Diverse Shows and POC Nominees 70th Primetime Emmy Awards
- Nadine Matthews
- Sep 17, 2018
- 2 min read
Actresses of Color Nominated in 70th Primetime Emmy Wards
Whoever you're routing for to win, here's your scorecard for all of your favorite diverse shows and POC Nominees here! Judging from the list, the industry really has been putting in the work to create a television landscape reflective of the world in which we live and that should be celebrated. It also looks like women overall are still not on track in terms of writing and directing, especially for dramas. Although many African-Americans have been nominated in comedy categories, they also have some catching up to do in terms of drama. And the nominees are...
Diverse Series Movies and POC Nominees for the 2018 Emmys
Best Drama
This is Us (NBC)
Best Comedy
Black-ish (ABC)
Barry(HBO)
Best Limited Series
No Diverse Series nominated
Best Lead Actress in a Drama
Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
Best Lead Actor In a Drama
Sterling K. Brown (This is Us)
Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)
Best Lead Actress Limited Series or Movie
Regina King (Seven Seconds)
Best Lead Actor Limited Series or Movie
John Legend (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Best Lead Actress Comedy
Issa Rae (Insecure)
Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
Best Lead Actor Comedy
Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)
Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Best Supporting Actress Drama
Thandie Newton (Westworld)
Best Supporting Actor Drama
No Nominees of color
Best Supporting Actor Comedy
Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta)
Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)
Titus Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Best Supporting Actress Comedy
Zazie Beitz (Atlanta)
Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live)
Best Supporting Actress Limited Series or Movie
Adina Porter (American Horror Story)
Letitia Wright (Black Mirror, Black Museum)
Best Supporting Actor Limited Series or Movie
John Leguizamo (Waco)
Edgar Ramirez (The Assassination of Gianni Versace)
Guest Actor In a Drama
Viola Davis (Scandal)
Samira Wiley (Handmaid’s Tale)
Cicely Tyson (How To Get Away With Murder)
Guest Actress Comedy
Tiffany Haddish (Saturday Night Live)
Wanda Sykes (Black-ish)
Maya Rudolph (The Good Place)
Guest Actor Comedy
Katt Williams (Atlanta)
Sterling K. Brown (Brooklyn Nine Nine)
Donald Glover (Saturday Night Live)
Reality Competition
The Voice
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Variety/Talk
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Variety Sketch Series
Saturday Night Live
Television Movie
Fahrenheit 451 (HBO)
Flint (Lifetime)
USS Callister: Black Mirror (Netflix)
Structured Reality Program
Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Unstructured Reality Program
Born This Way (A&E)
Animated Program
No diverse programs nominated
Host For A Reality/Reality Competition Program
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
W. Kamau Bell, United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell
Directing For A Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta (FUBU)
Hiro Murai, Atlanta (Teddy Perkins)
Bill Hader, Barry (Chapter One: Make Your Mark)
Directing For A Limited Series, Tv Movie Or Dramatic Special
No Directors of Color Nominated
Writing For A Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta (Alligator Man)
Stefani Robinson, Atlanta (Barbershop)
Writing For A Drama Series
No writers of color nominated.
Writing For A Limited Series, Tv Movie Or Dramatic Special
No writers of color nominated.
Writing For A Variety Series
Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
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