“Hacks” also earned bids for the work of supporting players Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Hannah Einbinder, while Rosie Perez (“The Flight Attendant”) is up for Best Supporting Actress and Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”) is included in the Best Actor lineup.
Maisel,” “Fleabag,” and “Schitt’s Creek.” One more category that could also be added to this mix is that of Best Comedy Series Casting, which has followed the exact same six-year pattern started by Louis-Dreyfus and “Veep.” The casting teams for both “The Flight Attendant” and “Hacks” will contend for this award at the Creative Arts ceremony. O’Hara’s victory made this the longest such streak in Emmys history, as it was previously tied with a run of Best Drama Series and Supporting Actress matchups that lasted from 1998 to 2002 and involved just two shows (“The Practice” and “The West Wing”).Ī continuation of the trend by either Cuoco or Smart could be even more impressive if the awards for writing and directing also go to “The Flight Attendant” or “Hacks.” This would make for a four-year, four-category alignment streak, as either of the freshman shows would naturally follow “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” 2018), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag,” 2019), and Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek,” 2020).
If any of one of them triumphs alongside her program, she will extend the chain begun by Louis-Dreyfus (2015 – 2017) and continued by Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Three of 2021’s five Best Comedy Actress contenders – Kaley Cuoco (“ The Flight Attendant”), Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”), and Jean Smart (“ Hacks”) – hail from shows that are also up for the big prize.