Streaming giant Netflix dominates at the Emmy awards 2021

Los Angeles: At the 73rd Emmy Awards on Sunday, Netflix's "The Crown" won seven awards, including best drama series, wrapping up a dominant performance for the streaming platform in a ceremony that highlighted the rapid shift in the television business away from traditional broadcast and cable television.

The drama won thanks to its fourth season, which transported viewers to the 1980s while depicting Prince Charles and Princess Diana's relationship. In addition, The Crown dominated the acting categories. Olivia Colman won the award for best actress in a drama for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II. She was the second actress to win an Emmy for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth on The Crown, following Claire Foy in 2018.

Netflix's 'The Crown' and Disney Plus' 'The Mandalorian' led the nominations with 24 each, going into the night, followed by Marvel and Disney Plus' 'WandaVision' with 23 and Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' with 21.

HBO and HBO Max topped networks and streamers with 130 total nominations, followed closely behind by Netflix with 129, reports variety.com.

The award ceremony was held in downtown Los Angeles outdoors at L.A. Live entertainment complex on Sunday. After going virtual in 2020, the Emmys held in-person this year. The TV Academy has limited the ceremony to about 600 attendees, due to health and safety guidelines as the Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to rage across the US.

All attendees were required to show proof of vaccination and a negative Covid test, taken 48 hours before the ceremony. The event was also moved outdoors and the media center was replaced by a virtual counterpart.

Actor Jason Sudeikis was named outstanding lead actor in a comedy for his turn as the soccer coach in 'Ted Lasso', while Hollywood star Kate Winslet won the lead actress title in a limited series or movie for her role as a detective sergeant in 'Mare of Easttown'.

Network Apple TV Plus' 'Ted Lasso' and HBO's 'Mare of Easttown' picked up the first awards of the night, each winning the pair of supporting acting awards for a comedy and limited series, respectively. The show 'Hack' dominated the comedy fields.

Jean Smart took home her fourth Emmy of her career for her role as stand-up comic Deborah Vance, and the show took home the writing and directing for a comedy awards.

The Emmy Awards served as a reminder of how much the industry has changed since Netflix's first original series, "Lilyhammer," premiered in 2012. Netflix took home the most awards (44), more than any other network,equaling the broadcast network record set back in 1974, by CBS. Apple won more awards than any other major broadcast network, owing to the fact that it makes the majority of its money selling smartphones and tablets. Disney+, a streaming service that is less than two years old, won more awards than ABC, the Walt Disney Company's former flagship.

For the first time, Netflix received more awards than HBO at the end of the ceremony.In the last four years, the company received over 100 nominations and has competed with HBO for the most wins. Despite this, it had never won the top prize in any category, which many Hollywood executives interpreted as a sign of the industry's aversion to the streaming outsider.

The Emmy Awards, given by the Television Academy, are considered the highest honors in the TV business.

Here's the full list of winners at the Emmys 2021:

•Outstanding Drama Series: The Crown

•Outstanding Comedy Series: Ted Lasso

•Outstanding Variety Talk Show: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

•Outstanding Limited Series: The Queen's Gambit

•Outstanding Actor - Comedy:Jason Sudeikis - Ted Lasso

•Outstanding Actor - Drama: Josh O'Connor

•Outstanding Actor - Limited Series or Movie: Ewan McGregor -Halston

•Outstanding Actress - Comedy: Jean Smart - Hacks

•Outstanding Actress - Drama: Olivia Colman - The Crown

•Outstanding Actress - Limited Series or Movie: Kate Winslet - Mare of Easttown

•Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy: Brett Goldstein - Ted Lasso

•Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama: Tobias Menzies - The Crown

•Outstanding Supporting Actor - Limited Series or Movie: Evan Peters - Mare of Easttown

•Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy: Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)

•Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama: Gillian Anderson - The Crown

Outstanding Supporting Actress - Limited Series or Movie: Julianne Nicholson - Mare of Easttown

•Outstanding Director - Comedy: Lucia Aniello - Hacks

•Outstanding Director - Drama: Jessica Hobbs - The Crown

•Outstanding Director - Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special: Scott Frank - The Queen's Gambit

•Outstanding Writing - Comedy: Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs and Jen Statsky - Hacks

•Outstanding Writing - Drama: Peter Morgan - The Crown

•Outstanding Writing - Limited Series, Movie Or Dramatic Special: Michaela Coel -I May Destroy You