Much like last year, genre television will reign supreme during September’s 2021 Emmy Awards. This time it was Lovecraft Country and WandaVision joining the Star Wars: The Mandalorian to pull down 60 nominations.
The Mandalorian‘s 24 nominations include:
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Outstanding Writing for Dave Filoni
- Outstanding Music Composition for Ludwig Göransson
- Best Supporting Actor for Giancarlo Esposito
- Best Guest Actor for Carl Weathers and Timothy Olyphant
Congratulations to the cast and crew of #TheMandalorian on its 24 #Emmys Nominations including Outstanding Drama Series. pic.twitter.com/zkEaHed3Gn
— The Mandalorian (@themandalorian) July 13, 2021
Lovecraft Country‘s 18 nominations include
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Outstanding Writing for Misha Green
- Outstanding Cinematography
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects
- Outstanding Music Composition for Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq
- Outstanding Lead Actor for Jonathan Majors
- Outstanding Lead Actress for Jurnee Smollett
- Outstanding Supporting Actor for Michael K. Williams
- Outstanding Supporting Actress for Aunjanue Ellis
- Outstanding Guest Actor for Courtney B. Vance
…and hopefully a giant wake up call for HBO, who made the colossally bad decision to cancel Lovecraft Country and let Apple TV+ sign showrunner Misha Green.
I know some folks think this was a mutual decision, but based on the incredible/heartbreaking glimpses Green’s been sharing on Twitter of her plans for Lovecraft Country season 2, that looks a lot less likely.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of #LovecraftCountry on their 18 #Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series. pic.twitter.com/PfnNAHkghM
— Lovecraft Country (@LovecraftHBO) July 13, 2021
WandaVision‘s 23 nominations include:
- Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Outstanding Writing for Chuck Hayward, Peter Cameron, Jac Schaeffer, and Laura Donney
- Outstanding Directing for Matt Shakman
- Outstanding Music Composition for Christophe Beck
- Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (and you know exactly what song this was for)
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects
- Outstanding Lead Actor for Paul Bettany
- Outstanding Lead Actress for Elizabeth Olsen
- Outstanding Supporting Actress for Kathryn Hahn
Congratulations to the cast and crew of Marvel Studios’ #WandaVision on its 23 #Emmys Nominations including Outstanding Limited Series. pic.twitter.com/2nhUROmZgi
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 13, 2021
Some of our other favorite shows here at AIPT who picked up Emmy nominations this year include:
- Ted Lasso (20)
- The Flight Attendant (9)
- Top Chef (6)
- The Boys (5)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (5)
- Cobra Kai (4)
- Central Park (2)
- Love, Death, + Robots (2)
- Mythic Quest (2)
- Doom Patrol (1)
- Gangs of London (1)
- The Nevers (1)
- South Park (1)
- The Umbrella Academy (1)
I should also note that my beloved Star Wars: The Clone Wars picked up 3 Daytime Emmy nominations. While those aren’t necessarily given the same reverence as the Primetime Emmys, it’s still good to know that the best season the series got some well-deserved recognition.
Click here if you’d like to read the (extremely long) full list that also includes reality/variety television nominations.
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