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16 TV Performances From 2021 That Totally Deserve To Win An Emmy, But Tragically Never Will

We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which 2021 TV performance deserved to win an Emmy, but never will, and wow, did they deliver! Here are some of the best responses:

Warning: major spoilers below!!

1.Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne in The Handmaid's Tale.

June Osbourne glares into the face of Serena Joy Waterford as she tells her she is not worthy of redemption

2.Alvaro Morte as The Professor in Money Heist.

A close up of The Professor as he walks through two lines of soldiers

3.Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong in Sex Education.

Eric asking Otis why he looks like Magneto

"He couldn't be more perfect as Eric. He has amazing comedic timing, but nails the dramatic scenes as well. Truly a double threat."

emmanz

Netflix

4.Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff in WandaVision.

A close up of Vision's cut off head, a close up of Wanda Maximoff as she cries, and Wanda Maximoff kneels in a plot of dirt as she cries

5.Samantha Sloyan as Bev Keane in Midnight Mass.

Bev Keane wears a floral button up shirt under a sweater and Father Hill wears a brightly colored priest robes

"This was an amazing and downright unsettling performance. I don't understand why it was overlooked."

aaronweeks101

Netflix

6.Tom Ellis and Lauren Germain as Lucifer Morningstar and Chloe Decker in Lucifer.

A close up of Lucifer Morningstar and Chloe Decker as they smile at each other

7.Tom Payne as Malcom Bright in The Prodigal Son.

A close up of Martin Whitly as he looks up and a close up of Malcom Bright as he looks down in horror

8.Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy in Succession.

A close up of Logan Roy as he looks up at Roman and a close up of Roman Roy as he looks worried

9.Tom Hiddleston as Loki in Loki.

A close up of Loki as he looks worried, a hologram of Loki's deceased mother, and a hologram of Loki as he's being choked

10.Macaulay Culkin as Mickey in American Horror Story: Red Tide.

A close up of Karen as she sits in front of a fireplace and Mickey as he makes a disgusted face

11.Melissa McCarthy as Frances Welty in Nine Perfect Strangers.

A close up of Frances Welty as she begins to cry

12.Rahul Kohli as Sheriff Hassan in Midnight Mass.

A close up of Beth Keane as she gives a fake smile and a close up of Sheriff Hassan as he sits at a school desk

13.Olivia Holt and Blake Lee as Kate Wallis and Martin Harris in Cruel Summer.

Kate Wallis holds out a gun as Martin Harris stands across from her

14.Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya McQuoid The White Lotus.

A close up of Tanya McQuoid as she speaks to an older man

"This performance had more nuance than some of her other roles and I loved that for her!"

dahliaparts

HBO Max

15.Katja Herber as Dr. Kristen Bouchard in Evil.

A close up of Kristen Bouchard as she cries

16.And finally, Issa Rae as Issa Dee in Insecure.

A close up of Issa Dee as she looks at herself in the bathroom mirror