2021 Emmy Nominations Break Records in Diversity

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargePBS led all networks in nominations for the 42nd annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, landing 52 overall — thanks to the strength of signature series “Frontline,” “Independent Lens,” “POV,” “Nova,” “PBS News Hour” and “Nature.”The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced this year’s nominees on Tuesday morning, noting that more than 2,200 submissions were entered, from content that premiered in calendar year 2020.

PBS leads the nominations for the 42nd annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, as it usually does, this year scoring 52 noms over last year’s 48. Vice News Tonight, which topped all programs with 16 noms in 2020, equaled that number this year but is tied with CBS’ 60 Minutes.

Mj Rodriguez, left as Blanca, and Hallie Sahar, as Lulu, star in an episode of “Pose.” Photo: Eric Liebowitz/FX

Jennifer Aniston is celebrating Friends: The Reunion‘s Emmy nomination!

Hacks actor Carl Clemons-Hopkins welcomed his first Emmy nomination with open arms. Their phone, ringing off the hook with messages and calls of congratulations? Not so much.

here. We don’t know if he has a chance, but here’s hoping if Cheadle is skipped, he’ll be back next year after Disney+’s “Armor Wars,” which puts War Machine front and center, for the lead actor category.

With every year’s Emmy nominations announcement comes question marks and raised eyebrows as some nominations are deemed unexpected. Titles like "Ted Lasso," "WandaVision" and "The Crown" dominated their respective categories this year, leaving little space for competition that many thought would surely squeak their way into this year’s honorees.

The most Marvel-ous nominations. Marvel has taken on Ragnarok, Ultron and Thanos, but now they’re fighting for the Emmys. The first superhero series from Marvel Studios scored big with the 2021 Emmy nominations.

Reno 911!, Die Hart and Mapleworth Murders, which all began as original series on the ill-starred Quibi and now stream as Roku Originals, collected a total of eight Emmy nominations.

Oprah Winfrey just landed her eighth Primetime Emmy nomination. On Tuesday, it was revealed that was up for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special at the 73rd annual Emmy Awards. The explosive special, which marked Harry and his wife’s first interview since leaving the royal family, was seen by over 49.1 million viewers worldwide when it debuted in March.

Few things are as exciting in life as landing a major nomination whether it’s for an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, or Tony Award. It was no surprise then that this year’s Emmy nominations were overjoyed at their recognition.

Diversity showed up strong at the Primetime Emmy Nominations this morning with a record 49 non-white nominees recognized in the acting and reality hosting categories, +17% over last year’s diversity record of 42 nominees.

Bowen Yang has made both Emmys and Saturday Night Live history.

It’s almost the best time of year — awards season!

The Television Academy giveth and the Television Academy taketh away. Even in a year with insanely wide-open races in the comedy and drama categories, the Television Academy raised eyebrows once again with the 2021 Emmy Awards.

Kate Aurthur editorAs the COVID-19 pandemic continued, “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” shot virtually this spring and continued to be a valuable stop for awards hopefuls.On Tuesday morning, 15 actors who participated in Variety’s franchise — which celebrates the year’s best television performances — received Emmy nominations.The pairing of Kaley Cuoco (HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant”) and Elizabeth Olsen (Disney Plus’ “WandaVision”) were both nominated in their respective categories of lead

Mj Rodriguez just made history at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards by earning her first nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Blanca on the FX drama “Pose“.

The Primetime Emmy Awards nominations are out and reactions from the nominees are pouring in.

Bridgerton or bust! Nearly three months after announcing his departure from the hit series, Regé-Jean Page is raking in awards show acclaim.

The nominations for the 2021 Emmys are in.