List of black Primetime Emmy Award winners and nominees

This is a list of Black Primetime Emmy Award winners and nominees.

While some American people of African ancestry prefer “Black,” and others prefer “African American”; "African American" as an umbrella term for people of African ancestry worldwide because it obscures other ethnicities or national origins. Thus, "Black" is a more inclusive umbrella term.

Facts and figures

  • As of the 72nd Primetime Emmys in 2020, at least one Black thespian has won in every acting category except Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
  • Harry Belafonte and Sammy Davis Jr. were both nominated and therefore both were the first Black nominees in 1956.
  • Ethel Waters became the first dramatic performance nominee (male or female) in 1962, and was the first Black female nominee.
  • Harry Belafonte became the first Black winner (male or female) in 1960.
  • Bill Cosby became the first Black dramatic performance winner (male or female) in 1966.

Most nominations

  • Joe Earle - 25
  • Debbie Allen - 19
  • Chris Rock - 19
  • Alfre Woodard - 17
  • Donald A. Morgan - 16
  • Cicely Tyson - 16
  • Wanda Sykes - 14
  • Jacqueline Glover - 13
  • RuPaul - 13
  • Andre Braugher - 11
  • Laurence Fishburne - 11
  • Rickey Minor - 11
  • Don Cheadle - 10
  • Keegan-Michael Key - 10
  • Marc Wilmore - 10
  • Anthony Anderson - 9
  • Donald Glover - 9
  • Whoopi Goldberg - 9
  • Trevor Noah - 9
  • Samuel D. Pollard - 9
  • Paris Barclay - 8
  • Bill Cosby - 8
  • Louis Gossett Jr. - 8
  • James Earl Jones - 8
  • Beyoncé Knowles Carter - 8
  • Jordan Peele - 8
  • Kerry Washington - 8
  • Angela Bassett - 7
  • Sterling K. Brown - 7
  • Dave Chappelle - 7
  • Michelle Cole - 7
  • Mathan Erhardt - 7
  • Isabel Sanford - 7
  • Hayma "Screech" Washington - 7
  • Keenen Ivory Wayans - 7
  • Flip Wilson - 7
  • Oprah Winfrey - 7
  • W. Kamau Bell - 6
  • Ashley Nicole Black - 6
  • Thomas Carter - 6
  • Suzanne de Passe - 6
  • Ruby Dee - 6
  • Ava DuVernay - 6
  • Travon Free - 6
  • Robert Guillaume - 6
  • David Mills - 6
  • Maya Rudolph - 6
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson - 6

Most wins

  • Donald A. Morgan - 10
  • RuPaul - 8
  • Hayma "Screech" Washington - 7
  • Jacqueline Glover - 5
  • Dave Chappelle - 4
  • Bill Cosby - 4
  • Joe Earle - 4
  • Regina King - 4
  • Chris Rock - 4
  • Alfre Woodard - 4
  • Uzo Aduba - 3
  • Debbie Allen - 3
  • W. Kamau Bell - 3
  • Keith David - 3
  • Charles S. Dutton - 3
  • Laurence Fishburne - 3
  • Stan Lathan - 3
  • Stanley Nelson - 3
  • Samuel D. Pollard - 3
  • Cicely Tyson - 3
  • Jacqueline Wilson - 3
  • Paris Barclay - 2
  • Andre Braugher - 2
  • Sterling K. Brown - 2
  • Ron Cephas Jones - 2
  • Suzanne de Passe - 2
  • Ja'Net DuBois - 2
  • Ava DuVernay - 2
  • Donald Glover - 2
  • Robert Guillaume - 2
  • Rikki Hughes - 2
  • James Earl Jones - 2
  • David Mills - 2
  • Rickey Minor - 2
  • Beah Richards - 2
  • Maya Rudolph - 2
  • Russell Williams II - 2
  • Flip Wilson - 2

Lead Actor

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1970 Bill Cosby The Bill Cosby Show Nominated First Black actor to be nominated in this category.
Lloyd Haynes Room 222 Nominated First Black actor to be nominated in this category.
1972 Redd Foxx Sanford and Son Nominated
1973 Nominated
1974 Nominated
1980 Robert Guillaume Benson Nominated
1982 Nominated
1983 Nominated
1984 Nominated
Sherman Hemsley The Jeffersons Nominated
1985 Robert Guillaume Benson Won First Black actor to win in this category.
1988 Tim Reid Frank's Place Nominated
2002 Bernie Mac The Bernie Mac Show Nominated
2003 Nominated
2012 Don Cheadle House of Lies Nominated
2013 Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015 Nominated
Anthony Anderson Black-ish Nominated
2016 Nominated
2017 Nominated
Donald Glover Atlanta Won Second Black actor to win in this category.
2018 Anthony Anderson Black-ish Nominated
Donald Glover Atlanta Nominated
2019 Anthony Anderson Black-ish Nominated
Don Cheadle Black Monday Nominated
2020 Anthony Anderson Black-ish Nominated
Don Cheadle Black Monday Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1966 Bill Cosby I Spy Won First Black thespian (male or female) to win a Primetime Emmy.
First Black actor to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy.
First Black actor to win a Primetime Emmy.
First Black actor to be nominated in this category.
First actor to win in this category.
1967 Won
1968 Won
1981 Louis Gossett Jr. Palmerstown, U.S.A. Nominated
1991 James Earl Jones Gabriel's Fire Won Second Black actor to win in this category.
1992 Harrison Page Quantum Leap Nominated
1996 Andre Braugher Homicide: Life on the Street Nominated
1998 Won Third Black actor to win in this category.
2001 Gideon's Crossing Nominated
2017 Sterling K. Brown This Is Us Won Fourth Black actor to win in this category.
2018 Nominated
Jeffrey Wright Westworld Nominated
2019 Sterling K. Brown This Is Us Nominated
Billy Porter Pose Won Fifth Black actor to win in this category.
First openly gay Black man to be nominated and win in any lead acting category.
2020 Sterling K. Brown This Is Us Nominated
Billy Porter Pose Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1967 Ivan Dixon The Final War of Olly Winter (CBS Playhouse) Nominated First Black actor to be nominated in this category.
Category was known as Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.
1969 Ossie Davis Teacher, Teacher (Hallmark Hall of Fame) Nominated Category was known as Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.
1970 Al Freeman Jr. My Sweet Charlie Nominated Category was known as Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.
1972 Billy Dee Williams Brian's Song Nominated Category was known as Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.
1977 John Amos Roots Nominated Category was known as Best Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance.
Levar Burton Nominated Category was known as Best Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance.
Louis Gossett Jr. Won First Black actor to win in this category.
Category was known as Best Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance.
Ben Vereen Nominated Category was known as Best Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance.
1978 Paul Winfield King Nominated Category was known as Best Actor in a Limited Series.
1979 Louis Gossett Jr. Backstairs at the White House Nominated
1984 Sadat Nominated
1987 A Gathering of Old Men Nominated
1988 Danny Glover Mandela Nominated
1991 Sidney Poitier Separate but Equal Nominated
1995 Charles S. Dutton The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall of Fame) Nominated
1996 Laurence Fishburne The Tuskegee Airmen Nominated
1997 Miss Evers' Boys Nominated
Sidney Poitier Mandela and de Klerk Nominated
1998 Ving Rhames Don King: Only in America Nominated
1999 Don Cheadle A Lesson Before Dying Nominated
2001 Gregory Hines Bojangles Nominated
2004 Mos Def Something the Lord Made Nominated
2006 Andre Braugher Thief Won Second Black actor to win in this category.
2011 Idris Elba Luther Nominated
Laurence Fishburne Thurgood Nominated
2012 Idris Elba Luther Nominated
2014 Chiwetel Ejiofor Dancing on the Edge Nominated
Idris Elba Luther Nominated
2015 David Oyelowo Nightingale Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie.
2016 Idris Elba Luther Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Cuba Gooding Jr. The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Courtney B. Vance Won Third Black actor to win in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
2018 John Legend Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
2019 Mahershala Ali True Detective Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Jharrel Jerome When They See Us Won Fourth Black actor to win in this category.
First Afro-Latino to win an Emmy for acting.
Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
2020 Jeremy Pope Hollywood Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

