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The Jewish Emmys nominees

The Emmy nominations have been announced and the Jewish community has some excellent representatives.

July 23, 2021, 3:00 pm Edit
Jewish actor, Brett Goldstein, is nominated for his role in Ted Lasso. Photo: Eugene Powers/Dreamstime.com
Jewish actor, Brett Goldstein, is nominated for his role in Ted Lasso. Photo: Eugene Powers/Dreamstime.com

There may not be a quintessential Jewish show up for Emmy nominations this year, but there are plenty of Jewish nominees who are leading the charge.

Nominees for the 2021 Emmys include

Jurnee Smollett
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Lovecraft Country

Tracee Ellis Ross
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Black-ish

Sophie Okonedo
Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Ratched

Maya Rudolph
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live
and
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Big Mouth

Hannah Einbinder
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Hacks

Gail Simmons
Host for a Reality or Competition Program
Top Chef

Michael Douglas
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The Kominsky Method

Paul Reiser
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
The Kominsky Method

Brett Goldstein
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ted Lasso

Dan Levy
Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Saturday Night Live

Daveed Diggs
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Hamilton

Big Mouth
Co-created by Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg – five nominations including Animated Program

Bridgerton, based on Jewish romance author Julia Quinn’s series – 12 nominations including Best Drama

The Boys, featuring Jewish showrunner Eric Kripke and Israeli actor Tomer Kapon – six nominations including Best Drama

The Emmys will take place on Sunday September 19 in Los Angeles.

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