Last year, history was made with a record 19 black actors garnering Primetime Emmy nominations. This year, however, that number rose to a historic 29 actors as they continue to show Hollywood what the rest of us have already known – black actors are bankable.
Check out the nominations for all 29 black actors below:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Sterling K. Brown for This Is Us
- Jeffrey Wright for Westworld
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Tracee Ellis Ross for black-ish
- Issa Rae for Insecure
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Donald Glover for Atlanta
- Anthony Anderson for black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Thandie Newton for Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Brian Tyree Henry for Atlanta
- Tituss Burgess for The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Kenan Thompson for Saturday Night Live!
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Zazie Beats for Atlanta
- Leslie Jones for Saturday Night Live!
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Regina King for Seven Seconds
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- John Legend for Jesus Christ Superstar
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
- Brandon Victor Dixon for Jesus Christ Superstar
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
- Letitia Wright for Black Mirror
- Adina Porter for American Horror Story
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Cicely Tyson for How To Get Away With Murder
- Viola Davis for Scandal
- Samira Wiley for The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Ron Cephas Jones for This Is Us
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Kelly Jenrette for The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Maya Rudolph for The Good Place
- Wanda Sykes for black-ish
- Tiffany Haddish for Saturday Night Live!
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Katt Williams for Atlanta
- Donald Glover for Saturday Night Live!
- Sterling K. Brown for Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
- DeStorm Power for Caught The Series
- Melvin Jackson Jr. for This Eddie Murphy Role Is Mine, Not Yours
Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
- Diarra Kilpatrick for American Koko
