Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe Television Academy nominated a record number of Black actors for Emmys on Tuesday morning, with 34.3% of the acting nominees being Black.There were 102 acting nominees this year across lead, supporting and guest categories for drama, comedy and limited series/TV movie.
Thirty-five of those slots went to Black actors (notably, Maya Rudolph actually accounts for two of those slots, being nominated against herself in the guest comedy actress category for her work on both “The Good Place” and “Saturday Night Live”).Other nominees in top acting categories include Billy Porter, Sterling K.
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