This is a beginning of a new era for television! For the first time in its history, the Emmy Awards is recognizing more black acting talent than ever before.
More than 30 actors and actresses of color have been nominated for awards across various categories.
Check out the list of African-American nominees below. See the list of all nominees here.
- Regina King – Seven Seconds
- John Legend – Jesus Christ Superstar
- Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
- Donald Glover – Atlanta & Saturday Night Live
- Issa Rae – Insecure
- Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
- Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us & Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Jeffrey Wright – Westworld
- RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race & RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
- Trevor Noah – The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
- Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale
- Chloe Arnold – The Late Late Show With James Corden
- Ron Cephas Jones – This Is Us
- Tiffany Haddish – Saturday Night Live
- Maya Rudolph – The Good Place
- Wanda Sykes – Black-ish
- Katt Williams – Atlanta
- W. Kamau Bell – United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell
- Dave Chappelle – Equanimity
- Brandon Victor Dixon – Jesus Christ Superstar
- Adina Porter – American Horror Story: Cult
- Thandie Newton – Westworld
- Zazie Beetz – Atlanta
- Leslie Jones – Saturday Night Live
- Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Brian Tyree Henry – Atlanta
- Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
- Letitia Wright – Black Museum (Black Mirror)
- Viola Davis – Scandal
- Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away With Murder
- DeStorm Power- Caught The Series
- Diarra Kilpatrick – American Koko
- Melvin Jackson Jr. – This Eddie Murphy Role Is Mine, Not Yours
- Kelly Jenrette – The Handmaid’s Tale
