The Television Academy announced the 2020 Emmy nominees earlier this week and Black actors made up a record 34% of those nominated. The acting honorees represent characters from a vast array of experiences representing a shift in the way Hollywood allows Black stories to be portrayed.
Euphoria’s Zendaya, Watchmen’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Insecure’s Yvonne Orji secured each of their first nominations. The categories for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Music Direction, and Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming run particularly deep with Black talent, each having three of more Black nominees.
Fans of Pose were quick to point out their frustration over the Academy’s failure to nominate any of the show’s trans actresses, namely Mj Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Dominique Jackson and Hailie Sahar, for the second year in a row. Another notable snub is Showtime’s late night talk show Desus and Mero which has expanded the scope of what late night can be and been particularly adept at entertaining through the Covid-19 crisis.
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Here are the Black nominees:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Issa Rae, Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, This is Us
Billy Porter, Pose
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Zendaya, Euphoria
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
Jeffery Wright, Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Yvonne Orji, Insecure
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Mahershala Ali, Ramy
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Regina King, Watchmen
Octavia Spencer, Self Made
Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen
Jovan Adepo, Watchmen
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. the Reverend
Louis Gossett Jr., Watchmen
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Ron Cephas Jones, This is Us
Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black
Phylicia Rashad, This is Us
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder
Harriet Walter, Succession
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Angela Bassett, A Black Lady Sketch Show
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live
Wanda Sykes, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Eddie Murphy, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Comedy Series
Insecure
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Outstanding Competition Program
Nailed It! (Nicole Byer)
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Outstanding Television Movie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend (Tituss Burgess)
Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Becoming — Kamasi Washington
Home — Amanda Jones
Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
The Black Godfather, “Letter to My Godfather” — Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo
Euphoria, “All For Us”‘ — Labrinth
Outstanding Music Direction
The Kennedy Center Honors — Rickey Minor
Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince — Sheila E, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
The Oscars — Ricky Minor
Saturday Night Live — Lenny Pickett, Eli Brueggemann, Leon Pendarvis
Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira — Adam Wayne Blackstone
Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming
Savage X Fenty Show
Big Mouth, “How to Have an Orgasm” — Maya Rudolph
Central Park, Episode One — Leslie Odom Jr.
Crank Yankers, “Bobby Brown, Wanda Sykes & Kathy Griffin” — Wanda Sykes
In the words of Issa Rae, “we’re rooting for everyone Black!”
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