The carpet is rolling out at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles right now, and television’s biggest night, the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.the main show kicks off at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT But before that happens… let’s talk about who we’re really watching for tonight.Because some of these nominees? They’re not just hoping to win. They’re hoping to make history.
Colman Domingo. Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, for Four Seasons. A win makes him the first Afro-Latino actor to ever take this category. And only the second Black actor to win it since 1979.
Zendaya is up for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Euphoria. She was already the youngest winner this category has ever seen. Tonight, at thirty, she could become the first Black actress to win it three times, and the youngest actress ever to reach three wins here.
Abbott Elementary in the building. Janelle James and Quinta Brunson bringing the energy to the Emmys carpet tonight.
Quinta Brunson is up for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Abbott Elementary. She already made history once, becoming the first Black actress to win this category since 1981. Tonight, she could be the first to win it twice.
Tyler James Williams is nominated in that same category for Abbott Elementary. If he takes it, it’s the same milestone. he is the only the second Black actor to win this award in forty seven years.
RuPaul is nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition Program as producer of RuPaul’s Drag Race. He’s already the Black artist with the most Emmys ever, with fourteen wins. One more tonight pushes Drag Race itself past thirty wins, making it the most awarded reality series in Emmy history.
Salli Richardson Whitfield picked up two nominations this year for Directing in a Drama Series, for Task and The Gilded Age. She’s already the first Black woman ever nominated in this category. Tonight, she could be the first to win it.
While the carpet rolls on, we’re posting it live across Instagram, Threads, and X. Stay tuned for red carpet looks, reactions, and tonight’s winners.
Let’s go Black Excellence.
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