Ted Lasso was the comedy series to beat at the 2021 Emmy Awards and finished its massively successful night by walking away with the enviable Outstanding Comedy Series statuette.

The series faced stiff competition this year, with black-ish, Cobra Kai, Emily in Paris, Hacks, PEN15, The Flight Attendant and The Kominsky Method.

Creator Bill Lawrence accepted the award on the cast’s behalf, telling the audience: “The biggest thank you from this group is to the people that watch. I really think I can speak for everybody here when I say we all know how lucky we are to do this for a living. And we appreciate you tonight. Thank you so much.”

He also referred to Apple CEO Tim Cook as T-dawg in his speech, joking about his boss’ new nickname, “He does not know that yet, but fingers crossed.”

The Apple TV+ series steamrolled the comedy categories, taking home Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy for star Jason Sudeikis, and Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress in a Comedy for Brett Goldstein and Hannah Waddingham, respectively. 

The comedy was up for 20 awards heading into Sunday night’s ceremony.

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The Crown stars Josh O’Connor and Olivia Colman took home the 2021 Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a drama series during Sunday night’s ceremony.

Both winners accepted their awards during the live show, which was held in-person for the first time in two years and hosted by comedian Cedric the Entertainer at The Event Deck at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.

Appearing live from London, Colman seemed shocked by her win before taking the stage.

“Thank you very much for this. This is amazing. And what a lovely end to the most extraordinary journey with this lovely family. I loved every second of it,” she said of her time on the show. 

Through teary-eyes, Colman wrapped up her speech, adding, “I wish my dad was here to see this. I lost my daddy during COVID and he would have loved all of this.” 

O’Connor kept his acceptance light, cracking a joke before going down his list of thank you’s, which included a shout out to his colleagues and family. 

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The Crown stars Josh O’Connor and Olivia Coleman took home the 2021 Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a drama series during Sunday night’s ceremony.

Both winners accepted their awards during the live show, which was held in-person for the first time in two years and hosted by comedian Cedric the Entertainer from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

Appearing live from London, Coleman seemed shocked by her win before taking the stage.

“Thank you very much for this. This is amazing. And what a lovely end to the most extraordinary journey with this lovely family. I loved every second of it,” she said of her time on the show. 

Through teary-eyes, Coleman wrapped up her speech, adding, “I wish my dad was here to see this. I lost my daddy during COVID and he would have loved all of this.” 

O’Connor kept his acceptance light, cracking a joke before going down his list of thank you’s, which included a shout out to his colleagues and family. 

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Kate Winslet added her second Emmy to her trophy case after taking home the statuette for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her leading role in Mare of Easttown.

The British actress breathlessly accepted her award and was overwhelmed with joy.

She started out her speech shouting out the women who have come before her, remarking, “I just want to acknowledge my fellow nominees in this decade, that has to be about women having each other’s backs. I support you. I salute you. I’m proud of all of you.”

Winslet also praised the character she plays in Mare, saying she plays “a middle aged, imperfect, flawed mother” that “made us all feel validated, quite honestly.”

The actress won her first Emmy Award 10 years ago, taking home the award for playing the leading role in HBO’s Mildred Pierce in 2011.

Ewan McGregor collected his first Emmy win on Sunday night, earning the statuette for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his standout role in Halston.

“It’s quite difficult going after you, Kate. That was a lovely speech,” he complimented to start off his speech. “I just want to thank our crew, first of all, because like so many people have said tonight, we shot through the pandemic in New York City and through everybody’s professionalism and passion, kept us all safe.” 

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RuPaul made history Sunday night at the 2021 Emmy Awards, collecting his record-breaking 11th win when his show, RuPaul’s Drag Race, won Outstanding Competition Program.

RuPaul is now the most decorated person of color in Emmys history, in tandem with Drag Race becoming the reality competition show with the most wins. 

“Wow, thank you so much to the Academy and all of you gorgeous people here tonight,” he gushed upon accepting his award. “All of the people at World of Wonder and Viacom-CBS who have been so wonderful, but really thanks to all of our lovely children on our show from around the world. You know, they are so gracious to tell their stories of courage and how to navigate this difficult life, even more difficult today. This is for you.”

He also invited “the kids out there watching” to join his tribe, saying it is “waiting for you.”

He was previously tied with cinematographer Donald A. Morgan, after taking home his 10th trophy at last week’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

In addition, this marks the sixth year in a row RuPaul has won Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.

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Jason Sudeikis and Jean Smart won the 2021 Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a comedy series during Sunday night’s ceremony.

Both winners accepted their awards during the show, which was held in-person for the first time in two years and hosted by comedian Cedric the Entertainer from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

Smart, who won for her leading role in Hacks, began her speech on an emotional note, crediting her late husband, Richard Gilliland, for aiding in her success. He died in March after a brief illness at the age of 71. 

“I have to acknowledge my late husband, Richard Gilliland, who passed away six months yesterday, and I would not be here without him, without his kind of putting his career on the back burner so that I could take advantage of all the wonderful opportunities that I’ve had,” she said while holding back tears. She then thanked her “two incredible unselfish children.”

Other talented nominees for the Outstanding Lead Actress category included Aidy Bryant for her role in Shrill, Kaley Cuoco for The Flight Attendant, Allison Janney for Mom, and Tracee Ellis Ross for Black-ish.

Snagging another award for the hit series Ted Lasso was Sudeikis, who went up against Anthony Anderson‘s role in Black-ish, Michael Douglas in The Kominsky Method, William H. Macy in Shameless, and Kenan Thompson in Kenan.

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Gillian Anderson‘s remarkable transformation into former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Netflix’s The Crown earned her the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Anderson squared off against two colleagues for this award — Helena Bonham Carter and Emerald Fennell.

She dedicated her win to her manager of 20 years, Connie Freiberg, who “believed in me when no one else would and believed I had talent, when I didn’t even think that I had talent, who always advised me to take the high road, who was one of the best friends that I’ve ever had in my life.”

The Crown also nabbed the win for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, with Tobias Menzies collecting the award for his prickly portrayal of Prince Philip.

He was not in attendance and his award was accepted by presenter Kerry Washington on his behalf.

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Mare of Easttown stars Evan Peters and Julianne Nicholson snagged the Emmys for Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a Limited Series during Sunday night’s ceremony. 

Other nominees in Nicholson’s category included her Mare of Easttown co-star Jean Smart, Kathryn Hahn from WandaVision, Phillipa Soo and Renee Elise Goldsberry both from Hamilton, and Moses Ingram from The Queen’s Gambit.

Peters beat out Hamilton’s Jonathan Groff and Anthony Ramos, Thomas Brodie-Sangster from The Queen’s Gambit, and Paapa Essiedu from I May Destroy You. 

The awards, which were held in-person for the first time in two years, was hosted by comedian Cedric the Entertainer from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

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After collecting the first award of the night, Ted Lasso kept the momentum going with Brett Goldstein, who plays the cantankerous Roy Kent, picking up the night’s second award — Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

“I was very, very specifically told I’m not allowed to swear,” he started off his speech before paying homage to his foul-mouthed character by letting out a loud bleep.

“It has been one of the greatest honors, privileges, and privileges, I just said that twice… but it is a double privilege.  It is the most privilege privilege and pleasure of my life,” the 41-year-old actor expressed. “This is [profanity] thank you very much, thank you, thank you!”

Like Hannah Waddingham, who was pitted against her fellow Lasso co-star, Goldstein was in a tight race with his two colleagues — Brendan Hunt and Nick Mohammed, who respectively play Coach Beard and Nate.

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The first award of the night went to British actress Hannah Waddingham, for her breakout performance as Rebecca Welton in the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso.

The actress screamed in delight upon collecting her award, exclaiming, “Jesus Christ, oh my god, I’m not responsible for anything that falls out of my face.”

She then shouted out her Lasso co-star Jason Sudeikis, “You saved my life with this, and more importantly my baby girl’s…I’m honestly so privileged to work with you. I really am.  Oh my god.”

Waddingham squared off against her Lasso co-star Juno Temple in her respective category. 

This is her first Emmy nomination and award.

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