On the night of September 20 in the United States took place the solemn ceremony of awarding the "Emmy Prime Time", which is awarded by the American Television Academy.
This year's event took place in the open-air area of the Event Deck of the LA Live Pavilion.
It is located behind the Microsoft Theater, where the awards were traditionally held.
The ceremony was moderated by actor Cedric Antonio Kiles, known as Cedric the Entertainer.
The best drama series was "The Crown".
She competed with the paintings "Lovecraft Country", "The Mandalorian", "The Handmaid's Tale", "This is Us", "Pose", "Bridgertons" and "Boys".
Comedy series of the year according to the organizers - "Ted Lasso" with Jason Sudeikis in the title role.
The project went around the films "4len", "Flight attendant", "Emily in Paris", "Black Comedy", "Tricks", "The Kominsky Method" and "Cobra Kai".
The queen's move was chosen as the most outstanding miniseries.
Ted Lasso cast and crew at the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards
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Awards in acting nominations were distributed as follows.
For their dramatic projects, the statuettes went to the actors of The Crown: Josh O'Connor (Prince Charles), Olivia Colman (Queen Elizabeth II), Tobias Menzies (Prince Philip) and Gillian Anderson (Margaret Thatcher).
Contenders also included Matthew Reese, Ouzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Elisabeth Moss, Emma Corrin, Helena Bonham Carter and others.
The most compelling character in the comedy project was shown by Jason Sudeikis, who starred in the TV series "Ted Lasso," and Jean Smart, who starred in "Tricks".
They were competed by such celebrities as Tracey Ellis Ross, Allison Jenny, Kaley Cuoco, Michael Douglas, William H. Macy and others.
Also "Emmy" was awarded to Sudeikis's colleagues in "Ted Lasso" and
Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham, who played supporting characters.
Ewan McGregor (Halston) and Kate Winslet, Evan Peters and Julianne Nicholson received prizes for their work on miniseries and television films - all three starring in the project Meir of Easttown.
Shot from the TV series "Meir from Easttown"
© Shot from the TV series "Meir from Easttown"
By the way, in 2021, artists were given the right to choose a statuette with which inscription they prefer to have: the best actor or actress, or with a gender-neutral wording “the best performer”.
Directing awards in 2021 went to Jessica Hobbs (Crown), Lucia Agniello (Tricks) and Scott Frank (Queen's Move).
The most titled projects of the year were the series "The Crown" and "The Queen's Move", which collected 11 awards each.
Obi tapes were released on the popular video service Netflix, whose films received 44 prizes - this is a record for the entire existence of the award - the same result was shown only by CBS in 1974.
The site also presented such projects as Cobra Kai, Kominsky Method, Emily in Paris, Bridgertons and others.
In total, they received 129 nominations.
In 2021, the HBO TV channel and the HBO Max Internet platform were in the lead by a similar indicator.
Their products, as well as the cast and crew members involved, were featured 130 times on the nominees list.
In 2020, the Primetime Emmy Awards were held remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Organizers are now slowly returning to standard practice, but due to the delta strain, the American Television Academy has been forced to take action - including the outdoor event mentioned above.
To prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, the organizers also decided to limit the number of nominees who could participate in the event in person.
From each project, only four representatives were admitted to the event.
This measure was introduced after the invitations to the ceremony were sent out, and the members of the creative teams had to decide on their own how to distribute tickets.
The organizers expressed regret over the current situation, but stated that their priority in this case is the safety of guests.
The 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards were the 73rd in history. The event has been held annually since 1949. In addition to prime-time programs, daytime TV programs, sports projects, documentary and news shows are honored. There is a separate Technology Achievement and Awards for programs broadcast in different parts of the United States. In addition, the International Television Academy awards Emmy awards to industry workers from around the world.