Lead Actress

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1969 Diahann Carroll Julia Nominated First Black actress to be nominated in this category.
1979 Isabel Sanford The Jeffersons Nominated
1980 Nominated
1981 Won First Black actress to win in this category.
1982 Nominated
Nell Carter Gimme a Break! Nominated
1983 Nominated
Isabel Sanford The Jeffersons Nominated
1984 Nominated
1985 Nominated
Phylicia Rashad The Cosby Show Nominated
1986 Nominated
2016 Tracee Ellis Ross Black-ish Nominated
2017 Nominated
2018 Nominated
Issa Rae Insecure Nominated
2020 Nominated
Tracee Ellis Ross Black-ish Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1982 Debbie Allen Fame Nominated First Black actress to be nominated in this category.
1983 Nominated
1984 Nominated
1985 Nominated
1986 Alfre Woodard St. Elsewhere Nominated
1992 Regina Taylor I'll Fly Away Nominated
1993 Nominated
1995 Cicely Tyson Sweet Justice Nominated
2013 Kerry Washington Scandal Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015 Viola Davis How to Get Away with Murder Won First Black actress to win in this category.
First time two Black actresses simultaneously nominated in this category.
Taraji P. Henson Empire Nominated First time two Black actresses simultaneously nominated in this category.
2016 Nominated
Viola Davis How to Get Away with Murder Nominated
2017 Nominated
2019 Nominated
2020 Zendaya Euphoria Won Second Black actress to win in this category.
At age 24, the youngest winner in this category.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1962 Ethel Waters "Goodnight, Sweet Blues" episode of Route 66 Nominated First Black performer (male or female) to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for dramatic performance.
First Black woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
First Black actress to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
First Black actress to be nominated in this category.
Guest performances in regular television series were included in the category at this time.
1963 Diahann Carroll "A Horse Has a Big Head, Let Him Worry" episode of Naked City Nominated
1964 Ruby Dee "Express Stop from Lenox Avenue" episode of The Nurses Nominated
1966 Eartha Kitt "The Loser" episode of I Spy Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1974 Cicely Tyson The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Won First Black actress to be nominated in this category.
First Black actress to win in this category.
First Black actress to win a Primetime Emmy.
Category was known as Best Lead Actress in a Drama.
1977 Madge Sinclair Roots Nominated Category was known as Best Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance.
Leslie Uggams Nominated Category was known as Best Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance.
1978 Cicely Tyson King Nominated Category was known as Best Actress in a Limited Series.
1979 Olivia Cole Backstairs at the White House Nominated
1982 Cicely Tyson The Marva Collins Story (Hallmark Hall of Fame) Nominated
1987 Alfre Woodard Unnatural Causes Nominated
1990 A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (The Magical World of Disney) Nominated
1991 Lynn Whitfield The Josephine Baker Story Won Second Black actress to win in this category.
1995 Alfre Woodard The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall of Fame) Nominated
1997 Miss Evers' Boys Won Third Black actress to win in this category.
2000 Halle Berry Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won Fourth Black actress to win in this category.
2002 Angela Bassett The Rosa Parks Story Nominated
2005 Halle Berry Their Eyes Were Watching God Nominated
S. Epatha Merkerson Lackawanna Blues Won Fifth Black actress to win in this category.
2007 Queen Latifah Life Support Nominated
2008 Phylicia Rashad A Raisin in the Sun Nominated
2009 Chandra Wilson Accidental Friendship Nominated
2011 Taraji P. Henson Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Nominated
2014 Cicely Tyson The Trip to Bountiful Nominated
2015 Queen Latifah Bessie Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie.
2016 Audra McDonald Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Kerry Washington Confirmation Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
2018 Regina King Seven Seconds Won Sixth Black actress to win in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
2019 Aunjanue Ellis When They See Us Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Niecy Nash Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
2020 Regina King Watchmen Won Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Octavia Spencer Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Kerry Washington Little Fires Everywhere Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

Guest Actor

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1976 Roscoe Lee Browne Barney Miller Nominated First Black actor to be nominated in this category.
Category was known as Best Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Series.
1986 The Cosby Show Won First Black actor to win in this category.
Category was known as Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.
Earle Hyman Nominated Category was known as Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.
Stevie Wonder Nominated Category was known as Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.
1989 Sammy Davis Jr. Nominated
Cleavon Little Dear John Won Second Black actor to win in this category.
1997 James Earl Jones Frasier Nominated
2011 Idris Elba The Big C Nominated
2016 Tracy Morgan Saturday Night Live Nominated
2017 Dave Chappelle Won Third Black actor to win in this category.
2018 Sterling K. Brown Brooklyn Nine-Nine Nominated
Donald Glover Saturday Night Live Nominated
Katt Williams Atlanta Won Fourth Black actor to win in this category.
2020 Eddie Murphy Saturday Night Live Won Fifth Black actor to win in this category.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1993 Laurence Fishburne Tribeca Won First Black actor to be nominated in this category.
First Black actor to win in this category.
1994 James Earl Jones Picket Fences Nominated
1995 Paul Winfield Won Second Black actor to win in this category.
Vondie Curtis-Hall ER Nominated
1996 Danny Glover Fallen Angels Nominated
Richard Pryor Chicago Hope Nominated
1997 Louis Gossett Jr. Touched by an Angel Nominated
1999 Charles S. Dutton Oz Nominated
2002 The Practice Won Third Black actor to win in this category.
2003 Without a Trace Won
Don Cheadle ER Nominated
2004 James Earl Jones Everwood Nominated
2005 Ossie Davis The L Word Nominated
2007 Forest Whitaker ER Nominated
2008 Glynn Turman In Treatment Won Fourth Black actor to win in this category.
2014 Joe Morton Scandal Won Fifth Black actor to win in this category.
Reg E. Cathey House of Cards Nominated
2015 Won Sixth Black actor to win in this category.
2016 Nominated
Mahershala Ali Nominated
2017 Brian Tyree Henry This Is Us Nominated
2018 Ron Cephas Jones Won Seventh Black actor to win in this category.
2019 Nominated
Glynn Turman How To Get Away with Murder Nominated
2020 Ron Cephas Jones This Is Us Won
Giancarlo Esposito The Mandalorian Nominated

