2021 Emmy Awards Essential Quiz

The Crown’s season four received the best drama award on the Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, Emmy Awards. It’s the first time the streaming service won the prestigious trophy. “The Crown” also took all four dramatic acting categories at the 2021 ceremony. Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit picked the Best Limited Series / Mini-Series award.

How many Emmy Awards did Netflix win in 2021?

Netflix won a leading total of 44 Emmy awards in 2021, meeting the record set in 1974 by CBS.

Netflix’s Chess drama "The Queen's Gambit" tied with Netflix’s "The Crown" for the most wins in the 2021 Emmy Awards overall. Each won 11 honors.

Olivia Colman won the best actress Oscar in 2019 for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite. She also portrayed Queen Elizabeth in 2012’s Hyde Park on Hudson, which won her a Best Supporting Actress trophy at the British Independent Film Awards. She finally took the Emmy in 2021 for her lead role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown.

With 11 wins, host and producer RuPaul broke the record for the most Emmy wins by a Black person as “RuPaul's Drag Race” won the “outstanding competition program” award at the 2021 Emmys. The series is the most-awarded reality competition show at the Emmys.

What other history was made in the 2021 Emmys?

No contemporary musical had won an Emmy until 2021’s “Hamilton,” as adapted for TV by Disney+. The documented Broadway musical won the 2021 Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Emmy award, beating out Friends' and The West Wing's reunions, David Byrne’s American Utopia, Bo Burnham’s Inside, and Dave Chappelle’s 8:46.

Kate Winslet won her first Emmy award in 2011 for HBO’s miniseries Mildred Pierce, adapted from James M. Cain's 1941 novel of the same name. In Mildred Pierce, Winslet portrays an overprotective single mother during the Great Depression.

What’s Winslet’s role in “Mare of Easttown”?

On Mare of Easttown, The British Kate Winslet plays a Pennsylvania police detective investigating a teen girl’s murder. The role requires a harsh Philly accent.

Ewan McGregor won his first Emmy in 2021 for his leading role on Netflix’s Halston - on which he played the famed fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick. He was previously nominated for "Fargo," narrating "Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart," and his guest appearance on ER in 1997.

Jean Smart became a staple of elite TV in the past few years, with Emmy nominated roles on “Fargo,” “Watchmen,” and “Mare of Easttown.” HBO’s Hacks earned her her first Emmy win in 12 years in 2021.

What were Jean Smart’s previous Emmy wins?

Jean Smart won two Emmys for her guest role as Frasier’s love interest on Frasier in 2000 and 2001. She won the supporting actress in a comedy award in 2008 for the sitcom “Samantha Who?”.