Black Excellence Ruled the Night at the 2024 Emmys
Niecy Nash, left; Quinta Brunson, and Ayo Edebiri.
On Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black excellence took centerstage at the 75th annual Emmys.
Winners like Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, Trevor Noah, RuPaul, and Niecy Nash-Betts took home the gold and made history in their own way. Specifically, Brunson and Edebiri made history being the only two Black women to take home the awards in the comedy category in the same year. Brunson also cemented her name in the history books as the second Black actress to win in that category and the first one in more than 40 years (the first and only actress to ever do so was Isabel Sanford in 1981.) As for Edebiri, she became the third Black woman to win for her category—previous winners include Jackee Harry (1987 and Sheryl Lee Ralph (2022).
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Niecy Nash-Betts on thanking herself at the Emmys: “I’m the only one who knows how much it cost me. I’m the only one who knows how many nights I cried because I couldn’t be seen for a certain type of role.” https://t.co/0BE4boLhVX pic.twitter.com/Km0g26FwNp
— Variety (@Variety) January 16, 2024
Along with Nash-Betts, Brunson and Edebiri, Trevor Noah and “The Daily Show” cast and writers also took home the award for Outstanding Talk Series. During an interview in the media room post- win, Noah talked about the possibility of him returning to the multi-award-winning show: “When I see everybody here in the same place, I’d gladly come back and work with everyone. [However] when I see what my schedule is on Wednesday, I wouldn’t do it.”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” also added yet another win to it’s belt with its eponymous host making history as the most awarded host ever in Emmys history.
The Primetime Emmys also saw a handful of Blackity-black moments and wins such as the “Martin” Reunion and fellow wins on behalf of Sam Richardson, Storm Reid, Keke Palmer, and Anthony Anderson’s time-keeping, no-nonsense Mama Doris.
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