Emmys 2020 & Diversity

Congrats to the winners at the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards this year as there was an uptick in Emmy nominees from historically marginalized communities compared with 2019 — mainly with Black actors and performers.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the no-audience event was presented by Jimmy Kimmel, while winners accepted their awards over video call from their homes around the world for the first time to adhere to California's social distancing rules.

Zendaya made history by becoming the youngest thespian to win Outstanding Lead Actress in the Drama Series, Euphoria.

Zendaya made sure to acknowledge the COVID-19 pandemic as well as unrest surrounding racial injustice in America as she said: “And I feel like this is a weird time to be celebrating, but there is hope in the young people out there. I know our TV show doesn't always feel like a great example of that, but there is hope in the young people.”

Though Latinx, disabled representation and other actors from historically underrepresented communities are still non-existent - not to mention the lack of intersectional representation.

We still have to do better.

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