Last year, we turned to TV for comfort. Emmy voters followed suit Lorraine Ali The Television Academy announced its nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards on Tuesday, and much of it resembled a giant bowl of mac and cheese. Figuratively, of course. In a year where reality provided more drama, tragedy, ire and absurdist comedy than all of scripted television combined, the academy leaned heavily on comfort food over challenging fare in its picks for the 2021 primetime Emmy contenders. The top nominated shows overall were two dramas, Netflix's “The Crown” and the Disney+ "Star Wars" story “The Mandalorian,” which scored 24 nods each. The former's fourth season revisits the tabloid saga of fussy royals Charles and Diana, while the latter's second continues its tale of a bounty hunter and his young charge — affectionately known as Baby Yoda — through space.