Father-daughter acting duo Ron and Jasmine Cephas Jones announced this year's Primetime Emmy nominations Tuesday with the majority of them, 342, coming from online streaming platforms. This year's nominations pronounce a streaming takeover as traditional television lags in nods.
Netflix, which torpedoed the non-traditional format into orbit over the past few years was earned 129 of the votes, but analysts credit the bump in online dominance to Emmy voters liking what they saw from Disney’s streaming service, Disney+ and the launch of Warner Media’s platform, HBO Max, last year. HBO and HBO Max together received the the most nods with 130 nominations, and Disney+ received 71.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ 73rd annual Emmy Awards will be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer before an live audience on September 19.
The veteran comedian/actor expressed his excitement for hosting the show in a statement:
“Since I was a little boy huddled up next to my grandmother, television has always been my reliable friend, so it is an enormous honor for me to host this year’s Emmy Awards. Throughout the roller-coaster of a year that we have all lived through, television has helped us stay connected as a society like never before. It not only entertained us, but as it always has, it helped to open our eyes, educate us, and hopefully brought about a better understanding of who we are as a people. I can’t wait to take the stage to celebrate all of the great shows and performances that made us laugh, cry, dance, and sing over the past year.”
Below are the nominees in the major categories:
Outstanding Variety Talk Series Conan The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Jimmy Kimmel Live Last Week Tonight with John Oliver The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Outstanding Competition Program
The Amazing Race Nailed It! RuPaul's Drag Race Top Chef The Voice 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 Comedy Series Black-ish Cobra Kai Emily in Paris Hacks The Flight Attendant The Kominsky Method Pen15 Ted Lasso
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Paul Bettany - WandaVision Hugh Grant - The Undoing Ewan McGregor - Halston Lin Manuel Miranda - Hamilton Leslie Odom Jr. - Hamilton