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The Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista depicter makes history at the Primetime Emmy Awards as the nominations for the upcoming 73rd annual ceremony are announced.

• Jul 14, 2021

AceShowbiz - MJ Rodriguez has made Emmy Awards history by becoming the first transgender star to land a Best Actress nomination.

The "Pose" regular will compete for the prize alongside Uzo Aduba, Emma Corrin, Olivia Colman, Elisabeth Moss, and Jurnee Smollett.

Rodriguez is the third openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy - she follows Rain Valdez, who received an Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series nod for "Razor Tongue" in 2020, and Laverne Cox, who became the first-ever nominated openly transgender actor for her work in "Orange Is the New Black".

She's not the first "Pose" star to make history at the Emmys - Billy Porter, who is a cis-gendered man, became the first openly-gay black man to land the Best Actor in a Drama award in 2019.

Phylicia Rashad was also a big talking point as the nominations were released on Tuesday (13Jul21) - she picked up her third consecutive Emmy nomination for "This Is Us" amid the controversy surrounding her support of convicted "The Cosby Show" castmate Bill Cosby.

She was heavily criticised for celebrating Cosby's release from prison last month (Jun21) after he served three years behind bars for sexual assault.

Meanwhile, Disney+ juggernaut "The Mandalorian" will go up against "The Boys", "Bridgerton", "The Crown", "The Handmaid's Tale", "Lovecraft Country", "Pose", and "This Is Us" for the Best Drama Series prize, while "Black-ish", "Cobra Kai", "Emily In Paris", "Hacks", "The Flight Attendant", "The Kominsky Method", "Pen15", and "Ted Lasso" will compete for the Best Comedy Series gong.

The 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on 19 September (21). Comedian Cedric the Entertainer will host.

The main list of nominations is:

Outstanding Drama Series:

• "The Boys"
• "Bridgerton"
• "The Crown"
• "The Handmaid's Tale"
• "Lovecraft Country"
• "The Mandalorian"
• "Pose"
• "This Is Us"

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:

• Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us"
• Jonathan Majors, "Lovecraft Country"
• Josh O'Connor, "The Crown"
• Rege-Jean Page, "Bridgerton"
• Billy Porter, "Pose"
• Matthew Rhys, "Perry Mason"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:

• Jurnee Smollett, "Lovecraft Country"
• Uzo Aduba, "In Treatment"
• Emma Corrin, "The Crown"
• Olivia Colman, "The Crown"
• Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"
• MJ Rodriguez, "Pose"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:

• Michael K. Williams, "Lovecraft Country"
• Tobias Menzies, "The Crown"
• Bradley Whitford, "The Handmaid's Tale"
• O-T Fagbenle, "The Handmaid's Tale"
• John Lithgow, "Perry Mason"
• Chris Sullivan, "This Is Us"
• Giancarlo Esposito, "The Mandalorian"
• Max Minghella, "The Handmaid's Tale"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

• Gillian Anderson, "The Crown"
• Helena Bonham Carter, "The Crown"
• Yvonne Strahovski, "The Handmaid's Tale"
• Ann Dowd, "The Handmaid's Tale"
• Samira Wiley, "The Handmaid's Tale"
• Emerald Fennell, "The Crown"
• Aunjanue Ellis, "Lovecraft Country"
• Madeline Brewer, "The Handmaid's Tale"

Outstanding Comedy Series:

• "Ted Lasso"
• "black-ish"
• "Hacks"
• "The Flight Attendant"
• "Cobra Kai"
• "The Kominsky Method"
• "Pen15"
• "Emily in Paris"

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:

• Aidy Bryant, "Shrill"
• Kaley Cuoco, "The Flight Attendant"
• Allison Janney, "Mom"
• Tracee Ellis Ross, "black-ish"
• Jean Smart, "Hacks"

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:

• Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"
• William H. Macy, "Shameless"
• Michael Douglas, "The Kominsky Method"
• Anthony Anderson, "black-ish"
• Kenan Thompson, "Kenan"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:

• Kenan Thompson, "Saturday Night Live"
• Brett Goldstein, "Ted Lasso"
• Brendan Hunt, "Ted Lasso"
• Nick Mohammed, "Ted Lasso"
• Jeremy Swift, "Ted Lasso"
• Bowen Yang, "Saturday Night Live"
• Carl Clemons-Hopkins, "Hacks"
• Paul Reiser, "The Kominsky Method"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:

• Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"
• Hannah Waddingham, "Ted Lasso"
• Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks"
• Aidy Bryant, "Saturday Night Live"
• Rosie Perez, "The Flight Attendant"
• Juno Temple, "Ted Lasso"
• Cecily Strong, "Saturday Night Live"

Outstanding Limited Series:

• "The Queen's Gambit"
• "Mare of Easttown"
• "WandaVision"
• "I May Destroy You"
• "The Underground Railroad"

Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie:

• Michaela Coel, "I May Destroy You"
• Cynthia Erivo, "Genius: Aretha"
• Elizabeth Olsen, "WandaVision"
• Anya Taylor-Joy, "The Queen's Gambit"
• Kate Winslet, "Mare of Easttown"

Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie:

• Hugh Grant, "The Undoing"
• Paul Bettany, "WandaVision"
• Ewan McGregor, "Halston"
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Hamilton"
• Leslie Odom Jr., "Hamilton"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie:

• Evan Peters, "Mare of Easttown"
• Daveed Diggs, "Hamilton"
• Jonathan Groff, "Hamilton"
• Anthony Ramos, "Hamilton"
• Paapa Essiedu, "I May Destroy You"
• Thomas Brodie-Sangster, "The Queen's Gambit"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie:

• Kathryn Hahn, "WandaVision"
• Jean Smart, "Mare of Easttown"
• Julianne Nicholson, "Mare of Easttown"
• Renee Elise Goldsberry, "Hamilton"
• Moses Ingram, "The Queen's Gambit"
• Phillipa Soo, "Hamilton"

Outstanding Variety Talk Series:

• "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"
• "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
• "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"
• "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
• "Conan"

Outstanding Competition Program:

• "The Amazing Race"
• "Nailed It!"
• "RuPaul's Drag Race"
• "Top Chef"
• "The Voice"

Outstanding Television Movie:

• "Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square"
• "Oslo"
• "Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia"
• "Sylvie's Love"
• "Uncle Frank"