Guest Actress

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1986 Clarice Taylor The Cosby Show Nominated First Black actress to be nominated in this category.
Category was known as Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.
1988 Beah Richards Frank's Place Won First Black actress to win in this category.
Category was known as Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.
1989 Diahann Carroll A Different World Nominated First Black actress to be nominated in this category (separate categories for actors and actresses).
1991 Whoopi Goldberg Nominated
1993 Ruby Dee Evening Shade Nominated
2012 Maya Rudolph Saturday Night Live Nominated
2014 Uzo Aduba Orange Is the New Black Won Second Black actress to win in this category.
Laverne Cox Nominated First openly transgender person to be nominated for an acting Emmy
2017 Angela Bassett Master of None Nominated
Wanda Sykes Black-ish Nominated
2018 Tiffany Haddish Saturday Night Live Won Third Black actress to win in this category.
Maya Rudolph The Good Place Nominated
Wanda Sykes Black-ish Nominated
2019 Maya Rudolph The Good Place Nominated
2020 Angela Bassett A Black Lady Sketch Show Nominated
Maya Rudolph The Good Place Nominated
Saturday Night Live Won Fourth Black actress to win in this category.
Wanda Sykes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1986 Whoopi Goldberg Moonlighting Nominated First Black actress to be nominated in this category.
Category was known as Guest Performer in a Drama Series.
1987 Alfre Woodard L.A. Law Won First Black actress to win in this category.
Category was known as Guest Performer in a Drama Series.
1988 St. Elsewhere Nominated Category was known as Guest Performer in a Drama Series.
1990 Ruby Dee China Beach Nominated
1993 Rosanna Carter I'll Fly Away Nominated
1995 CCH Pounder The X-Files Nominated
1998 Alfre Woodard Homicide: Life on the Street Nominated
2000 Beah Richards The Practice Won Second Black actress to win in this category.
2003 Alfre Woodard Won Third Black actress to win in this category.
2008 Diahann Carroll Grey's Anatomy Nominated
2009 CCH Pounder The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Nominated
2011 Alfre Woodard True Blood Nominated
Loretta Devine Grey's Anatomy Won Fourth Black actress to win in this category.
2012 Nominated
2015 Khandi Alexander Scandal Nominated
Cicely Tyson How to Get Away with Murder Nominated
2017 Nominated
Laverne Cox Orange Is the New Black Nominated Previously nominated in comedy for the same character.
First openly transgender thespian to earn multiple acting awards.
2018 Viola Davis Scandal Nominated
Kelly Jenrette The Handmaid's Tale Nominated
Cicely Tyson How to Get Away with Murder Nominated
Samira Wiley The Handmaid's Tale Won Fifth Black actress to win in this category.
2019 Laverne Cox Orange Is the New Black Nominated
Phylicia Rashad This Is Us Nominated
Cicely Tyson How to Get Away with Murder Nominated
2020 Laverne Cox Orange Is the New Black Nominated
Phylicia Rashad This Is Us Nominated
Cicely Tyson How to Get Away with Murder Nominated

Supporting Actor

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1979 Robert Guillaume Soap Won First Black actor to be nominated in this category.
First to win in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series.
1982 Ron Glass Barney Miller Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series.
1983 Eddie Murphy Saturday Night Live Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series.
1986 Malcolm-Jamal Warner The Cosby Show Nominated
1989 Meshach Taylor Designing Women Nominated
2009 Tracy Morgan 30 Rock Nominated
2014 Andre Braugher Brooklyn Nine-Nine Nominated
2015 Nominated
Tituss Burgess Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Nominated
Keegan-Michael Key Key & Peele Nominated
2016 Andre Braugher Brooklyn Nine-Nine Nominated
Tituss Burgess Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Nominated
Keegan-Michael Key Key & Peele Nominated
2017 Tituss Burgess Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Nominated
2018 Nominated
Brian Tyree Henry Atlanta Nominated
Kenan Thompson Saturday Night Live Nominated
2020 Mahershala Ali Ramy Nominated
Andre Braugher Brooklyn Nine-Nine Nominated
Sterling K. Brown The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Nominated
William Jackson Harper The Good Place Nominated
Kenan Thompson Saturday Night Live Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1969 Greg Morris Mission: Impossible Nominated First Black actor to be nominated in this category.
Category was known as Best Continued Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series.
1970 Nominated Category was known as Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama.
1972 Nominated
1982 Taurean Blacque Hill Street Blues Nominated
1995 James Earl Jones Under One Roof Nominated
Eriq La Salle ER Nominated
1996 James McDaniel NYPD Blue Nominated
1997 Eriq La Salle ER Nominated
1998 Nominated
1999 Steve Harris The Practice Nominated
2000 Nominated
2002 Dulé Hill The West Wing Nominated
2010 Andre Braugher Men of a Certain Age Nominated
2011 Nominated
2012 Giancarlo Esposito Breaking Bad Nominated
2017 Ron Cephas Jones This Is Us Nominated
Jeffrey Wright Westworld Nominated
2019 Giancarlo Esposito Better Call Saul Nominated
2020 Nominated
Jeffrey Wright Westworld Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1977 Moses Gunn Roots Nominated First Black actor to be nominated in this category.
Category was known as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance.
Yaphet Kotto Raid on Entebbe (The Big Event) Nominated First Black actor to be nominated in this category.
Category was known as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special.
1978 Ossie Davis King Nominated Category was known as Best Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
1979 Al Freeman Roots: The Next Generations Nominated
Paul Winfield Nominated
1989 Danny Glover Lonesome Dove Nominated
1990 James Earl Jones By Dawn's Early Light Nominated
1991 Heat Wave Won First Black actor to win in this category.
1992 Ben Vereen Intruders Nominated
1996 Andre Braugher The Tuskegee Airmen Nominated
1997 Obba Babatundé Miss Evers' Boys Nominated
Ossie Davis Nominated
1999 Don Cheadle The Rat Pack Nominated
2000 Danny Glover Freedom Song Nominated
2002 Don Cheadle Things Behind the Sun Nominated
2004 Jeffrey Wright Angels in America Won Second Black actor to win in this category.
2015 Michael Kenneth Williams Bessie Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie.
2016 Sterling K. Brown The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Won Third Black actor to win in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Bokeem Woodbine Fargo Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
2017 Michael Kenneth Williams The Night Of Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
2018 Brandon Victor Dixon Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
2019 Asante Blackk When They See Us Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Michael K. Williams Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
2020 Tituss Burgess Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Watchmen Won Fourth Black actor to win in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Jovan Adepo Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Louis Gossett Jr. Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

