71st Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Variety Talk Series

The 14th Television Academy Honors were presented on September 3, 2021.

Celebrate this year's Television Academy Honors recipients, all of whom harnessed the power of television to influence hearts and minds and drive positive social change. In this one-hour special you'll meet the producers and the stars, find out what inspired them, and what makes these programs so powerful.

Seven programs will be recognized for using television to inspire social change.

The 73rd Emmy Nominations were presented by Emmy-Winning father and daughter Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones.

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie are Michaela Coel, Cynthia Erivo, Elizabeth Olsen, Anya Taylor-Joy and Kate Winslet.

The nominees for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series are I May Destroy You, Mare of Easttown, The Queen's Gambit, The Underground Railroad and WandaVision.

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series are Sterling K. Brown, Jonathan Majors, Josh O'Connor, Rege-Jean Page, Billy Porter and Matthew Rhys.

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series are Uzo Aduba, Olivia Colman, Emma Corrin, Elisabeth Moss, MJ Rodriguez and Jurnee Smollett.

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series are Aidy Bryant, Kaley Cuoco, Allison Janney, Tracee Ellis Ross and Jean Smart.

The nominees for Outstanding Drama Series are The Boys, Bridgerton, The Crown, The Handmaid's Tale, Lovecraft Country, The Mandalorian, Pose and This is Us.

The nominees for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series are Anthony Anderson, Michael Douglas, William H. Macy, Jason Sudeikis and Kenan Thompson.