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It’s nearly impossible for a Black person who came up in the public school system to not appreciate and love Quinta Brunson‘s Abbot ElementaryFrom the very first episode to the season finale, this show is laugh-out-loud hilarious, brilliantly written, and easily relatable to teachers and students alike; and now it’s up for not one, not two, but three Emmys.

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In fact, Bunson, the Black woman responsible for this masterpiece of a sitcom, has made history as the first Black woman to receive three Emmy nominations for outstanding comedy series, according to Variety. Brunson, 32, is also the youngest Black woman ever nominated in the comedy acting category.

 

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And it’s about damn time too, because, while Black people—and especially Black women—are finally getting the Emmy recognition they deserve, it was and continues to be an uphill better for us to find our footing in a historically white award show.

From Variety:

Both lead actress in a comedy and writing for a comedy series have only had one Black woman winner each in the Emmys’ previous 74-year history — Isabel Sanford won in 1981 for her iconic role as Louise in CBS’ “The Jeffersons” and Lena Waithe alongside co-writer Aziz Ansari in 2017 for Netflix’s “Master of None.”

In 2020, we saw history made with the first two Black women nominated for both comedy series (as producers) and lead actress in a comedy — Issa Rae for HBO’s “Insecure” and Tracee Ellis Ross for ABC’s “Black-ish.” (Rae was nominated again for lead actress this year.)

 

 

Brunson isn’t the only one breaking new Emmy ground this year. Zendaya is breaking all kinds of Emmy records with the hit HBO series Euphoria.

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Variety reported that “at 25, Zendaya is now the youngest woman ever nominated for producing at the Emmys, in addition to being the youngest two-time lead acting nominee ever.” Zendaya received her production noms for the two songs featured in the show“Elliot’s Song” and “I’m Tired.”

 

Speaking of Euphoria, actor Colman Domingo has also received his first Emmy nomination for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role on the show.

 

And the late actor, Chadwick Boseman, earned a posthumous Emmy nomination for his voice-over work in the Disney + MCU animated series What If…?.

Sheryl Lee Ralph also got her very first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series.

Her son shared the moment his mother who plays Barbara Howard on Abbott Elementary alongside Quinta Brunson found out she was nominated after over 50 years in the business.

These are just a few from the full list of Emmy 2022 nominations, some of which were announced via live stream by actress Melisa Fumero and actor and comedian JB Smoove.

 

The 2022 Emmys air Sept. 12 on NBC and Peacock at 5 p.m. PT

 

See the full list of Emmy nominations on the flip.

Outstanding Drama Series

Better Call Saul

Euphoria

Ozark

Severance

Squid Game

Stranger Things

Succession

Yellowjackets

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary

Barry

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Hacks

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Only Murders in the Building

Ted Lasso

What We Do in the Shadows

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Dopesick

The Dropout

Inventing

Anna

Pam & Tommy

The White Lotus

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman, Ozark

Brian Cox, Succession

Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Adam Scott, Severance

Jeremy Strong, Succession

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve

Laura Linney, Ozark

Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets

Sandra Oh, Killing Eve

Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Zendaya, Euphoria

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Donald Glover, Atlanta

Bill Hader, Barry

Nicholas Hoult, The Great

Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant

Elle Fanning, The Great

Issa Rae, Insecure

Jean Smart, Hacks

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Colin Firth, The Staircase

Andrew Garfield, Under the Banner of Heaven

Oscar Issac, Scenes from a Marriage

Michael Keaton, Dopesick

Himesh Patel, Station Eleven

Sebastian Stan, Pam & Tommy

Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Toni Collette, The Staircase

Julia Garner, Inventing Anna

Lily James, Pam & Tommy

Sarah Paulson, Impeachment: An American Crime Story

Margaret Qualley, Maid

Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Nicholas Braun, Succession

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Kieran Culkin, Succession

Park Hae-soo, Squid Game

Matthew Macfadyen, Succession

John Turturro, Severance

Christopher Walken, Severance

Oh Yeong-su, Squid Game

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Patricia Arquette, Severance

Julia Garner, Ozark

Jung Ho-yeon, Squid Game

Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets

Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul

J. Smith-Cameron, Succession

Sarah Snook, Succession

Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Connie Britton, The White Lotus

Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus

Alexandra Daddario, The White Lotus

Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick

Natasha Rothwell, The White Lotus

Sydney Sweeney, The White Lotus

Mare Winningham, Dopesick

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Adrien Brody, Succession

James Cromwell, Succession

Colman Domingo, Euphoria

Arian Moayed, Succession

Tom Pelphrey, Ozark

Alexander Skarsgård, Succession

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Hope Davis, Succession

Marcia Gay Harden, The Morning Show

Martha Kelly, Euphoria

Sanaa Lathan, Succession

Harriet Walter, Succession

Lee You-mi, Squid Game

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Carrigan, Barry

Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso

Toheeb Jimoh, Ted Lasso

Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso

Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

Henry Winkler, Barry

Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Sarah Niles, Ted Lasso

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Juno Temple, Ted Lasso

Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Jerrod Carmichael, Saturday Night Live

Bill Hader, Curb Your Enthusiasm

James Lance, Ted Lasso

Nathan Lane, Only Murders in the Building

Christopher McDonald, Hacks

Sam Richardson, Ted Lasso

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Jane Adams, Hacks

Harriet Sansom Harris, Hacks

Jane Lynch, Only Murders in the Building

Laurie Metcalf, Hacks

Kaitlin Olson, Hacks

Harriet Walter, Ted Lasso

Outstanding Competition Program

The Amazing Race

Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

Nailed It!

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Top Chef

The Voice

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program

Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye

Nicole Byer, Nailed It!

Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary, Shark Tank

Padma Lakshmi, Top Chef

Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Making It

RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

A Black Lady Sketch Show

Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards

Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: The Facts Of Life And Diff’rent Strokes

The Oscars

The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent

The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back!

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-recorded)

Adele: One Night Only

Dave Chappelle: The Closer

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

Below Deck Mediterranean

Cheer

Love on the Spectrum

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked!

Selling Sunset

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow

Fixer Upper: Welcome Home

Love Is Blind

Queer Eye

Shark Tank

Outstanding Television Movie

Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Ray Donovan: The Movie

Reno 911!

The Survivor

Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas

Outstanding Animated Program

Arcane

Bob’s Burgers

Rick and Morty

The Simpsons

What If…?

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

The New York Times Presents: Controlling Britney Spears

George Carlin’s American Dream

Lucy and Desi

The Tinder Swindler

We Feed People

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

The Andy Warhol Diaries

The Beatles: Get Back

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

100 Foot Wave

We Need to Talk about Cosby

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Thomas Schnauz, “Plan and Execution,” Better Call Saul

Chris Mundy, “A Hard Way to Go,” Ozark

Dan Erickson, “The We We Are,” Severance

Hwang Dong-hyuk, “One Lucky Day,” Squid Game

Jesse Armstrong, “All the Bells Say,” Succession

Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, “F Sharp,” Yellowjackets

Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, “Pilot,” Yellowjackets

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson, “Pilot,” Abbott Elementary

Duffy Boudreau, “710N,” Barry

Alec Berg, Bill Hader, “starting now,” Barry

Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, “The One, The Only,” Hacks

Steve Martin, John Hoffman, “True Crime,” Only Murders in the Building

Jane Becker, “No Weddings and a Funeral,” Ted Lasso

Sarah Naftalis, “The Casino,” What We Do in the Shadows

Stefani Robinson, “The Wellness Center,” What We Do in the Shadows

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie

Danny Strong, “The People vs. Purdue Pharma,” Dopesick

Elizabeth Meriwether, “I’m in a Hurry,” The Dropout

Sarah Burgess, “Man Handled,” Impeachment: American Crime Story

Molly Smith Metzler, “Snaps,” Maid

Patrick Somerville, “Unbroken Circle,” Station Eleven

Mike White, The White Lotus

So, are y’all excited about this year’s Emmy nominees, or do you have snubs you’re ready to call out?

Either way, congrats to the Emmys 2022 nominees. You deserve it!

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