Daftar nominasi Primetime Emmy Awards ke-73 diumumkan oleh Ron Cephas Jones dan Jasmine Cephas Jones. Succession, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, dan Ozark yang senantiasa menjadi langganan nominator penghargaan tak "unjuk gigi" tahun ini. Alih-alih The Crown dan The Mandalorian kian menegaskan prestasi. Masing-masing tampil bersinar lewat 24 nominasi. WandaVision dan The Handmaid's Tale turut mengambil serangkaian posisi penting di Emmy 2021.

Lovecraft Country berhasil meraih 18 nominasi, termasuk Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor dan Outstanding Lead Actress, berkat kepiawaian dua pemerannya, Jurnee Smollett dan Jonathan Majors. Serial besutan HBO yang selesai tayang pada bulan Oktober 2020—dan tidak dilanjutkan musim kedua—itu menuai pujian para kritikus atas perpaduan horor, drama periode fiksi-ilmiah, tokoh sejarah nyata, fantasi, dan komentar sosial yang memperkuat narasi serta visual nan menawan.

Perhelatan ajang Emmy Awards 2021 dijadwalkan pada 19 September 2021. Berikut daftar lengkap nominasinya:

Outstanding Drama Series
The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)
Bridgerton (Netflix)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Pose (FX)
This Is Us (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Uzo Aduba, In Treatment
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Emma Corrin, The Crown
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Mj Rodriguez, Pose
Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country
Josh O’Connor, The Crown
Regé-Jean Page, Bridgerton
Billy Porter, Pose
Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gillian Anderson, The Crown
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

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
O-T Fagbenle, The Handmaid’s Tale
John Lithgow, Perry Mason
Tobias Menzies, The Crown
Max Minghella, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chris Sullivan, This is Us
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
Michael Kenneth Williams, Lovecraft Country

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Mare of Easttown (HBO)
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
WandaVision (Disney+)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
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

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Paul Bettany, WandaVision
Hugh Grant, The Undoing
Ewan McGregor, Halston
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision
Moses Ingram, The Queen’s Gambit
Julianne Nicholson, Mare of Easttown
Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Queen’s Gambit
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Paapa Essiedu, I May Destroy You
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown
Anthony Ramos, Hamilton

Outstanding 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+)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Aidy Bryant, Shrill
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Allison Janney, Mom
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Jean Smart, Hacks

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-Ish
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Kenan Thompson, Kenan

Outstanding 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

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Hacks
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
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

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

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
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)

Outstanding TV Movie
Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square (Netflix)
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
Oslo (HBO)
Sylvie’s Love (Amazon Prime Video)
Uncle Frank (Amazon Prime Video)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, Hacks
Maya Erskine, Pen15
Meredith Scardino, Girls5eva
Jason Sudeikis; Story by Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Ted Lasso
Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence; Story by Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Ted Lasso
Steve Yockey, The Flight Attendant

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello, Hacks
Zach Braff, Ted Lasso
James Burrows, B Positive
MJ Delaney, Ted Lasso
Susanna Fogel, The Flight Attendant
Declan Lowney, Ted Lasso
James Widdowes, Mom

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Yahlin Chang, The Handmaid’s Tale
Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian
Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian
Misha Green, Lovecraft Country
Peter Morgan, The Crown
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock, Our Lady J, Pose
Rebecca Sonnenshine, The Boys

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Steven Canals, Pose
Benjamin Caron, The Crown
Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian
Liz Garbus, The Handmaid’s Tale
Jessica Hobbs, The Crown
Julie Anne Robinson, Bridgerton

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
Laura Donney, WandaVision
Scott Frank, The Queen’s Gambit
Chuck Hayward, Peter Cameron, WandaVision
Brad Ingelsby, Mare of Easttown
Jac Schaeffer, WandaVision

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Scott Frank, The Queen’s Gambit
Barry Jenkins, The Underground Railroad
Thomas Kail, Hamilton
Sam Miller, Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
Sam Miller, I May Destroy You
Matt Shakman, WandaVision
Craig Zobel, Mare of Easttown

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 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 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

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