Twitter Is Mad AF That This Black Actress Was Snubbed By the Emmys
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.
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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
WestworldComedy Series
Atlanta
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
VeepLead 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 CardsLead 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 CardsLead 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 - TransparentLead 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 FrankieLead Actor in a Limited Series
Riz Ahmed - The Night Of
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
Robert De Niro - Wizard of Lies
Ewan McGregor - Fargo
Geoffrey Rush - GeniusSupporting 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 - VeepSupporting 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 TaleSee the full list of nominations here.
See how social media reacted to Issa Rae's snub below: