2021 Primetime Emmy Award Winners

Monday, Sep 20, 2021

73rd Annual Emmy Awards
73rd Annual Emmy Awards

The 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Sunday, September 19, 2021, broadcast live from Los Angeles on CBS and Paramount+.

Congratulations to the alumni, faculty, and friends who received a 2021 Primetime Emmy award and Creative Arts Emmy! This year, 18 Tisch alumni, faculty, and friends won 17 awards across 10 projects. 

Outstanding Comedy Series
Ted Lasso • Apple TV+ • Apple / Doozer Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television
Bill Wrubel '93 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Executive Producer

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO • HBO in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • CBS • CBS Studios
Jeremy Tchaban '03 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Supervising Producer

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Lorne Michaels, Dean's Council, Executive Producer

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Hamilton • Disney+ • Lin-Manuel Miranda and Nevis Productions LLC, Old 320 Sycamore, and RadicalMedia
Justin Wilkes '99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Co-Executive Producer

Outstanding Narrator
Lincoln: Divided We Stand • The Dogs Of War • CNN • CNN Original Series, Glass Entertainment Group
Sterling K. Brown '01 (MFA, Grad Acting), Narrator

Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking
76 Days • Pluto • 76 Days LLC, MTV Documentary Films
Jean Tsien '83 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Producer

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Hacks • There Is No Line (Pilot) • HBO Max • Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment
Jen Statsky '08 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Written by

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO • HBO in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Charlie Redd '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Writer

 

CREATIVE ARTS EMMYS

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes
Pose • Series Finale • FX Networks • FX Productions in association with 20th Century Television
Michelle Roy '15 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), Assistant Costume Designer


Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
Ted Lasso • The Hope That Kills You • Apple TV+ • Apple / Doozer Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television
A.J. Catoline '92 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
The Queen's Gambit • Exchanges • Netflix • Netflix
Michelle Tesoro '01 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), ACE, Editor

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series
Saturday Night Live • Host: Adele • NBC • SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Richard McGuinness '82, (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Lighting Director

Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
Pose • Series Finale • FX Networks • FX Productions in association with 20th Century Television
Jessica Padilla (Drama), Additional Makeup Artist

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special
The Queen's Gambit • End Game • Netflix • Netflix
Rachel Chancey '92 (BFA, Drama), Foley Artist
James David Redding III (adjunct instructor, Film & TV,) sound editor

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie
The Mandalorian • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd.
Joe Bauer '91 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Visual Effects Supervisor

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • Trump & Election Results / F*ck 2020 • HBO • HBO in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Michael Carmine (Faculty, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Camera

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Special
Hamilton • Disney+ • Lin-Manuel Miranda and Nevis Productions LLC, Old 320 Sycamore, and RadicalMedia
Bill Winters '98 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Camera