Supporting Actress

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1981 Marla Gibbs The Jeffersons Nominated First Black actress to be nominated in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series.
1982 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series.
1983 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series.
1984 Nominated
Paula Kelly Night Court Nominated
1985 Marla Gibbs The Jeffersons Nominated
1986 Lisa Bonet The Cosby Show Nominated
Keshia Knight Pulliam Nominated
1987 Jackee Harry 227 Won First Black actress to win in this category.
1988 Nominated
2006 Alfre Woodard Desperate Housewives Nominated
2007 Vanessa Williams Ugly Betty Nominated
2008 Nominated
2009 Nominated
2015 Niecy Nash Getting On Nominated
2016 Nominated
2017 Leslie Jones Saturday Night Live Nominated
2018 Nominated
Zazie Beetz Atlanta Nominated
2020 Yvonne Orji Insecure Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1970 Gail Fisher Mannix Won First Black actress to be nominated in this category.
First Black actress to win in this category.
1971 Nominated
1972 Nominated
1973 Nominated
1983 Madge Sinclair Trapper John, M.D. Nominated
1984 Nominated
Alfre Woodard Hill Street Blues Won Second Black actress to win in this category.
1985 Madge Sinclair Trapper John, M.D. Nominated
1991 Gabriel's Fire Won Third Black actress to win in this category.
1992 Mary Alice I'll Fly Away Nominated
1993 Won Fourth Black actress to win in this category.
1997 CCH Pounder ER Nominated
Della Reese Touched by an Angel Nominated
Gloria Reuben ER Nominated
1998 Della Reese Touched by an Angel Nominated
Gloria Reuben ER Nominated
2005 CCH Pounder The Shield Nominated
2006 Chandra Wilson Grey's Anatomy Nominated
2007 Nominated
2008 Nominated
2009 Nominated
2015 Uzo Aduba Orange Is the New Black Won Fifth Black actress to win in this category.
With this win, she becomes first actress to win for same role in both Comedy and Drama categories.
2017 Nominated
Thandie Newton Westworld Nominated
Samira Wiley The Handmaid's Tale Nominated
2018 Thandie Newton Westworld Won Sixth Black actress to win in this category.
2020 Nominated
Samira Wiley The Handmaid's Tale Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1977 Olivia Cole Roots Won First Black actress to be nominated in this category.
First Black actress to win in this category.
Category was known as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance.
Cicely Tyson Nominated First Black actress to be nominated in this category.
Category was known as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance.
1979 Ruby Dee Roots: The Next Generations Nominated
1979 Esther Rolle Summer of My German Soldier Won Second Black actress to win in this category.
1985 Alfre Woodard Words by Heart (Wonderworks) Nominated
1988 Ruby Dee Gore Vidal's Lincoln Nominated
1989 Paula Kelly The Women of Brewster Place Nominated
1991 Ruby Dee Decoration Day Won Third Black actress to win in this category.
1994 Cicely Tyson Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Won Fourth Black actress to win in this category.
1996 Alfre Woodard Gulliver's Travels Nominated
1999 Cicely Tyson A Lesson Before Dying Nominated
2001 Audra McDonald Wit Nominated
2006 Alfre Woodard The Water Is Wide (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation) Nominated
2008 Audra McDonald A Raisin in the Sun Nominated
Alfre Woodard Pictures of Hollis Woods (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation) Nominated
2009 Cicely Tyson Relative Stranger Nominated
2013 Alfre Woodard Steel Magnolias Nominated
2014 Angela Bassett American Horror Story: Coven Nominated
2015 American Horror Story: Freak Show Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie.
Regina King American Crime Won Fifth Black actress to win in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie.
Mo'Nique Bessie Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie.
2016 Regina King American Crime Won Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
2017 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
2018 Adina Porter American Horror Story: Cult Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Letitia Wright Black Museum (Black Mirror) Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
2019 Marsha Stephanie Blake When They See Us Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
2020 Uzo Aduba Mrs. America Won Sixth Black actress to win in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

Short Form Acting

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2017 Kim Estes Dicks Won First Black actor to be nominated in this category.
First Black actor to win in this category.
2018 Melvin Jackson Jr. This Eddie Murphy Role Is Mine, Not Yours Nominated
DeStorm Power Caught The Series Nominated
2020 Mamoudou Athie Oh Jerome, No (Cake) Nominated
Corey Hawkins Survive Nominated
Laurence Fishburne #FreeRayshawn Won Second Black actor to win in this category.
Stephan James Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2016 Tracie Thoms Send Me: an original web series Nominated First Black actress to be nominated in this category.
2017 Kelsey Scott Fear the Walking Dead: Passage Nominated
2018 Diarra Kilpatrick American Koko Nominated
2020 Jasmine Cephas Jones #FreeRayshawn Won First Black actress to win in this category.

Hosting

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2016 Steve Harvey Little Big Shots Nominated First Black host to be nominated in this category.
RuPaul RuPaul's Drag Race Won First Black host to be nominated in this category.
First Black host to win in this category.
2017 Won
Snoop Dogg Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party Nominated
W. Kamau Bell United Shades of America Nominated
2018 Nominated
RuPaul RuPaul's Drag Race Won
2019 Won Category was known as Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program.
2020 Won Category was known as Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program.
Nicole Byer Nailed It! Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program.
Karamo Brown Queer Eye Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program.
Daymond John Shark Tank Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program.

Narrator and Voice-Over

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2016 Keegan-Michael Key SuperMansion (Puss in Books) Nominated First Black performer to be nominated in this category.
2019 Kevin Michael Richardson F Is for Family (The Stinger) Nominated
2020 Leslie Odom Jr. Central Park (Episode One) Nominated
Maya Rudolph Big Mouth (How To Have An Orgasm) Won First Black performer to win in this category.
Wanda Sykes Crank Yankers (Bobby Brown, Wanda Sykes & Kathy Griffin) Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2014 Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley Nominated First Black narrator to be nominated in this category.
First year of category.
2015 Neil deGrasse Tyson Hubble's Cosmic Journey Nominated
2016 Keith David Jackie Robinson Won First Black narrator to win in this category.
Laurence Fishburne Roots Nominated
2017 Year Million (Homo Sapien 2.0) Nominated
2018 Morgan Freeman March Of The Penguins 2: The Next Step Nominated
2019 Angela Bassett The Flood (First Pulse) Nominated
2020 The Imagineering Story (The Happiest Place On Earth) Nominated
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Black Patriots: Heroes Of The Revolution Nominated
Chiwetel Ejiofor The Elephant Queen Nominated
Lupita Nyong'o Serengeti (Destiny) Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1999 Ja'net Dubois The PJs Won First Black performer to be nominated in this category.
First Black performer to win in this category.
2001 Won
2005 Keith David Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Won Second Black performer to win in this category.
2008 The War: A Necessary War Won

Performance and Special Class Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Best Specialty Act - Single or Group

Primetime Emmy Award for Best Specialty Act - Single or Group
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1956 Harry Belafonte Nominated First Black performer to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award (tie with Sammy Davis Jr.).
First Black performer to be nominated in this category (tie with Sammy Davis Jr.).
1956 Sammy Davis Jr. Nominated First Black performer to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award (tie with Harry Belafonte).
First Black performer to be nominated in this category (tie with Harry Belafonte).

