--- title: "Netflix series ‘The Crown’ wins big at the Emmy Awards 2021" url: https://weirdkaya.com/netflix-series-the-crown-wins-big-at-the-emmy-awards-2021/ date: 2021-09-21 modified: 2021-09-22 lang: en author: "Anna Wong" description: "The Emmy Awards concluded with Netflix series 'The Crown' dominating the drama category." categories: - "Abroad" - "Fun" tags: - "Emmy Award" - "TV Series" image: https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/Netflix-The-Crown-Wins-Big.jpeg word_count: 444 --- # Netflix series ‘The Crown’ wins big at the Emmy Awards 2021 The [Emmy Awards ](https://twitter.com/TelevisionAcad)is a prestigious competition that honours the high-grossing U.S. primetime TV programs which premiered from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021. 27 categories were also featured at the award ceremony held yesterday in Los Angeles, California. ## Netflix emerges at the top With most of the world stuck in lockdown due to COVID-19 since last June, it's no surprise that Netflix reported its highest subscription rate of all time. Some of its smash hits include *Bridgeton*, *The Queen's Gambit*, and *The Crown*. These shows also had a strong presence among Malaysian viewers too. ## All hail the winners! For the **Drama Series Category**, *The Crown* swept past its competitors with little resistance. ![The crown has won all related categories in the Drama Series category in 2021 Emmy](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/Emmys-Drama.jpg)The Crown awarded Best Drama Series Other than the Best Drama Series award, its lead and supporting actors and actresses each won an award too. *The Crown* director Jessica Hobbs was given the **Outstanding Directing Award while** screenwriter Pete Morgan snagged the **Outstanding Writing Award **for the episode 'War'. Widely acclaimed shows such as *Bridgerton*, *The Handmaid's Tale*, and *The Mandalorian* were among those nominated in the category too. **Best Limited Series/ TV Movie** Th*e Queen's Gambit* was crowned the victor of the **Best Limited Series Award** and its director Scott Frank for the **Outstanding Directing Award**. ![Queen](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/Emmys-Limited-Series.jpg)Awardees of Emmy's Award Limited Series/ TV Movie Other big names include Kate Winslet alongside supporting actor and actress Evan Peters and Julianne Nicholson for* Mare Easton* and *Halston's *lead actor Evan McGregor. HBO's *I May Destroy You* was recognized for its superb plot and grabbed the **Outstanding Directing Award**. **Comedy Series** ![Comedy series was awarded to Ted Lasso and its lead and supporting roles have also won. However, Lead actress was awarded to Jean from Hacks.](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/Emmys-Comedy.jpg)Awardees of Comedy Series *Ted Lasso *emerged as the champion, surpassing *Emily in Paris,* thanks to lead actor Jason Sudeikis and supporting actor and actress Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham. *Hack's* Jean Smart won the **Best Actress Award**, while its director Lucia Aniello and co-writers Paul Downs and Jen Stasky were given the **Outstanding Directing and Writing Award**. **Other Categories** This year's Emmy Awards also included long-running competition series such as *The Amazing Race *and *RuPaul's Drag Race*. As for the **Variety Sketch Category**, NBC's *Saturday Night Life *and Disney's *Hamilton* were spotted in the list too. ## Predictions, anyone? Although it is still way too early to tell, the competition is heating up fast. From Netflix alone, the upcoming season of *Stranger Things* and *Atypical* are regarded as be strong nominees. On the other side of the world, the British Academy Television Awards have also named *The Witcher* and *Sex Education*'s latest season to match their competitors. More Stories: [Malaysia’s Own Film ‘Frontliner’ Is Coming To Neflix On 30 September](https://weirdkaya.com/ta-dum-malaysia-very-own-film-frontliner-is-coming-to-neflix/) Cover Images via Netflix and [CelebrityLand](https://celebrity.land/en/streaming-platforms-sweep-2021-emmy-awards/) **Author**: Anna Wong **Proofreader**: Sarah Yeoh