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The nominees for the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning and while the once repeated issue of a lack of diversity didn't seem to take precedence this year, many TV fans were disappointed to learn that one particular Black actress and her hit show were left out of the running.

It came as a huge shock to many when neither Issa Rae nor her smash HBO series Insecure were recognized in the categories for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series, respectively.

The 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards air on September 17, 2017.

Recap the wins at the 2016 Primetime Emmys in the BET Breaks video, above.

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    It was an unspoken thought by many that both the series and its lead actress deserved to be recognized after its massive breakout season last year.

    While Rae and Insecure were confusingly left out of the pack, other series and performance standouts like Atlanta, Black-ish, How to Get Away With Murder, RuPaul's Drag Race, Viola Davis, Sterling K. Brown, Donald Glover, Anthony Anderson and more were recognized for their work.

    Take a look at some of the major category nominations below:

    Drama Series
    Better Call Saul
    The Crown
    The Handmaid's Tale
    Stranger Things
    This Is Us
    Westworld

    Comedy Series
    Atlanta
    Black-ish
    Master of None
    Modern Family
    Silicon Valley
    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    Veep

    Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder
    Claire Foy - The Crown
    Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale
    Keri Russell - The Americans
    Evan Rachel Wood - Westworld
    Robin Wright - House of Cards

    Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    Sterling K Brown - This Is Us
    Anthony Hopkins - Westworld
    Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
    Matthew Rhys - The Americans
    Kevin Spacey - House of Cards

    Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    Anthony Anderson - Black-ish
    Aziz Ansari - Master of None
    Zach Galifianakis - Baskets
    Donald Glover - Atlanta
    William H. Macy - Shameless
    Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent

    Lead Actress in a Comedy
    Pamela Adlon - Better Things
    Jane Fonda - Grace and Frankie
    Allison Janney - Mom
    Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
    Tracee Ellis Ross - Black-ish
    Lily Tomlin - Grace and Frankie

    Lead Actor in a Limited Series
    Riz Ahmed - The Night Of
    Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
    Robert De Niro - Wizard of Lies
    Ewan McGregor - Fargo
    Geoffrey Rush - Genius

    Supporting Actor in a Comedy
    Louie Anderson - Baskets
    Alec Baldwin - Saturday Night Live
    Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    Ty Burrell - Modern Family
    Tony Hale - Veep
    Matt Walsh - Veep

    Supporting Actress in a Drama
    Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
    Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things
    Ann Dowd - The Handmaid's Tale
    Chrissy Metz - This Is Us
    Thandie Newton - Westworld
    Samira Wiley - The Handmaid's Tale

    See the full list of nominations here.

    See how social media reacted to Issa Rae's snub below:

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