Hamilton and The Queen’s Gambit won two and one awards, respectively, at the 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which recognizes achievements in television.
The Netflix dramatic series starring Anya Taylor-Joy won Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series. It competed in six categories, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for Taylor-Joy. However, the Argentinian-American actress lost to Kate Winslet for her role as Mare Sheehan on HBO’s Mare of Easttown.
Disney+’s Hamilton, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, won for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). Miranda himself was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie but lost to Ewan McGregor, who played fashion designer Roy Halston on Netflix’s Halston. Disney+’s Hamilton is the live recording of the acclaimed Broadway musical of the same title about America’s founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, captured live from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original theatre cast. Hamilton had a total of nine Emmy nominations.
One of the other few nominated Latinos actors was MJ Rodriguez, who vied for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Blanca Evangelista on FX’s Pose. She lost to Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II on Netflix’s The Crown. Still, Rodriguez made history as the first-ever transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy Award in a major acting category.
The Mandalorian, a Disney+ sci-fi series starring Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal that is part of the Star Wars franchise, received five Emmy nominations but lost in all of them.
Earlier in the month, another Latina won a different kind of Emmy, the Creative Arts Emmy, which honors technical and other achievements in television. Jessica Hernández won for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming for HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show. She shared the award with Daysha Broadway and Stephanie Filo.
(See complete list of Primetime Emmy winners below.)
Featured Photo: Hamilton (Credit: Disney+)
2021 Emmy Winners
Best Limited Series: The Queen’s Gambit
Best Drama: The Crown
Best Comedy: Ted Lasso
Outstanding Variety Special, Pre-Recorded: Hamilton
Outstanding Variety Special, Live: Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020
Best Actor, Drama: Josh O’Connor, The Crown
Best Actress, Drama: Olivia Colman, The Crown
Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie: Ewan McGregor, Halston
Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie: Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special: Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
Directing for a Limited Series: Scott Frank, The Queen’s Gambit
Reality Competition Program: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Best Actor, Comedy: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Best Actress, Comedy: Jean Smart, Hacks
Directing for a Comedy Series: Lucia Aniello, Hacks
Writing for a Comedy Series: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, Hacks
Variety Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live
Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Writing for a Variety Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Supporting Actor, Drama: Tobias Menzies, The Crown
Supporting Actress, Drama: Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Directing for a Drama Series: Jessica Hobbs, The Crown
Writing for a Drama Series: Peter Morgan, The Crown
Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie: Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown
Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie: Julianne Nicholson, Mare of Easttown
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Directing for a Variety Special: Bo Burnham, Inside
Directing for a Variety Series: Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress, Comedy: Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actor, Comedy: Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live
Guest Actress, Drama: Claire Foy, The Crown
Guest Actor, Drama: Courtney B. Vance, Lovecraft CountryTelevision Movie: Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
