Emmys 2021: The best, worst, and weirdest of the ceremony

The 2021 Emmys will be remembered as the year when The Crown and The Queen’s Gambit helped Netflix cement its reign over the television kingdom, Conan O’Brien proved you can make great TV while not winning awards for making great TV, and someone in the writers’ room thought there were still a few more laughs to be wrung from a fly buzzing around Mike Pence’s head. After you’ve tallied up all the awards won by Ted Lasso and Mare Of Easttown and you’ve caught up with the history made by Michaela Coel and RuPaul, read on to find out what The A.V. Club thought was the best, the worst, and the weirdest of the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.

Best: Headgear on the red carpets

The 2021 Emmys will be remembered as the year when , Conan O’Brien proved you can make great TV while not winning awards for making great TV, and someone in the writers’ room thought there were still a few more laughs to be wrung from a fly buzzing around Mike Pence’s head. After you’ve tallied up and you’ve caught up with the and , read on to find out what The A.V. Club thought was the best, the worst, and the weirdest of the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.