The nominee list for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards was released yesterday and we absolutely cannot keep calm because a whopping 30 black actors collectively made history with their nominations!
Presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Emmys is one of the most prestigious annual primetime television awards ceremonies in the United States. This year’s ceremony is scheduled to take place September 17.
Some of these entertainers have received double nominations for their role as actors or directors and even producers. Others shows have grown from one nomination to three in a span of few years, indicating the excellence of these productions.
Below is the full list of the black nominees. Wishing them the best of luck!
- Trevor Noah – The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
- Chloe Arnold – The Late Late Show With James Corden
- Tiffany Haddish – Saturday Night Live
- Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away With Murder
- Adina Porter – American Horror Story: Cult
- Dave Chappelle – Equanimity
- Thandie Newton – Westworld
- RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race & RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
- Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us & Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Regina King – Seven Seconds
- Donald Glover – Atlanta & Saturday Night Live
- Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Viola Davis – Scandal
- Wanda Sykes – Black-ish
- Kenan Thompson – Saturday Night Live
- Letitia Wright – Black Museum (Black Mirror)
- Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale
- John Legend – Jesus Christ Superstar
- Jeffrey Wright – Westworld
- Maya Rudolph – The Good Place
- Ron Cephas Jones – This Is Us
- Zazie Beetz – Atlanta
- Kamau Bell – United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell
- Brandon Victor Dixon – Jesus Christ Superstar
- Leslie Jones – Saturday Night Live
- Brian Tyree Henry – Atlanta
- Issa Rae – Insecure
- Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish
- Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
- Katt Williams – Atlanta
