The cast and crew of Ted Lasso, accepting the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Image The 2021 Emmy Awards confirmed what has long been common knowledge: The streamers are running the show.
There was a bit more variety among the limited series, where awards were given to Mare of Easttown and The Queen’s Gambit, but also Michaela Coel for her writing of I May Destroy You and, perhaps most shockingly, Ewan McGregor for his performance in Halston, a series that was neither vastly well-received by critics nor buzzed-about by audiences or those who predict the Emmys.
While all of the actors rewarded in the main telecast were white, it’s worth noting that nearly all the actors and performers who won during the Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies — which honor guest acting and craft categories as well as commercials and animated programs — were Black. Unfortunately, your standard Emmy viewer would never know this was the case, since the Creative Arts ceremonies were held last weekend and broadcast in condensed form on FXX on Saturday night.
Obviously this whole prize-giving enterprise is subjective, but that being said: it is wild that The Underground Railroad did not win a damn, blessed thing, especially a directing award for Barry Jenkins. That snub felt all the more galling after winner Scott Frank, who directed The Queen’s Gambit, delivered a rambling, dull acceptance speech while seeming peeved every time the music had the audacity to try to stop him from speaking.
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