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1960 Harry Belafonte Tonight with Belafonte (The Revlon Revue) Won First Black performer to be nominated in this category.
First Black performer to win in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program.
1961 Belafonte New York Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series.
1977 Ben Vereen The Bell Telephone Jubilee Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music.
1978 Louis Gossett Jr. The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen-His Roots Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music.
1983 Leontyne Price Leontyne Price, Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic (Live from Lincoln Center) Won Second Black performer to win in this category.
Michael Jackson Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Nominated
Richard Pryor Nominated
1984 Debbie Allen Live...And in Person Nominated
Eddie Murphy Saturday Night Live Nominated
1985 Gregory Hines Motown Returns to the Apollo Nominated
Patti LaBelle Nominated
1986 Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight III (Great Performances) Nominated
Whitney Houston The 28th Annual Grammy Awards Won Third Black performer to win in this category.
Sarah Vaughan Nominated
Debbie Allen An All Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Nominated
Stevie Wonder Nominated
1988 Ray Charles Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration Nominated
1991 Damon Wayans In Living Color Nominated
Keenen Ivory Wayans Nominated
1992 Natalie Cole Unforgettable, with Love: Natalie Cole Sings the Songs of Nat King Cole (Great Performances) Nominated
1994 Whoopi Goldberg The 66th Annual Academy Awards Nominated
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Performance for a Variety or Music Program.
Comic Relief VII Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Performance for a Variety or Music Program.
1999 Chris Rock The Chris Rock Show Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program.
2000 Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker Nominated
2001 Wayne Brady Whose Line Is It Anyway? Nominated
2002 Nominated
2003 Won Fourth Black performer to win in this category.
2005 Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1981 Sarah Vaughan Rhapsody and Song-A Tribute to George Gershwin Won
1982 Andre De Shields Ain't Misbehavin' Won
Nell Carter Won
Gregory Hines I Love Liberty Nominated

Casting

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2020 Victoria Thomas Insecure Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1996 Robi Reed The Tuskegee Airmen Won First Black casting director to win in this category.
1998 Robi Reed Don King: Only in America Nominated
1999 Robi Reed A Lesson Before Dying Nominated
2016 Victoria Thomas Roots Nominated
2019 Aisha Coley When They See Us Won
2020 Victoria Thomas Watchmen Won

Choreography

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1976 Lester Wilson Lola! Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Achievement in Choreography.
1977 Donald McKayle Minstrel Man Nominated
1980 Lester Wilson Uptown-A Musical Comedy History of Harlem's Apollo Nominated
1981 Sixty Years of Seduction Nominated
1982 Debbie Allen Fame Won
1983 Won
Lester Wilson Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Nominated
1984 Debbie Allen Fame Takes a Look at Music ‘83 Nominated
1985 Fame Nominated
1989 The Debbie Allen Special Nominated
1990 Polly (The Magical World of Disney) Nominated
1991 Motown 30: What's Goin' On! Won
George Faison The Josephine Baker Story Nominated
Lester Wilson America's Dance Honors Nominated
1992 Comic Relief V Nominated
Debbie Allen The 64th Annual Academy Awards Nominated
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards Nominated
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards Nominated
1996 Travis Payne 1995 MTV Video Music Awards Nominated
LaVelle Smith
1999 Judith Jamison Dance in America: A Hymn for Alvin Ailey (Great Performances) Won
Debbie Allen The 71st Annual Academy Awards Nominated
2008 Shane Sparks So You Think You Can Dance Nominated
2018 Chloe Arnold The Late Late Show with James Corden Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2019 Luther Brown So You Think You Can Dance Nominated First year this category was awarded.
2020 Jemel McWilliams The Oscars Nominated

Cinematography

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography For a Limited Series or Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2019 Bradford Young When They See Us (Part One) Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography For a Multi-Camera Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2003 Donald A. Morgan Girlfriends Nominated
2011 Retired at 35 Nominated
John Simmons Pair of Kings Nominated
2012 Nominated
2014 Donald A. Morgan Last Man Standing Nominated
2016 John Simmons Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Nominated
2017 Donald A. Morgan The Ranch Won
2018 Nominated
2019 Won
2020 Won
John Simmons Family Reunion Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography For a Nonfiction Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2017 Kira Kelly 13th Nominated
2020 Nadia Hallgren Becoming Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography For a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2020 Kira Kelly Insecure Nominated

Costume Design

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2018 Michelle Cole Black-ish Nominated
Devon Patterson Nominated
2019 Nominated
Michelle R. Cole Nominated
2020 Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2018 Sharen Davis Westworld Nominated
2020 Watchmen Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Period Costumes

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Period Costumes
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2016 Ruth E. Carter Roots Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1991 Michelle Cole In Living Color Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program.
1992 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program.
1993 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program.
1994 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program.
2016 Paul Tazewell The Wiz Live! Won Category was known as Outstanding Costumes For a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program.
2018 Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Nominated
2019 Olivier Rousteing Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé Nominated

Directing

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1993 Eric Laneuville Dream On Nominated
2009 Millicent Shelton 30 Rock Nominated
2010 Paris Barclay Glee Nominated
2013 Nominated
2014 Nominated
2017 Donald Glover Atlanta Won First Black director to win in this category.
2018 Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1984 Thomas Carter Hill Street Blues Nominated
1985 Nominated
1989 Midnight Caller Nominated
Eric Laneuville L.A. Law Nominated
1990 Thomas Carter Equal Justice Won
1991 Won
1992 Eric Laneuville I'll Fly Away Won
1993 Nominated
1998 Paris Barclay NYPD Blue Won
1999 Won
2002 The West Wing Nominated
2014 Carl Franklin House of Cards Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1995 Lloyd Richards The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall of Fame) Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special.
2000 Charles S. Dutton The Corner Won Category was known as Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.
2005 George C. Wolfe Lackawanna Blues Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special.
2015 Dee Rees Bessie Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Directing for Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special.
2016 Anthony Hemingway The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Manna From Heaven) Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special.
John Singleton The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (The Race Card) Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special.
2019 Ava DuVernay When They See Us Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Directing for Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special.
2020 Stephen Williams Watchmen (This Extraordinary Being) Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Directing for Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Nonfiction Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Nonfiction Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2006 Samuel D. Pollard American Masters Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming.
2017 Ava DuVernay 13th Nominated
Ezra Edelman O.J.: Made in America Won
2020 Nadia Hallgren Becoming Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1971 Mark Warren Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (Vincent Price, Rod Serling, Orson Welles) Won Category was known as Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music.
2020 Dime Davis A Black Lady Sketch Show (Born At Night, But Not Last Night) Nominated First Black woman to be nominated in this category.[1]

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1989 Debbie Allen The Debbie Allen Special Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program.
2011 Laurie-Ann Gibson Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden Nominated
2016 Chris Rock Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo Nominated
Beyoncé Knowles Carter Lemonade Nominated
2018 Stan Lathan Dave Chappelle: Equanimity Nominated
2019 Beyoncé Knowles Carter Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé Nominated
2020 Stan Lathan Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones Won First Black director to win this category.

