The 18th Annual Gold Derby TV Awards nominations were announced on Thursday, July 8, honoring the best achievements in television from June 2020 through May 2021 (as well as hanging episodes of shows that finished airing their seasons this June). More than 1,400 Gold Derby users cast their votes, so which shows and performers did they single out for recognition? Watch our announcement video above and scroll down for the full list of nominations in all 30 categories. You can vote for the winners right now; the deadline to get your ballots in is August 1.
Far and away the top nominee among all programs is “The Crown,” which has a remarkable 16 nominations. That includes Best Drama Series, two lead actresses, four supporting actresses and four episodes up for Drama Episode of the Year. Its seven Drama Series rivals are “The Alienist: Angel of Darkness,” “Bridgerton,” “The Boys,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Lovecraft Country,” “The Mandalorian” and “Pose.”
On top of that, one of those “Crown” lead actresses, Emma Corrin, earned additional nominations for Performer of the Year and Breakthrough Performer of the Year. Those categories aren’t associated with any one particular show (some performers had multiple programs this past season), but Corrin’s performance as Princess Diana was undoubtedly the driving force for her nominations in those races, so in a sense “The Crown” has 18 nominations.
“Ted Lasso” didn’t do too shabby either. It’s nominated 12 times, more than any other comedy — plus Comedy Supporting Actress nominee Hannah Waddingham is also up for Breakthrough Performer of the Year. It battles for Best Comedy Series against “Cobra Kai,” “The Flight Attendant,” “Girls5eva,” “Hacks,” “Love, Victor,” “PEN15” and “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.”
Leading the way among variety programs is “Saturday Night Live” with nine noms including Best Variety Sketch Series against “A Black Lady Sketch Show” and “Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready.” And the top long-form program is “Mare of Easttown” with six bids including Best Limited Series, where it contends alongside “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” “It’s a Sin,” “I May Destroy You,” “The Queen’s Gambit” and “WandaVision.”
So cast your votes now! You can only choose your overall top choice in each category (as opposed to the nominations round, where you could rank contenders in order of preference). If you’re voting on a desktop computer, grab the contender from the left column and add to the right column by clicking on the green + symbol. If making your picks on a mobile device, press down on each category line and a menu of options will pop up. Feel free to edit your ballot as often as you like. None of your choices are final until voting closes. See instructions. Read contest rules.
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR:
Michaela Coel
Emma Corrin
Elizabeth Olsen
Jean Smart
Anya Taylor-Joy
Kate Winslet
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR:
Olly Alexander
Emma Corrin
Chloe Fineman
Wunmi Mosaku
Rege-Jean Page
Hannah Waddingham
ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR:
“Bridgerton”
“The Crown”
“Girls5eva”
“Mare of Easttown”
“Pose”
“Ted Lasso”
DRAMA SERIES:
“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”
“Bridgerton”
“The Boys”
“The Crown”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Lovecraft Country”
“The Mandalorian”
“Pose”
DRAMA ACTRESS:
Olivia Colman, “The Crown”
Emma Corrin, “The Crown”
Dakota Fanning, “The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Mj Rodriguez, “Pose”
Jurnee Smollett, “Lovecraft Country”
DRAMA ACTOR:
Jonathan Majors, “Lovecraft Country”
Josh O’Connor, “The Crown”
Billy Porter, “Pose”
Matthew Rhys, “Perry Mason”
Sebastian Stan, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
Antony Starr, “The Boys”
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Gillian Anderson, “The Crown”
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
Madeline Brewer, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Erin Doherty, “The Crown”
Emerald Fennell, “The Crown”
Dominique Jackson, “Pose”
Wunmi Mosaku, “Lovecraft Country”
Michelle Yeoh, “Star Trek: Discovery”
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Jonathan Bailey, “Bridgerton”
Daniel Bruhl, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
Giancarlo Esposito, “The Mandalorian”
Justin Hartley, “This Is Us”
Tobias Menzies, “The Crown”
Wyatt Russell, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
Bradley Whitford, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Michael K. Williams, “Lovecraft Country”
DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS:
Alexis Bledel, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Rosario Dawson, “The Mandalorian”
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
Sophie Okonedo, “Ratched”
Angelica Ross, “Pose”
DRAMA GUEST ACTOR:
Charles Dance, “The Crown”
Patrick Dempsey, “Grey’s Anatomy”
Mark Hamill, “The Mandalorian”
T.R. Knight, “Grey’s Anatomy”
Timothy Olyphant, “The Mandalorian”
Courtney B. Vance, “Lovecraft Country”
DRAMA EPISODE:
“The Crown” — “Fagan”
Writers: Jonathan D. Wilson and Peter Morgan
Director: Paul Whittington
“The Crown” — “Fairytale”
Writer: Peter Morgan
Director: Benjamin Caron
“The Crown” — “Terra Nullius”
Writer: Peter Morgan
Director: Julian Jarrold
“The Crown” — “War”
Writer: Peter Morgan
Director: Jessica Hobbs
“The Mandalorian” — “Chapter 13: The Jedi”
Writer/Director: Dave Filoni
“Pose” — “Series Finale”
Writers: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals, Janet Mock, and Our Lady J
Director: Steven Canals
COMEDY SERIES:
“Cobra Kai”
“The Flight Attendant”
“Girls5eva”
“Hacks”
“Love, Victor”
“PEN15”
“Ted Lasso”
