List of black Primetime Emmy Award winners and nominees
This is a list of black Primetime Emmy winners and nominees.
Facts and figures
- As of the 67th Primetime Emmys in 2015, at least one African-American has won in every acting category except Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
- Diahann Carroll became the first ever nominee (male or female) in 1963.
- Bill Cosby became the first ever winner (male or female) in 1964.
Most nominations
- Debbie Allen - 19
- Chris Rock - 19
- Alfre Woodard - 17
- Jacqueline Glover - 13
- Cicely Tyson - 12
- Andre Braugher - 10
- Keegan-Michael Key - 10
- Whoopi Goldberg - 9
- Samuel D. Pollard - 9
- Paris Barclay - 8
- Don Cheadle - 8
- Bill Cosby - 8
- James Earl Jones - 8
- Jordan Peele - 8
- Laurence Fishburne - 7
- Louis Gossett, Jr. - 7
- Isabel Sanford - 7
- Wanda Sykes - 7
- Thomas Carter - 6
- Suzanne de Passe - 6
- Ruby Dee - 6
- Robert Guillaume - 6
Most wins
- Jacqueline Glover - 5
- Bill Cosby - 4
- Chris Rock - 4
- Alfre Woodard - 4
- Debbie Allen - 3
- Keith David - 3
- Stanley Nelson - 3
- Samuel D. Pollard - 3
- Cicely Tyson - 3
- Uzo Aduba - 2
- Paris Barclay - 2
- Andre Braugher - 2
- Suzanne de Passe - 2
- Ja'Net DuBois - 2
- Robert Guillaume - 2
- James Earl Jones - 2
- Regina King - 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. | |
| 1970 | 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 | ||||
| 1984 | 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 | ||||
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 African-American (male or female) to win a Primetime Emmy. First African-American actor to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy. First African-American 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 African-American to win this category. | |
| 1992 | Harrison Page | Quantum Leap | Nominated | ||
| 1996 | Andre Braugher | Homicide: Life on the Street | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Won | Third African-American to win this category. | |||
| 2001 | Gideon's Crossing | 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 | Louis Gossett Jr. | Roots | Won | First black actor to win in this category. 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. | |||
| Ben Vereen | Nominated | Category was known as Best Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |||
| John Amos | 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 | Laurence Fishburne | 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 | ||
| 2016 | Idris Elba | Luther | Nominated | ||
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Nominated | |||
| Courtney B. Vance | Won | Third black actor to win in this category. | |||
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 nominated in this category. | |
| 1979 | Isabel Sanford | The Jeffersons | Nominated | ||
| 1980 | Nominated | ||||
| 1981 | Won | First black actress to win 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 | ||
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 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 time two black actresses simultaneously nominated in this category. First black actress to win in this category. | |
| Taraji P. Henson | Empire | Nominated | First time two black actresses simultaneously nominated in this category. | ||
| 2016 | Viola Davis | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominated | ||
| Taraji P. Henson | Empire | Nominated | |||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Diahann Carroll | "A Horse Has a Big Head, Let Him Worry" episode of Naked City | Nominated | First African-American (male or female) to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy. First black actress to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy. First black actress to be nominated in this category. Guest performances in regular television series were included in the category at this time. | |
| 1964 | Ruby Dee | "Express Stop from Lenox Avenue" episode of The Nurses | Nominated | Guest performances in regular television series were included in the category at this time. | |
| 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 win in this category. First black actress to win a Primetime Emmy. Category was known as Best Lead Actress in a Drama. | |
| 1977 | Leslie Uggams | Roots | Nominated | Category was known as Best Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |
| Madge Sinclair | 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 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Lackawanna Blues | Won | Fifth black actress to win in this category. | |
| Halle Berry | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Nominated | |||
| 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 | ||
| 2016 | Audra McDonald | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill | Nominated | ||
| Kerry Washington | Confirmation | Nominated | |||
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 | 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. | The Cosby Show | Nominated | ||
| 1989 | 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 | ||
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 African-American to win this category. | |
| 1994 | James Earl Jones | Picket Fences | Nominated | ||
| 1995 | Paul Winfield | Won | Second African-American to win 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 Dutton | Oz | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | The Practice | Won | Third African-American to win this category. | ||
| Don Cheadle | ER | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | Charles Dutton | Without a Trace | Won | ||
| 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 African-American to win this category. | |
| 2014 | Joe Morton | Scandal | Won | Fifth African-American to win this category. | |
| Reg E. Cathey | House of Cards | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Won | Sixth African-American to win this category. | |||
| 2016 | Nominated | ||||
| Mahershala Ali | 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 | 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; however, 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 | A Different World | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | Ruby Dee | Evening Shade | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Maya Rudolph | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Uzo Aduba | Orange Is the New Black | Won | ||
| Laverne Cox | Nominated | First openly transgender person to be nominated for an acting Emmy | |||
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 | |||
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 African-American 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 | |||
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 African-American 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 | Category was known as Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama. | |||
| 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 | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Yaphet Kotto | Raid on Entebbe (The Big Event) | Nominated | First African-American to be nominated in this category. Category was known as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special. | |
| 1977 | Moses Gunn | Roots | Nominated | First African-American to be nominated in this category. Category was known as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |
| 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 African-American 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 African-American to win in this category. | |
| 2015 | Michael Kenneth Williams | Bessie | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Sterling K. Brown | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won | Third African-American to win in this category. | |
| Bokeem Woodbine | Fargo | Nominated | |||
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 | ||||
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 win in this category. | |
| 1971 | Nominated | ||||
| 1972 | Nominated | ||||
| 1973 | Nominated | ||||
| 1983 | Madge Sinclair | Trapper John, M.D. | Nominated | ||
