Tobias Menzies has won an Emmy for The Crown. (Photo: Netflix)The Primetime Emmy Awards 2021, the 73rd edition of premier television awards was held today. The Emmys recognise the best television medium has to offer. They serve the same function as Academy Awards for movies, and like Oscars, they are the most prestigious awards for the field.
Going into the ceremony, Ted Lasso was the biggest contender with most number of nominations: 13. However, The Crown won the event by sweeping seven big awards. Jason Sudeikis won for his performance in Ted Lasso, while the show won Outstanding Comedy Series award.
Unlike the mostly virtual ceremony of last year necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic, this year saw a full-fledged in-person ceremony at Event Deck at L.A. Live, in Los Angeles. Actor and comedian Cedric Antonio Kyles, better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, hosted the live ceremony.
From Kate Winslet’s Mare of Easttown win to all the acting wins that Netflix’s The Crown bagged, here is the complete list of winners for this year’s Emmys.
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Jeans Smart took home an award for her performance in comedy series Hacks. In her moving acceptance speech, she thanked her late husband and said, "Before I say anything else, I have to acknowledge my late husband, Richard Gilliland, who passed away six months yesterday, and I would not be here without him, without him putting his career on the back burner so that I could take advantage of all the wonderful opportunities that I've had."
"She's just phenomenal. We were just saying on the way over here I would just give this to her, she's so incredible, and I definitely wouldn't be here if it weren't for her. The best scene partner I could ever ask for," Emmy winner Evan Peters told Hollywood Reporter as he lauded Mare of Easttown co-star Kate Winslet.
The #Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series goes to @TobiasMenzies for @TheCrownNetflix! ud83cudf89 #Emmys #Emmys2021 pic.twitter.com/V7jFdfPyGk— Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 20, 2021
The actress has won for her role in Ted Lasso in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category.