Emmy farewell hugs for ‘The Crown’?
“The Crown” has always been a show beloved by Emmy voters. The Netflix period drama, which charts the backstage stories of the royal family, has won a whopping 21 Emmys across its first five seasons. That warm reception continued this year with its sixth and final outing.
“The Crown” season six reaped 18 Emmy nominations. This season retained Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, Dominic West as Prince Charles, and Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret. Meanwhile, the series depicted several key events (as usual) including the death of Diana, the marriage of Charles and Camilla, and the premiership of Tony Blair.
But while the future could be an exciting end to the life of “The Crown,” let’s take a look, as the show does, at history. Below is a complete record of the Emmy record of “The Crown,” including all Creative Arts Emmys nominations. So, get ready for a hell of a read. If there is a specific episode submission, the episode title is in brackets next to the category or recipient of the nomination/win.
Season 1 (2017) — Three wins, 13 nominations
Wins:
- Best Drama Supporting Actor — John Lithgow (“Assassins”)
- Best Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie — (“Wolferton Splash”)
- Best Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) — (“Smoke and Mirrors”)
Nominations:
- Best Drama Series
- Best Drama Actress — Claire Foy (“Assassins”)
- Best Drama Directing — Stephen Daldry (“Hyde Park Corner”)
- Best Drama Writing — Peter Morgan (“Assassins”)
- Best Drama Casting
- Best Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) — (“Smoke and Mirrors”)
- Best Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series — (“Hyde Park Corner”)
- Best Main Title Design
- Best Music Composition for a Series — (“Hyde Park Corner”)
- Best Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role — (“Windsor”)
Season 2 (2018) — Five wins, 13 nominations
Wins:
- Best Drama Actress — Claire Foy (“Dear Mrs Kennedy”)
- Best Drama Directing — Stephen Daldry (“Paterfamilias”)
- Best Drama Casting
- Best Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) — (“Beryl”)
- Best Period Costumes — (“Dear Mrs Kennedy”)
Nominations:
- Best Drama Series
- Best Drama Supporting Actor — Matt Smith (“Mystery Man”)
- Best Drama Supporting Actress — Vanessa Kirby (“Beryl”)
- Best Drama Writing — Peter Morgan (“Mystery Man”)
- Best Drama Guest Actor — Matthew Goode (“Matrimonium”)
- Best Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series — (“Dear Mrs Kennedy”)
- Best Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) — (“Beryl”)
- Best Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role — (“Misadventure”)
Season 3 (2020) — Two wins, 13 nominations
Wins:
- Best Period Costumes (“Cri de Coeur”)
- Best Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) — (“Aberfan”)
Nominations:
- Best Drama Series
- Best Drama Actress — Olivia Colman (“Cri de Coeur”)
- Best Drama Supporting Actress — Helena Bonham Carter (“Cri de Coeur”)
- Best Drama Directing — Benjamin Caron (“Aberfan”)
- Best Drama Directing — Jessica Hobbs (“Cri de Coeur”)
- Best Drama Writing — Peter Morgan (“Aberfan”)
- Best Drama Casting
- Best Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) — (“Aberfan”)
- Best Period and/or Character Hairstyling (“Cri de Coeur”)
- Best Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) — (“Aberfan”)
- Best Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) — (“Aberfan”)
Season 4 (2021) — 11 wins, 24 nominations
Wins:
- Best Drama Series
- Best Drama Actor — Josh O’Connor (“Terra Nullius”)
- Best Drama Actress — Olivia Colman (“48:1”)
- Best Drama Supporting Actor — Tobias Menzies (“Gold Stick”)
- Best Drama Supporting Actress — Gillian Anderson (“Favourites”)
- Best Drama Directing — Jessica Hobbs (“War”)
- Best Drama Writing — Peter Morgan (“War”)
- Best Drama Guest Actress — Claire Foy (“48:1”)
- Best Drama Casting
- Best Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) — (“Fairytale”)
- Best Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series — (“Fairytale”)
Nominations:
- Best Drama Actress — Emma Corrin (“Fairytale”)
- Best Drama Supporting Actress — Helena Bonham Carter (“The Hereditary Principle”)
- Best Drama Supporting Actress — Emerald Fennell (“Fairytale”)
- Best Drama Directing — Benjamin Caron (“Fairytale”)
- Best Drama Guest Actor — Charles Dance (“Gold Stick”)
- Best Period Costumes — (“Terra Nullius”)
- Best Period/Character Hairstyling — (“War”)
- Best Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) — (“The Balmoral Test”)
- Best Music Supervision — (“Fairytale”)
- Best Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series — (“Avalanche”)
- Best Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) — (“War”)
- Best Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) — (“Fairytale”)
- Best Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role — (“Gold Stick”)
Season 5 (2023) — Zero wins, six nominations
Wins:
- None
Nominations:
- Best Drama Series
- Best Drama Supporting Actress — Elizabeth Debicki (“Couple 31”)
- Best Drama Casting
- Best Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) — (“Mou Mou”)
- Best Period Costumes — (“Mou Mou”)
- Best Period/Character Hairstyling — (“Mou Mou”)
Season 6 (2024) — Wins TBD, 18 nominations
Wins:
- TBD
Nominations:
- Best Drama Series
- Best Drama Actor — Dominic West (“Aftermath”)
- Best Drama Actress — Imelda Staunton (“Sleep, Dearie Sleep”)
- Best Drama Supporting Actor — Jonathan Pryce (“Willsmania”)
- Best Drama Supporting Actress — Elizabeth Debicki (“Dis-Moi Oui”)
- Best Drama Supporting Actress — Lesley Manville (“Ritz”)
- Best Drama Directing — Stephen Daldry (“Sleep, Dearie Sleep”)
- Best Drama Writing — Peter Morgan and Meriel Sheibani-Clare (“Ritz”)
- Best Drama Guest Actress — Claire Foy (“Sleep, Dearie Sleep”)
- Best Drama Casting
- Best Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) — (“Sleep, Dearie Sleep”)
- Best Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) — (“Ritz”)
- Best Contemporary Costumes — (“Sleep, Dearie Sleep”)
- Best Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) — (“Ritz”)
- Best Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) — (“Sleep, Dearie Sleep”)
- Best Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) — (“Sleep, Dearie Sleep”)
- Best Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) — (“Sleep, Dearie Sleep”)
- Best Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode — (“Dis-Moi Oui”)
So, there you have it. “The Crown” has been nominated for a total of 87 Emmys. Season four garnered the most bids of any season with 24 while season six landed 18 and the first three seasons each picked up 13 bids. Season five disappointed with only six citations.
Meanwhile, season four also secured the most victories with 11 while season two won five times, season one won three times, and season three won twice. Season five is the only season so far not to win a single Emmy. We expect season six to win at least one of its bids.
The most nominated episode in the show’s history is the show’s final ever episode, season six episode 10 — “Sleep, Dearie Sleep.” That episode picked up eight nominations. “Fairytale” (season four, episode three) landed seven bids, “Aberfan” (season three, episode three) received six nominations, “Cri de Coeur” (season three, episode 10) was recognized five times, and “War” (season four, episode 10) and “Ritz” (season six, episode eight) were each nominated four times.
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