| 1984 | Alfre Woodard | Hill Street Blues | Won | Second black actress to win in this category. | |
| Madge Sinclair | Trapper John, M.D. | Nominated | |||
| 1985 | 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. | |
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 | |||
| Regina King | American Crime | Won | Fifth black actress to win in this category. | ||
| Mo'Nique | Bessie | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Regina King | American Crime | Won | ||
Short Form Acting
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 | ||
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 African Americans nominated in this category. | |
| RuPaul | RuPaul's Drag Race | Won | |||
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 | 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 year of category. First African-American nominated in this category. | |
| 2015 | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Hubble's Cosmic Journey | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Keith David | Jackie Robinson | Won | First African-American to win this category | |
| Laurence Fishburne | Roots | 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 African-American to win this category. | |
| 2001 | Won | ||||
| 2005 | Keith David | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Won | Second African-American to win this category. | |
| 2008 | The War | Won | |||
Performance and Special Class Awards
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 African-American to win 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 African-American to win 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 African-American to win 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 African-American to win 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
| Outstanding Casting | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Robi Reed | The Tuskegee Airmen | Won | the first African American to win this category. | |
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, LaVelle Smith | 1995 MTV Video Music Awards | Nominated | ||
| 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 | ||
Costume Design
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Paul Tazewell | The Wiz Live! | Won | ||
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 | ||||
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. | ||
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. | |
| 2016 | Chris Rock | Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo | Nominated | ||
| Beyoncé Knowles Carter | Lemonade | Nominated | |||
Music
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Quincy Jones | Roots | Won | First African-American to win this category. | |
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 | |
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 | |||
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 | ||
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 | |||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Winifred Hervey | The Golden Girls | Won | ||
| 1988 | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | Kenya Barris, Anthony Anderson, E. Brian Dobbins, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, Courtney Lilly, Peter Saji, Jennifer Rice-Genzuk Henry | black-ish | 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 | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Paris Barclay | NYPD Blue | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Nominated | ||||
| 2006 | Shonda Rhimes | Grey's Anatomy | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Nominated | ||||
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 1998-2012 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. | |
| 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 | |||
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 | |||
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. | |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program
| 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 | Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key | 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, Shawn "Jay Z" Carter | Beyoncé And JAY Z On The Run | Nominated | ||
| Audra McDonald | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (Live From Lincoln Center) | Won | |||
| 2016 | Chris Rock | The Oscars | 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 | ||
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 | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key | Key & Peele | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Won | ||||
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. | |
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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 | ||
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 | ||
| 1992 | Joe Earle | Cast a Deadly Spell | Nominated | ||
| 1992 | Joe Earle | Deadlock | Nominated | ||
| 1992 | Joe Earle | I'll Fly Away | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Joe Earle | From the Earth to the Moon | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Joe Earle | Storm of the Century | Won | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Joe Earle | Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | Nominated | ||
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 | ||
| 2009 | Joe Earle | Glee | Won | ||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Joe Earle | Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Joe Earle | American Horror Story | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Joe Earle | American Horror Story: Asylum | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Joe Earle | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Joe Earle | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Joe Earle | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Won | ||
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 | ||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie. | |
| 2015 | Dee Rees | Bessie | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special. | |
| John Ridley | American Crime (Episode One) | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | Joe Robert Cole | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (The Race Card) | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Flip Wilson | The Flip Wilson Show | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music. | |
| 1992 | Larry Wilmore | In Living Color | Nominated | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program. | |
| 1997 | Chris Rock | Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program. | |
| 1998 | Chris Rock, Wanda Sykes | The Chris Rock Show | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program. | |
| 1999 | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program. | |||
| 2000 | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program. | |||
| 2001 | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program. | |||
| 2009 | Wyatt Cenac | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series. | |
| 2010 | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series. | |||
| 2011 | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series. | |||
| 2012 | Won | ||||
| 2014 | Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key | Key & Peele | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Nominated | ||||
| 2016 | Nominated | ||||
| Michael Che | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | |||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Chris Rock | Chris Rock: Bring the Pain | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program. | |
| 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 | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program. | ||
| 2009 | Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special. | ||
| 2010 | Wanda Sykes | Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special. | |
| 2015 | Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key | Key & Peele Super Bowl Special | Nominated | ||
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