Emmys Take Step Back In Diversity With No Acting Winners During Main Telecast

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20.09.2021 - 07:31

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The 2021 Emmy Award nominations showed major improvement in recognizing the contributions of BIPOC talent, and Black performers had a strong showing at the Creative Arts ceremony.

But this positive upswing was more of a wrecking ball on Sunday night when nominees of color failed to win most categories, including all six acting fields.During the three-hour ceremony, led by a Black host in Cedric the Entertainer, it took two hours for a person of color to be recognized: RuPaul’s Drag Race for Outstanding Reality Competition.

With the win, RuPaul broke the record for the most Emmy wins by a person of color.Michaela Coel was honored soon after for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series for HBO Max’s I May Destroy You.

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