Emmys make history with black actors sweeping all guest categories
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The Creative Arts Emmy Awards had a historic night on Saturday with black actors winning all guest acting categories in comedy and drama. Tiffany Haddish won the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for hosting Saturday Night Live, while Katt Williams won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for his appearance on Atlanta. Ron Cephas Jones won Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for This Is Us after being nominated for the second year in a row, while Samira Wiley won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for The Handmaid's Tale. The sweep seemed all the more likely when a whopping 11 black actors were nominated in the guest acting categories.
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TOPICS: 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, An Emmy for Megan, Black Mirror, Game of Thrones, James Corden’s Next James Corden, Rick and Morty, James Corden, Katt Williams, Megan Amram, Ron Cephas Jones, Samira Wiley, Tiffany Haddish, African Americans and TV, Diversity, Emmys
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