Emmys make history with actors of colour sweeping guest-acting categories

Los Angeles, Sep 9 (PTI) For the first time in the history of Creative Arts Emmys all four guest-acting prizes have gone to actors of colour.The guest acting trophies went to Tiffany Haddish for her h

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Published: September 9, 2018, 12:39 PM IST

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Los Angeles, Sep 9 (PTI) For the first time in the history of Creative Arts Emmys all four guest-acting prizes have gone to actors of colour.

The guest acting trophies went to Tiffany Haddish for her hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live”; Katt Williams for his role as Willy in “Atlanta”; Ron Cephas Jones as William Hill on “This Is Us” and Samira Wiley for Moira on “The Handmaid’s Tale”.

Both Jones and Wiley had been nominated previously, while Williams and Haddish won in their first nod.The awards were all the actors’ first Emmys, reported Variety.

The four guest categories have been awarded to actors of colour before, including in 2003, when Charles S Dutton won for “Without A Trace” and Alfre Woodard won for “The Practice,” as well as 2014, when Uzo Aduba triumphed for “Orange is the New Black” along with Joe Morton for “Scandal”.

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