Hairstyling

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2020 Araxi Lindsey, Robert C. Mathews III, Enoch Williams Black-ish Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2005 Charles Gregory, Fay Kelly Lackawanna Blues Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special.
2015 Lawrence Davis Bessie Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or a Movie.
2019 Charlene Belmond Fosse/Verdon Won
Lawrence Cornell Davis True Detective Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2017 Lawrence Davis Hairspray Live! Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2019 Sabana Majeed The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Won
Pose Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Period And/Or Character Hairstyling

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Period And/Or Character Hairstyling
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2020 Sabana Majeed Pose Nominated

Lighting Direction

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1990 Donald A. Morgan Bagdad Cafe Nominated
1992 Home Improvement Won
1993 Won
1994 Won
1995 Won
1996 Won
1997 Nominated
1998 Won
1999 Won

Music

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1999 George Clinton, Quincy Jones III, La Rita Norman, Marie Norman The PJs Nominated First Black nominee in this category.
2020 The Rza Wu-Tang: An American Saga Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For a Documentary Series or Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2020 Kamasi Washington Becoming Nominated
Amanda Jones Home (Maine) Nominated First Black woman nominated in a score category at the Emmys.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2019 Kris Bowers When They See Us (Part Two) Nominated
2020 Mrs. America (Reagan) Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1970 Quincy Jones The Bill Cosby Show Nominated First Black nominee to be nominated in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series (In Its First Year Only)
1977 Roots (Part 1) Won First Black winner in this category.
2020 Labrinth Euphoria (Bonnie and Clyde) Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1982 Luther Henderson Ain't Misbehavin' Nominated First Black music director to be nominated in this category.
2004 Harold Wheeler The 76th Annual Academy Awards Nominated
2005 Rickey Minor Genius: A Night for Ray Charles Nominated
2007 Harold Wheeler Dancing with the Stars Nominated
2008 Rickey Minor 50th Annual Grammy Awards Nominated
2009 Harold Wheeler Dancing with the Stars Nominated
Rickey Minor The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominated
2011 An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan Nominated
2014 Leon Pendarvis Saturday Night Live Nominated
2015 Greg Phillinganes Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life - An All-Star GRAMMY Salute Won First Black music director to win in this category.
2016 Rickey Minor, Christian McBride Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House Nominated
2017 Rickey Minor Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees Nominated
Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories that Changed America Won
2018 Adam Wayne Blackstone The Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show starring Justin Timberlake Nominated
Harold Wheeler The Oscars Nominated
2019 Beyoncé Knowles Carter Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé Nominated
Derek Dixie Nominated
Rickey Minor Aretha! A Grammy Celebration For The Queen Of Soul Nominated
The Oscars Nominated
Greg Phillinganes Q85: A Musical Celebration For Quincy Jones Nominated
2020 Rickey Minor The Kennedy Center Honors Won
The Oscars Nominated
Adam Wayne Blackstone Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez And Shakira Nominated
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute To Prince Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Year Name Show Song Status Milestone
1985 Debbie Allen Motown Returns to the Apollo Nominated
1990 Michael Jackson (composer and lyricist) Sammy Davis, Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration "You Were There" Nominated
1997 Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds (composer) Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies "The Power of the Dream" Nominated
2008 Jordan Peele MADtv "Sad Fitty Cent" Nominated
2017 Common 13th "Letter to the Free" Won
Robert Glasper Won
Karriem Riggins Won
Chancellor Johnathan Bennett Saturday Night Live "Last Christmas" Nominated
Kenan Thompson Nominated
2018 Chris Redd "Come Back Barack" Won
Kenan Thompson Won
2019 Leslie Jones "The Upper East Side" Nominated
2020 Chad Hugo The Black Godfather "Letter To My Godfather" Nominated
Pharrell Williams Nominated
Labrinth Euphoria "All For Us" Won

Picture Editing

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1998 Samuel D. Pollard 4 Little Girls Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Programming - Picture Editing.
2001 Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming.
2007 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts Won Category was known as Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.
2010 By the People: The Election of Barack Obama Won Category was known as Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.
2011 If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2019 Kendra Pasker RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Nominated First Black editor nominated for a recurring program.
2020 Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2004 Lance Cain A&E in Concert: Paul McCartney in Red Square Won Category was known as Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2020 Lynarion Hubbard Insecure Won

Producer

Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking

Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2007 Jacqueline Glover, Spike Lee, Samuel D. Pollard When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts Won
Stanley Nelson Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (American Experience) Nominated
2009 Jacqueline Glover Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery Nominated
2010 Forest Whitaker Brick City Nominated
2011 Stanley Nelson, Laurens Grant Freedom Riders Won
2015 Rashida Jones Hot Girls Wanted Nominated
2016 Stanley Nelson, Laurens Grant The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (Independent Lens) Nominated
Jacqueline Glover Jim: The James Foley Story Won
2017 Ezra Edelman O.J.: Made in America Nominated
T.J. Martin LA 92 Won
2018 Yance Ford Strong Island Won
2019 RaMell Ross Hale County This Morning, This Evening Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Programming (One Hour or Less)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Programming (One Hour or Less)
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1999 Larry Wilmore The PJs Nominated
Eddie Murphy
2007 Marc Wilmore The Simpsons Nominated
2008 Won
2009 Nominated
2010 Nominated
2011 Nominated
2012 Nominated
2013 Nominated
2015 Nominated
2016 Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2000 Kevin Hooks The Color of Friendship Won
2005 Michael Carrington That's So Raven Nominated
2007 Nominated
2011 Jacqueline Glover A Child's Garden of Poetry Won
2013 A YoungArts Masterclass Nominated
2014 Wynton Marsalis - A YoungArts Masterclass Nominated
2015 Alan Alda and the Actor Within You: A YoungArts Masterclass Won
2020 Mahershala Ali We Are The Dream: The Kids Of The Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest Won
Amatus Karim Ali

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1970 Bill Cosby The Bill Cosby Show Nominated
1987 Winifred Hervey The Golden Girls Won
1988 Nominated
Tim Reid, Samm-Art Williams Frank's Place Nominated
2016 Kenya Barris, Anthony Anderson, E. Brian Dobbins, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, Courtney Lilly, Peter Saji, Jennifer Rice-Genzuk Henry Black-ish Nominated
2017 Kenya Barris, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins, Courtney Lilly, Jennifer Rice-Genzuk Henry, Kenny Smith, Peter Saji Nominated
Donald Glover Atlanta Nominated
2018 Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson Nominated
Kenya Barris, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins, Courtney Lilly, Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry, Peter Saji Black-ish Nominated
2020 Issa Rae, Prentice Penny, Melina Matsoukas, Amy Aniobi, Phil Augusta Jackson, Deniese Davis, Natasha Rothwell Insecure Nominated
Stefani Robinson What We Do in the Shadows Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Competition Program

This award has also been known as Outstanding Reality-Competition Program. In 2019, the category changed to Outstanding Competition Program.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Competition Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2003 Hayma "Screech" Washington, co-executive producer The Amazing Race Won First Black nominee and winner in this category.
2004 Won
2005 Hayma "Screech" Washington, executive producer Won
2006 Won
2007 Won
2008 Won
2009 Won
2017 RuPaul, executive producer; Jacqueline Wilson, Co-executive producer RuPaul's Drag Race Nominated Second Black nominees in this category.
2018 Won Second Black winners in this category.
2019 Won
2020 Won Wilson was nominated posthumously.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2014 Neil deGrasse Tyson Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1998 Jacqueline Glover, Spike Lee, Samuel D. Pollard, Daphne McWilliams 4 Little Girls Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Non-Fiction Special.
2000 Jacqueline Glover American Hollow Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Non-Fiction Special.
2003 Jacqueline Glover, Donna Brown Guillaume Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Traditional).
2010 Jacqueline Glover Teddy: In His Own Words Won
2012 Gloria: In Her Own Words Nominated
2014 Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley Nominated
Oprah Winfrey Running from Crazy Nominated
2015 Samuel D. Pollard Sinatra: All or Nothing at All Nominated
2017 Ava DuVernay 13th Won
John Singleton L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later Nominated
2020 Roger Ross Williams The Apollo Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1997 David Mills NYPD Blue Nominated
1998 ER Nominated
Paris Barclay NYPD Blue Nominated
1999 Nominated
2006 Shonda Rhimes Grey's Anatomy Nominated
2007 Nominated
2008 Stephen Williams Lost Nominated
2009 Nominated
2018 Tracey Scott Wilson The Americans Nominated
2019 Janet Mock Pose Nominated First Black Trans woman producer to be nominated for the category.
Steven Canals First Afro-Latinx producer to be nominated for the category.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special