“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”
COMEDY ACTRESS:
Sara Bareilles, “Girls5eva”
Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”
Maya Erskine, “PEN15”
Renee Elise Goldsberry, “Girls5eva”
Jane Levy, ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”
Jean Smart, “Hacks”
COMEDY ACTOR:
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Michael Cimino, “Love, Victor”
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”
Martin Freeman, “Breeders”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Holly Hunter, “Mr. Mayor”
Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
Jaime Pressly, “Mom”
Cecily Strong, “Saturday Night Live”
Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso”
Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”
Michiel Huisman, “The Flight Attendant”
Brendan Hunt, “Ted Lasso”
Nick Mohammed, “Ted Lasso”
Alex Newell, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”
Kenan Thompson, “Saturday Night Live”
Bowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live”
COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS:
Tina Fey, “Girls5eva”
Maya Rudolph, “Saturday Night Live”
Susan Sarandon, “Search Party”
Elisabeth Shue, “Cobra Kai”
Anya Taylor-Joy, “Saturday Night Live”
Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
COMEDY GUEST ACTOR:
Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
Adam Driver, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
Morgan Freeman, “The Kominsky Method”
Anthony Head, “Ted Lasso”
Dan Levy, “Saturday Night Live”
Andrew Rannells, “Girls5eva”
COMEDY EPISODE:
“Hacks” — “I Think She Will”
Writers: Ariel Karlin and Jen Statsky
Director: Lucia Aniello
“PEN15” — “Play”
Writer: Maya Erskine
Director: Sam Zvibleman
“PEN15” — “Vendy Wiccany”
Writer: Anna Konkle
Director: Sam Zvibleman
“Ted Lasso” — “All Apologies”
Writer: Phoebe Walsh
Director: MJ Delaney
“Ted Lasso” — “The Hope That Kills You”
Writers: Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis, and Brendan Hunt
Director: MJ Delaney
“Ted Lasso” — “Make Rebecca Great Again”
Writers: Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, and Jason Sudeikis
Director: Declan Lowney
LIMITED SERIES:
“The Haunting of Bly Manor”
“I May Destroy You”
“It’s a Sin”
“Mare of Easttown”
“The Queen’s Gambit”
“WandaVision”
TV MOVIE:
“Christmas on the Square”
“Oslo”
“Sylvie’s Love”
“Uncle Frank”
“Unpregnant”
LIMITED/MOVIE ACTRESS:
Michaela Coel, “I May Destroy You”
Kate Mara, “A Teacher”
Elizabeth Olsen, “WandaVision”
Victoria Pedretti, “The Haunting of Bly Manor”
Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Kate Winslet, “Mare of Easttown”
LIMITED/MOVIE ACTOR:
Olly Alexander, “It’s a Sin”
Paul Bettany, “WandaVision”
Hugh Grant, “The Undoing”
Ethan Hawke, “The Good Lord Bird”
Ewan McGregor, “Halston”
Leslie Odom Jr., “Hamilton”
LIMITED/MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Kathryn Hahn, “WandaVision”
Keeley Hawes, “It’s a Sin”
Marielle Heller, “The Queen’s Gambit”
T’Nia Miller, “The Haunting of Bly Manor”
Julianne Nicholson, “Mare of Easttown”
Jean Smart, “Mare of Easttown”
LIMITED/MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTOR:
John Boyega, “Small Axe”
Bill Camp, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Daveed Diggs, “Hamilton”
Paapa Essiedu, “I May Destroy You”
Callum Scott Howells, “It’s a Sin”
Evan Peters, “Mare of Easttown”
ANIMATED PROGRAM:
“Archer”
“Big Mouth”
“Bob’s Burgers”
“Harley Quinn”
“Invincible”
“The Simpsons”
COMPETITION PROGRAM:
“American Ninja Warrior”
“America’s Got Talent”
“The Masked Singer”
“Nailed It”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“The Voice”
REALITY HOST:
Nicole Byer, “Nailed It”
RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Tiffany Haddish, “Kids Say the Darndest Things”
Jane Krakowski, “Name That Tune”
Jane Lynch, “The Weakest Link”
Queer Eye Hosts, “Queer Eye”
VARIETY SKETCH SERIES:
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
“Saturday Night Live”
“Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready”
VARIETY TALK SERIES:
“Conan”
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
TOTALS:
16 Nominations
“The Crown”
12 Nominations
“Ted Lasso”
9 Nominations
“Saturday Night Live”
7 Nominations
“Pose”
6 Nominations
“Girls5eva”
“Lovecraft Country”
“The Mandalorian”
“Mare of Easttown”
5 Nominations
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
4 Nominations
“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
“Hacks”
“It’s a Sin”
“PEN15”
“The Queen’s Gambit”
“WandaVision”
3 Nominations
“Bridgerton”
“The Flight Attendant”
“The Haunting of Bly Manor”
“I May Destroy You”
“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”
2 Nominations
“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”
“The Boys”
“Cobra Kai”
“Grey’s Anatomy”
“Hamilton”
“The Kominsky Method”
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
“Love, Victor”
“Nailed It”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
1 Nomination
“Archer”
“American Ninja Warrior”
“America’s Got Talent”
“Big Mouth”
“Black-ish”
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
“Bob’s Burgers”
“Breeders”
“Christmas on the Square”
“Conan”
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”
“The Good Lord Bird”
“Halston”
“Harley Quinn”
“Invincible”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
“Kids Say the Darndest Things”
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
“The Masked Singer”
“Master of None”
“Mom”
“Mr. Mayor”
“Name That Tune”
“Oslo”
“Perry Mason”
“Queer Eye”
“Ratched”
“Search Party”
“Shameless”
“The Simpsons”
“Small Axe”
“Star Trek: Discovery”
“Sylvie’s Love”
“A Teacher”
“This is Us”
“Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready”
“Uncle Frank”
“The Undoing”
“Unpregnant”
“The Voice”
“The Weakest Link”
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