Emmy Nominations 2021: What to Watch For

The Television Academy is poised to reward streaming services when the nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards are announced at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday.

The streaming services have already made their mark at the Emmy Awards — last year Netflix set a record for the most nominations. But following a year in which the pandemic forced many Americans to increasingly turn to on-demand streaming video for entertainment, the Television Academy is poised to reward streaming services in a big way when nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards are announced at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday. The ceremony will be on Sept. 19 on CBS, and also available on the Paramount+ streaming service. The top contenders for the best drama category are mostly from the streamers. They are likely to include the fourth season of Netflix’s “The Crown”; the second season of the Disney+ Star Wars series “The Mandalorian”; a former best drama winner, Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”; and the freshman season of Netflix’s “Bridgerton.”