The award was established in 2013 as the awards restructured previous categories for Outstanding Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Nonfiction Special. Outstanding Informational Series was also awarded prior to 1998, but from 1998 to 2012 was called Outstanding Nonfiction Series.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1993 Oprah Winfrey (executive producer) Michael Jackson Talks to... Oprah Live Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Informational Special.
1995 Debra Martin Chase (executive producer), Denzel Washington (executive producer) Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Informational Special.
Quincy Jones (executive producer) The History of Rock 'n' Roll Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Informational Series.
2001 St. Clair Bourne (executive producer), Cecil Cox (executive producer), Jacqueline Glover (supervising producer), Craig Laurence Rice (executive producer), Denzel Washington (producer) Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Informational Special.
2013 Oprah Winfrey (executive producer) Oprah's Master Class Nominated
2015 Neil deGrasse Tyson (executive producer/host) StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Nominated
2016 Nominated
Morgan Freeman (executive producer/host) The Story of God with Morgan Freeman Nominated
2017 Neil deGrasse Tyson (executive producer/host) StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Nominated
2018 Nominated
2019 Dream Hampton (executive producer), Tamra Simmons (executive producer), Brie Miranda Bryant (executive producer) Surviving R. Kelly Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2018 Trevor Noah The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Nominated
2019 Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1989 Suzanne de Passe Lonesome Dove Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Miniseries
Oprah Winfrey The Women of Brewster Place Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Miniseries
1993 Suzanne de Passe, Jermaine Jackson The Jacksons: An American Dream Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Miniseries
1995 Suzanne de Passe Buffalo Girls Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Miniseries
1999 The Temptations Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Miniseries
2000 David Mills The Corner Won Category was known as Outstanding Miniseries.
2015 John Ridley American Crime Nominated
2016 Nominated
Anthony Hemingway The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Won
LeVar Burton Roots Nominated
2019 Tracey Scott Wilson Fosse/Verdon Nominated
Ava DuVernay, Oprah Winfrey When They See Us Nominated
2020 Kerry Washington, Attica Locke, Raamla Mohamed, Shannon Houston Little Fires Everywhere Nominated
Tanya Barfield Mrs. America Nominated
Carl Beverley, Robyn Semien Unbelievable Nominated
Stephen Williams, Christal Henry Watchmen Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1995 August Wilson The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall of Fame) Nominated
1997 Laurence Fishburne Miss Evers' Boys Won
1998 Thomas Carter Don King: Only in America Won
2000 Halle Berry Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Nominated
Oprah Winfrey Tuesdays with Morrie Won
2003 Forest Whitaker Door to Door Won
2005 Halle Berry, Ruben Santiago-Hudson Lackawanna Blues Nominated
2008 Susan Batson, Sean Combs A Raisin in the Sun Nominated
2014 Cicely Tyson The Trip to Bountiful Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Television Movie.
2015 Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere Bessie Won Category was known as Outstanding Television Movie.
David Oyelowo Nightingale Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Television Movie.
2016 Kerry Washington Confirmation Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Television Movie.
2017 Oprah Winfrey The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Television Movie.
2018 Michael B. Jordan Fahrenheit 451 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Television Movie.
Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere Flint Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Television Movie.
2020 Kerry Washington, Kenny Leon American Son Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Television Movie.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1970 Bill Cosby The Bill Cosby Show Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Interactive Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Interactive Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2019 Roger Ross Williams Traveling While Black Nominated
2020 Van Jones The Messy Truth VR Experience Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2017 Sam Bailey Brown Girls Nominated
2018 Wyatt Cenac aka Wyatt Cenac Nominated
2020 Olatunde Osunsanmi Star Trek: Short Treks Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2020 Trevor Noah The Daily Show - Between The Scenes Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2017 Trevor Noah The Daily Show - Between The Scenes Won
2018 Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program

The award was retired in 2016 and divided to recognize Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2013 Beyoncé Knowles Carter Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show Starring Beyoncé Nominated
2015 Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele Key & Peele Presents Van and Mike: The Ascension Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2009 Whoopi Goldberg The 62nd Annual Tony Awards Nominated
2012 LL Cool J The 54th Annual Grammy Awards Nominated
2015 Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Beyoncé and JAY Z: On the Run Nominated
Shawn "Jay Z" Carter Nominated
Audra McDonald Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Live from Lincoln Center) Won
2016 Reginald Hudlin The Oscars Nominated
Chris Rock Nominated
2017 Kenny Leon Hairspray Live! Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2016 LL Cool J Lip Sync Battle Nominated
2017 Nominated
2018 Nominated
2020 Daymond John Shark Tank Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2016 W. Kamau Bell United Shades of America Nominated
2017 Won
RuPaul RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Nominated
2018 W. Kamau Bell United Shades of America Won
RuPaul RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Nominated
2019 W. Kamau Bell United Shades of America Won
RuPaul RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Nominated
2020 Nominated
Kevin Hart Kevin Hart : Don’t F**k This Up Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series

This category was retired in 2015 and was separated into two categories – Outstanding Variety Sketch Series and Outstanding Variety Talk Series.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1971 Flip Wilson The Flip Wilson Show Won Category was known as Outstanding Variety Series – Musical.
1972 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety Series – Musical.
1973 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety Musical Series.
1990 Keenen Ivory Wayans In Living Color Won Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series.
1991 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
1992 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Series).
2000 Chris Rock The Chris Rock Show Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series.
2001 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series.
2004 Dave Chappelle Chappelle's Show Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2015 Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele Key & Peele Nominated
2016 Won
2020 Robin Thede, Issa Rae, Lauren Ashley Smith, Dime Davis, Deniese Davis, Montrel McKay A Black Lady Sketch Show Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2018 Trevor Noah, David Kibuuka The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Nominated
2019 Nominated
2020 Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1969 Bill Cosby The Bill Cosby Special Won Category was known as Outstanding Variety or Musical Program.
1970 The Second Bill Cosby Special Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Variety and Popular Music.
1971 Harry Belafonte, Lena Horne Harry and Lena Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Variety and Popular Music.
1972 Flip Wilson The Flip Wilson Show (Sammy Davis, Jr., Lily Tomlin and Ed McMahon) Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Variety and Popular Music.
1983 Suzanne de Passe Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Won Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
1985 Motown Returns to the Apollo Won Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
Lena Horne Lena Horne: The Lady and her Music (Great Performances) Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
1996 Quincy Jones The 68th Annual Academy Awards Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
1997 Chris Rock Chris Rock: Bring the Pain Won Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
1998 Debra Martin Chase, Whitney Houston Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (The Wonderful World of Disney) Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
2000 Chris Rock Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
2004 Chris Rock: Never Scared Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
2005 Dave Chappelle, Stan Lathan Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
2007 Wanda Sykes Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
2009 Chris Rock Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
2010 Wanda Sykes Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.
2016 Beyoncé Knowles Carter Lemonade Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2018 John Legend, Mike Jackson Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Won with this win, John Legend earned his EGOT
2019 Alicia Keys The 61st Grammy Awards Nominated
2020 Kerry Washington Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" Won
Stephanie Allain The Oscars Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2018 Dave Chappelle Dave Chappelle: Equanimity Won
Stan Lathan
Rikki Hughes First Black woman to win in this category
2019 Beyoncé Knowles Carter Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé Nominated
Wanda Sykes Wanda Sykes: Not Normal Nominated
2020 Dave Chappelle, Stan Lathan, Rikki Hughes Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones Won
Chris Robinson Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Nominated
Tiffany Haddish, Wanda Sykes Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah Nominated

Production Design

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2016 Hannah Beachler Lemonade Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Production Design for Variety, Nonfiction, Event or Award Special.

