Clayton Davis The Emmy nominations were announced Tuesday, and the TV Academy provided historic representation across its acting categories, despite a couple of questionable hiccups.Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett of the now-canceled “Lovecraft Country” made history as the first two Black leads to be nominated from the same series.
It’s also the first piece of visual art to have a Black actor nominated in every eligible acting category, with Michael K. Williams and Aunjanue Ellis also picking up mentions.Disney Plus’ “Hamilton” broke the all-time record for most nominations in the limited series/TV movie acting categories with seven, including the most POC of any series or TV movie in history recognized.
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