If classic Disney stories are characterized by their happy ending, this year's Emmy nominations seem like a fairy tale designed by and for their own platform, Disney +.
Despite the fact that the combo HBO and HBO Max leads the nominations with 130, followed by Netflix with 129, the jump
of the Disney
streaming
service
, from the 19 nominations it obtained last year to the 71 it received this year, is the most notable milestone of a list in which we can read changes, especially due to the end of some series and the stoppages caused by the pandemic, but not major relays.
'The Crown' and 'The Mandalorian' lead 2021 Emmy nominations in an even battle between HBO and Netflix
The Crown
, that fantastic tale with few fairies, continues to dominate the drama category with 24 nominations.
Among the main ones, he has achieved, in addition to the best series -Emmy who still resists him-, all the interpretations to which he could choose: Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Josh O'Connor, Emma Corrin, Helena Bonham-Carter , Charles Dance, Gillian Anderson and Emerald Fennell, whom we know not only for having played Camilla Parker Bowles, but for having been the
showrunner
of the second season of
Killing Eve
and above all, for having directed, written and produced the magnificent
A promising young woman
, for which this year she won the Oscar for best screenplay.
Notable absences
In drama,
The Mandalorian is
tied for nominations with
The Crown
, but it holds far more technical than acting nominations, an unavoidable thing given the series' design. It is followed by
The Handmaid's Tale
(21) with six nominations for its cast, which has not seen a television Academy Award since Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones won in 2019. The second season of
The Boys
, the premiere of
The Bridgertons
and
Lovecraft Territory
, the last season of
Pose
and the fifth of
This Is Us, the
last bastion of the open series, complete a category that suffers from the absence of
Succession
, winner of last year who saw her filming postponed by the covid.
Also notable is the absence of
Ozark
, whose final season earned him 18 nominations last year.
See the list of all nominees by category
Another finale, that of
Schitt's Creek
, which won nine awards last year, has left many vacancies in the comedy categories, among which stands out
Ted Lasso
, with his 20 nominations.
The Apple TV + comedy also has the favor of the critics and the freshness of the novelty, and together with the last season of
The Kominsky Method
, it stands out above the rest of the nominated comedies in the main category:
black-ish
,
Cobra Kai
,
Emily in Paris
,
Hacks
,
Pen15
and
The Flight Attendant
.
Special mention, and not for good, deserves that the end of
Shameless
has only received one nomination, for William H. Macy.
But what are we going to ask of some prizes that bypass
The Good Fight by default
.
Gillian Anderson, as Margaret Thatcher in 'The Crown.' Des Willie / AP
The star category of this edition, both by level and by the closeness of the competition, is the miniseries. Here the best of each house is faced: It
could destroy you
, that magnificent treatise on sexual consent that was inexplicably excluded from the Golden Globes;
Mare of Easttown
, the most adult and sober fiction of the year and the one with the best cast, headed by an exalted Kate Winslet who has already won an Emmy for
Mildred Pierce
;
Lady's Gambit
, Netflix's great phenomenon of the year and perhaps the most popular series of all the nominees along with
The Crown
;
The underground railway
, which is led by Barry Jenkins, an expert in winning prizes by surprise - remember the Oscar for
Moonlight in
front of
La La Land
-; and that exciting tribute to television by Marvel, and therefore within Disney +, which is
Scarlet Witch and Vision
, and which has given its platform 23 of the 71 nominations for its fairy tale. The female protagonism of most of them has made the category of best leading actress in a miniseries this year a heart attack: Will Kate Winslet manage to prevail over Michaela Coel, Cynthia Erivo, Elizabeth Olsen and Anya Taylor-Joy? We will have to wait until September 19, the date of the ceremony, to verify it.
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