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 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 | ||
References
- White, Peter (July 28, 2020). "Robin Thede Lauds 'A Black Lady Sketch Show's Dime Davis As She Becomes First Black Woman To Score Emmy Nom For Directing Variety Series". Deadline. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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