Sound Editing

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1991 Joe Earle Separate But Equal Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special.
1992 Cast a Deadly Spell Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special.
Deadlock Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special.
I'll Fly Away (Pilot) Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special.
1994 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special.
1995 Children of the Dust Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special.
In Search of Dr. Seuss Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special.
1997 Stephen King's The Shining Won Category was known as Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special.
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.
1999 Stephen King's Storm of the Century Won Category was known as Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a One-Hour Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a One-Hour Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1995 Joe Earle Earth 2 Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series.
1998 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series.

Sound Mixing

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2008 Joe Earle Dexter Nominated
2010 Glee Won
2011 Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1977 Willie D. Burton Roots, Part I Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing.
Roots, Part IV Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing.
1988 Russell Williams II Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami Won First Black sound mixer to win in this category.
First Black sound mixer to win Primetime Emmy in any sound category.
Category was known as Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Dramatic Miniseries or a Special.
1998 12 Angry Men Won First Black winner to win multiples in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Movie.
1999 The Temptations Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie.
2001 Joe Earle Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie.
2005 Sleeper Cell Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie.
2012 American Horror Story Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie.
2013 American Horror Story: Asylum Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie.
2014 American Horror Story: Coven Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie.
2015 American Horror Story: Freak Show Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or a Movie.
2016 The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Won
2018 The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Nominated
2020 American Horror Story: 1984 Nominated
Hollywood Nominated

Technical Direction

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1986 Averill Perry 58th Academy Awards Nominated
1991 63rd Academy Awards Nominated
1994 66th Academy Awards Won
1996 68th Academy Awards Nominated

Writing

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2002 Larry Wilmore The Bernie Mac Show Won
2017 Donald Glover Atlanta Nominated
Stephen Glover Nominated
Lena Waithe Master of None Won First Black woman to win in this category.
2018 Donald Glover Atlanta Nominated
Stefani Robinson Nominated
2020 What We Do in the Shadows Nominated First Black Woman to receive more than one writing nomination.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1957 Louis S. Peterson Goodyear Television Playhouse Nominated Category known as Best Teleplay Writing - One Hour or More. Peterson was first Black writer nominated for an Emmy.
1996 David Mills NYPD Blue Nominated
1997 Nominated
2006 Shonda Rhimes Grey's Anatomy Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1995 August Wilson The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall of Fame) Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special.
2000 David Mills The Corner Won First Black writer to win in this category.
Category was known as Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special.
2015 Dee Rees Bessie Nominated
John Ridley American Crime (Episode One) Nominated
2016 Joe Robert Cole The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (The Race Card) Nominated
2019 Ava DuVernay When They See Us (Part Four) Nominated
Michael Starrbury
2020 Tanya Barfield Mrs. America (Shirley) Nominated
Cord Jefferson Watchmen (This Extraordinary Being) Won Second Black writer to win in this category.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Year Name Show Status Milestone
2017 Ava DuVernay 13th Won
2019 Sacha Jenkins Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1971 Flip Wilson The Flip Wilson Show Won Category was known as Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music.
1972 Nominated
1973 Nominated
1984 Eddie Murphy Saturday Night Live Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program.
1990 Damon Wayans In Living Color Nominated
Keenen Ivory Wayans
1991 Damon Wayans Nominated
Keenen Ivory Wayans
1992 Damon Wayans Nominated
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Larry Wilmore
Marc Wilmore
1997 Chris Rock Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher Nominated
1998 Lance Crouther The Chris Rock Show Nominated
Ali LeRoi
Chris Rock
Wanda Sykes
1999 Lance Crouther Won
Ali LeRoi
Chris Rock
Wanda Sykes
2000 Lance Crouther Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
Ali LeRoi
Chris Rock
Wanda Sykes
2001 Lance Crouther Nominated
Ali LeRoi
Chris Rock
Wanda Sykes
2004 Dave Chappelle Chappelle's Show Nominated
2009 Wyatt Cenac The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Won
2010 Nominated
2011 Won
2012 Won
2013 Travon Free Nominated
2014 Nominated
Keegan-Michael Key Key & Peele Nominated
Jordan Peele
2015 Travon Free The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Won
Keegan-Michael Key Key & Peele Nominated
Jordan Peele
2016 Keegan-Michael Key Nominated
Jordan Peele
Michael Che Saturday Night Live Nominated
Ashley Nicole Black Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Nominated
Mathan Erhardt
2017 Ashley Nicole Black Nominated
Mathan Erhardt
Travon Free
Amber Ruffin Late Night with Seth Meyers Nominated
Michael Che Saturday Night Live Nominated
2018 Ashley Nicole Black Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Nominated
Mathan Erhardt
Travon Free
Amber Ruffin Late Night with Seth Meyers Nominated
Michael Che Saturday Night Live Nominated
Sam Jay
Stephen Glover
Jamal Olori
2019 Ashley Nicole Black Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Nominated
Mathan Erhardt
Amber Ruffin Late Night with Seth Meyers Nominated
Michael Che Saturday Night Live Nominated
Sam Jay
Greg Iwinski The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Nominated
John Thibodeaux
2020 David Kibukka The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Nominated
Christiana Mbakwe-Medina
X Mayo
Trevor Noah
Randall Otis
Mathan Erhardt Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Nominated
Amber Ruffin Late Night with Seth Meyers Nominated
John Thibodeaux The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Year Name Show Status Milestone
1977 Ntozake Shange An Evening with Diana Ross (The Big Event) Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special.
1985 Samm-Art Williams Motown Returns to the Apollo Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program.
1997 Chris Rock Chris Rock: Bring the Pain Won
2000 Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker Nominated Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
2004 Chris Rock: Never Scared Nominated
2009 Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger Won
2010 Wanda Sykes Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me Nominated
2015 Keegan-Michael Key Key & Peele Super Bowl Special Nominated
Jordan Peele
2017 Ashley Nicole Black Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner Won
Mathan Erhardt
Travon Free
2018 Ashley Nicole Black Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It's Complicated) Nominated
Mathan Erhardt
2019 Beyoncé Knowles Carter Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé Nominated
Wanda Sykes Wanda Sykes: Not Normal Nominated
2020 Dave Chappelle Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones Won

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