ WandaVision followed with 23 nominations, while Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale received 21.
The Crown co-stars Olivia Colman, who plays Queen Elizabeth, and Emma Corrin (Princess Diana) will compete in the Lead Actress in a Drama Series category.
Their co-star Josh O’Connor is up for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, for his portrayal of Prince Charles.
He will compete with fellow British actor Rege-Jean Page, for his performance as the Duke of Hastings in Bridgerton.
And Bridgerton and The Crown are up for Drama Series, alongside The Boys, The Handmaid’s Tale, This Is Us, Pose, The Mandalorian and Lovecraft Country.
Mj Rodriguez will make history as the first transgender performer to pick up an Emmy nomination in a major acting category.
The 30-year-old star is nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Pose.
The nomination came after the Television Academy’s Board of Governors announced that a nominee or winner of any acting category can request they be referred to as ‘Performer’ on their nomination certificate and Emmy statue, although the categories themselves relating to Actor and Actress won’t change.
THE 73RD ANNUAL EMMY NOMINATIONS FOR 2021
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The Boys (Amazon)
Bridgerton (Netflix)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Pose (FX)
This Is Us (NBC)
Bridgerton was nominated for Best Drama Series
Comedy Series
Black-ish (ABC)
Cobra Kai (Netflix)
Emily in Paris (Netflix)
Hacks (HBO Max)
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Pen15 (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
The Kominsky Method was on the list for Best Comedy Series
Variety Talk Series
Conan (TBS)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) — WINNER
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Competition Series
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Nailed It! (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) — WINNER
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
Jean Smart was recognized for Hacks
Lead Actress, Comedy
Aidy Bryant (Shrill)
Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant)
Allison Janney (Mom)
Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish)
Jean Smart (Hacks) — WINNER
Lead Actor, Comedy
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)
William H. Macy (Shameless)
Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) — WINNER
Kenan Thompson (Kenan)
Lead Actor, Limited Series, Movie or Anthology
Paul Bettany (WandaVision)
Hugh Grant (The Undoing)
Ewan McGregor (Halston) — WINNER
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton)
Leslie Odom, Jr. (Hamilton)
Kate Winslet was recognized for her work in Mare Of Easttown
Lead Actress, Limited Series, Movie or Anthology
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) — WINNER
Limited Series
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
The Underground Railroad (Amazon)
WandaVision (Disney+)
WandaVision landed in Limited Series
Lead Actress, Drama
Uzo Aduba (In Treatment)
Olivia Colman (The Crown) — WINNER
Emma Corrin (The Crown)
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Mj Rodriguez (Pose)
Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country)
Lead Actor, Drama
Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)
Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country)
Josh O’Connor (The Crown) — WINNER
Rege-Jean Page (Bridgerton)
Billy Porter (Pose)
Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason)
Sterling K. Brown was nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama
Television Movie
Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square
Oslo
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Sylvie’s Love
Uncle Frank
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian)
O-T Fagbenie (The Handmaid’s Tale)
John Lithgow (Perry Mason)
Tobias Menzies (The Crown) — WINNER
Max Minghella (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Chris Sullivan (This Is Us)
Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Michael K. Williams (Lovecraft Country)
Gillian Anderson in The Crown for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gillian Anderson (The Crown) — WINNER
Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown)
Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale)
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)
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Carl Clemons-Hopkins (Hacks)
Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) — WINNER
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)
Aidy Bryant was given nods for Shrill and 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)
Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) — WINNER
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Thomas Brodie Sangster (The Queen’s Gambit)
Daveed Diggs (Hamilton)
Paapa Essiedu (May Destroy You)
Jonathan Groff (Hamilton)
Evan Peters (Mare Of Easttown) — WINNER
Anthony Ramos (Hamilton)
Kate McKinnon was on the list for her work on Saturday Night Live
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton)
Kathryn Hahn (WandaVision)
Moses Ingram (The Queen’s Gambit)
Julianne Nicholson (Mare Of Easttown) — WINNER
Jean Smart (Mare Of Easttown)
Phillipa Soo (Hamilton)
Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Don Cheadle (‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’)
Charles Dance (‘The Crown’)
Timothy Olyphant (‘The Mandalorian’)
Courtney B. Vance (‘Lovecraft Country’)
Carl Weathers (‘The Mandalorian’)
Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Alexis Bledel (‘The Handmaid’s Tale’)
Claire Foy (‘The Crown’)
McKenna Grace (‘The Handmaid’s Tale’)
Sophie Okonedo (‘Ratched’)
Phylicia Rashad (‘This Is Us’)
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin (‘Saturday Night Live’)
Dave Chappelle (‘Saturday Night Live’)
Morgan Freeman (‘The Kominsky Method’)
Daniel Kaluuya (‘Saturday Night Live’)
Daniel Levy (‘Saturday Night Live’)
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Adams (‘Hacks’)
Yvette Nicole Brown (‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’)
Bernadette Peters (‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’)
Issa Rae (‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’)
Maya Rudolph (‘Saturday Night Live’)
Kristen Wiig (‘Saturday Night Live’)
Alec Baldwin was nominated for his role on Saturday Night Live
Variety Sketch Series
‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’
‘Saturday Night Live’ — WINNER
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) — WINNER
Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)
David Byrne’s American Utopia (HBO)
8:46 – Dave Chappelle (Netflix)
Friends: The Reunion (HBO Max)
Hamilton (Disney Plus) — WINNER
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (HBO Max)
Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (Netflix)
Oprah with Megan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special (CBS)
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy (CNN)
United Shades Of America with W. Kamau Bell (CNN)
VICE (Showtime)
Host For a Reality or Competition Program
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness (‘Queer Eye’)
Nicole Byer (‘Nailed It!’)
Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary (‘Shark Tank’)
Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Gail Simmons (‘Top Chef’)
RuPaul (‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’)
The Oscars was singled out for their 2020 show
Animated Program
‘Big Mouth’ (Netflix)
‘Bob’s Burgers’ (Fox)
‘Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal’ (Adult Swim)
‘The Simpsons’ (Fox)
‘South Park: The Pandemic Special’ (Comedy Central)
Short Form Animated Program
‘Love, Death + Robots’ (Netflix)
‘Maggie Simpson In: The Force Awakens From Its Nap’ (Disney)
‘Once Upon a Snowman’ (Disney Plus)
‘Robot Chicken’ (Adult Swim)