Emmy nominations: Yvonne Strahovski gets Emmy nomination but Nicole Kidman and Joel Edgerton miss out

The nominations for the Emmy Awards have been announced, and Disney’s hit show Mandalorian and Netflix’s The Crown are leading the pack.

Nicole Kidman missed out on an Emmy nomination for The Undoing.

Yvonne Strahovski has received an Emmy nomination for The Handmaid’s Tale but there was no love for fellow Australians Nicole Kidman and Joel Edgerton.

Strahovski scored her second Emmy nomination for her role as Serena Joy in The Handmaid’s Tale.

However, Kidman and her impractical winter coats were overlooked for HBO’s The Undoing.

Joel Edgerton also missed out for The Underground Railroad.

Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid's Tale.

Netflix’s latest season of British royal drama The Crown and Star Wars television series The Mandalorian on Disney+ topped this year’s nominations with 24 nods each.

The two shows dominated the drama category, while fellow Disney+ series WandaVision scored the most limited series nods with 23, and Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso landed 20 for its debut season.

The Mandalorian received 24 nominations along with The Crown.

Hulu’s dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale scored 21 nods as did Emmys perennial Saturday Night Live, which extended its all-time record number of nominations to 306.

The 73rd Emmy Awards – the small-screen equivalent of the Oscars – will be handed out at a live, in-person ceremony in Los Angeles broadcast by CBS on September 19.

Michaela Coel’s blistering series I May Destroy You has proved to be a hit with Television Academy voters, picking up nine nominations after being famously snubbed at the Golden Globes.

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Michaela Coel in I May Destroy You.

SNUBS

• While WandaVision got a lot of love, Marvel’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier was left out in the cold except for a nomination for Don Cheadle and several technical noms.

• Pedro Pascal apparently didn’t take his helmet off for long enough to be among The Mandalorian’s Emmy nominations

• Ethan Hawke has been nominated for almost every award but an Emmy despite his brilliant work in The Good Lord Bird.

• The Handmaid’s Tale cast will be celebrating with so many receiving nominations, except for its resident villain Joseph Fiennes.

• Kim’s Convenience did not get a look in for its final season, not even Appa aka Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.

• Alec Baldwin was again nominated for his portrayal of Donald Trump, but Brendan Gleeson was shut out despite his uncanny portrayal or the former president in The Comey Rule.

Brendan Gleeson as President Donal Trump in The Comey Rule.

SURPRISES

• Aidy Bryant managed to score two Emmy nominations, one for SNL and a second for her comedy series Shrill. Fellow SNL castmate Kenan Thompson also managed to score two nominations with the Academy recognising his work on SNL and his self-titled sitcom, Kenan.

• Ewan McGregor was brilliant in Halston but was only a 50-50 chance to get a nomination given the series wasn’t universally loved.

• Cobra Kai – The Netflix streamer spin-off from the Karate Kid film franchise kicked down the Emmy door.

• The Boys – Amazon’s saucy anti-superhero series has been popular with fans and critics and this year also the T Academy.

• Emily In Paris – Perhaps one of the biggest surprises was its nomination.

Ewan McGregor was the best thing about Halston.

BEST COMEDY SERIES

black-ish

Cobra Kai

Emily in Paris

Hacks

The Flight Attendant

The Kominsky Method

Pen15

Ted Lasso

William Zabka and Ralph Macchio in Cobra Kai.

BEST COMEDY ACTOR

Anthony Anderson, black-ish

Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method

William H. Macy, Shameless

Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Kenan Thompson, Kenan

Jason Sudeikis in a scene from Ted Lasso.

BEST COMEDY ACTRESS

Aidy Bryant, Shrill

Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant

Allison Janney, Mom

Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish

Jean Smart, Hacks

Kaley Cuoco stars in a scene from The Flight Attendant.

BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR

Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live

Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso

Brendan Hunt, Ted Lasso

Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso

Jeremy Swift, Ted Lasso

Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Hacks

Paul Reiser, The Kominsky Method

Kenan Thompson received two Emmy noms.

BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live

Rosie Perez, The Flight Attendant

Juno Temple, Ted Lasso

Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live

Aidy Bryant received two Emmy noms.

BEST DRAMA SERIES

Lovecraft Country

The Boys

Bridgerton

The Crown

The Handmaid’s Tale

The Mandalorian

Pose

This Is Us

The cast of Pose (L-R) Hailie Sahar, Angel Bismark Curiel, Indya Moore, Dyllan Burnside, Mj Rodriguez, Angelica Ross, Dominique Jackson, Ryan Jamaal Swain, and Billy Porter.

BEST DRAMA ACTOR

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us

Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country

Josh O’Connor, The Crown

Rege-Jean Page, Bridgerton

Billy Porter, Pose

Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Rege-Jean Page in Bridgerton.

BEST DRAMA ACTRESS

Uzo Aduba, In Treatment

Olivia Colman, The Crown

Emma Corrin, The Crown

Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Mj Rodriguez, Pose

Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country

Mj Rodriguez in the Foxtel/HBO drama Pose.

BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR

Michael K. Williams, Lovecraft Country

Tobias Menzies, The Crown

Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale

O-T Fagbenle, The Handmaid’s Tale

John Lithgow, Perry Mason

Chris Sullivan, This Is Us

Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian

Max Minghella, The Handmaid’s Tale

Max Minghella was nominated for The Handmaid's Tale.

BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Gillian Anderson, The Crown

Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown

Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale

Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale

Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale

Emerald Fennell, The Crown

Aunjanue Ellis, Lovecraft Country

Madeline Brewer, The Handmaid’s Tale

Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown

BEST TELEVISION MOVIE

Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square

Oslo

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

Sylvie’s Love

Uncle Frank

Sophia Lillis and Paul Bettany in Uncle Frank.

BEST LIMITED SERIES

I May Destroy You

Mare of Easttown

The Queen’s Gambit

The Underground Railroad

WandaVision

Wandavision with Elilzabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany

BEST MOVIE/MINI ACTOR

Paul Bettany, WandaVision

Hugh Grant, The Undoing

Ewan McGregor, Halston

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

Leslie Odom, Jr., Hamilton

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant in a scene from The Undoing.

BEST MOVIE/MINI ACTRESS

Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You

Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha

Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision

Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit

Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown

Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown

Daveed Diggs, Hamilton

Jonathan Groff, Hamilton

Anthony Ramos, Hamilton

Paapa Essiedu, I May Destroy You

Thomas Brodie-Sangster, The Queen’s Gambit

Daveed Diggs in Hamilton.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision

Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown

Julianne Nicholson, Mare of Easttown

Renee Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton

Moses Ingram, The Queen’s Gambit

Phillipa Soo, Hamilton

Kathryn Hahn has been nominated for WandaVision.

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Don Cheadle, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Charles Dance, The Crown

Timothy Olyphant, The Mandalorian

Courtney B. Vance, Lovecraft Country

Carl Weathers, The Mandalorian

Charles Dance stars as Lord Louis Mountbatten in The Crown

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale

Claire Foy, The Crown

Mckenna Grace, The Handmaid’s Tale

Sophie Okonedo, Ratched

Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us

Sophie Okonedo received a nomination for Ratched.

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live

Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live

Morgan Freeman, The Kominsky Method

Daniel Kaluuya, Saturday Night Live

Daniel Levy, Saturday Night Live

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump, SNL

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Jane Adams, Hacks

Yvette Nicole Brown, A Black Lady Sketch Show

Bernadette Peters, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

Issa Rae, A Black Lady Sketch Show

Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live

Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

US actress Maya Rudolph.

BEST 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

John Oliver wins 2020 Emmy. Picture: Arena

BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES

The Amazing Race

Nailed It!

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Top Chef

The Voice

RuPaul's Drag Race was nominated for a 2021 Emmy Award.