It’s just about that time for the Television Academy to shine again!
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The nominations event for what is considered to be the biggest night in television took place on Tuesday morning, with Ken Jeong (Crazy Rich Asians, You Complete Me, Ho) and D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place, Barry) taking over as emcees this year.
I must admit, I watched the live telecast with a pounding heartbeat as if I were in the running for a nomination or personally knew someone who was. Neither of those is true (yet), but I was extremely impassioned about a certain young man rightfully collecting his things.
And that young man is none other than Jharrel Motherfucking Jerome, who portrayed both young and adult Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us. Well, that time has come because young Jerome has scored a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie. His first Emmy nod!
I, like many other folks who saw the limited series, immediately began to campaign for Jerome’s Emmy consideration, so I am thrilled this day has come. I called it in my review back in May: “That young man better get his arms ready for some statuettes.” This is just the beginning for Jerome’s elevated life and career.
Mahershala Ali is also in the running with Jerome in the same category, for his portrayal of Wayne Hays in HBO’s True Detective.
Netflix’s When They See Us also received some love for its leading ladies, Aunjanue Ellis (Sharon Salaam) and Niecy Nash (Delores Wise), who each received noms in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie category. The limited series also scored the biggie, Outstanding Limited Series. This is Ellis’ first Emmy nomination (sacrilege!) and Nash’s third.
Plus, after waiting for what seemed like forever, given the show’s ineligibility at last year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, FX’s Pose finally scored a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. Though there’s some stiff competition (Game of Thrones is nominated after all, and despite criticisms of its last season, the Academy may give it the statuette for its last hurrah), I’m happy the critically-acclaimed show got its nod.
With its Outstanding Series nod, Pose has made history once again! Janet Mock is the first black trans woman and Steven Canals is the first Afro-Latinx producer to be nominated in this particular category in Emmy history.
Also, Billy Porter (Pray Tell) rightfully got his nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, making this his first.
Also, Viola Davis received the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination for her portrayal of Annalise Keating in How to Get Away With Murder. This is her 6th Emmy nomination (with one win, in 2015). Sterling K. Brown also nabbed another nom for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Randall Pearson in This Is Us. Brown currently has two Emmys (2016 and 2017) and six total nominations.
As for comedy, Don Cheadle (Maurice Monroe, Black Monday) and Anthony Anderson (Dre Johnson, Black-ish) are repping the blackness in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category. This is Cheadle’s ninth nomination and Anderson’s sixth.
The big ceremony will take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Sept. 22, at 8:00 p.m. ET. The complete list of nominations for the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards is below:
Outstanding Comedy SeriesBarryFleabagThe Good PlaceThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselRussian DollSchitt’s CreekVeep
Outstanding Drama SeriesBetter Call SaulBodyguardGame of ThronesKilling EveOzarkPoseSuccessionThis Is Us
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesJason Bateman, OzarkSterling K. Brown, This Is UsKit Harington, Game of ThronesBob Odenkirk, Better Call SaulBilly Porter, PoseMilo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesEmilia Clarke, Game of ThronesJodie Comer, Killing EveViola Davis, How to Get Away with MurderLaura Linney, OzarkSandra Oh, Killing EveMandy Moore, This Is UsRobin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a MovieMahershala Ali, True DetectiveBenicio Del Toro, Escape at DannemoraHugh Grant, A Very English ScandalJared Harris, ChernobylJharrel Jerome, When They See UsSam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a MovieAmy Adams, Sharp ObjectsPatricia Arquette, Escape at DannemoraEmma Stone, ManiacMichelle Williams, Fosse/VerdonAunjenaue Ellis, When They See UsNiecy Nash, When They See Us
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesAnthony Anderson, black-ishDon Cheadle, Black MondayTed Danson, The Good PlaceMichael Douglas, The Kominsky MethodBill Hader, BarryEugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesChristina Applegate, Dead to MeRachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselJulia Louis-Dreyfus, VeepNatasha Lyonne, Russian DollPhoebe Waller-Bridge, FleabagCatherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
Outstanding Reality CompetitionThe Amazing RaceAmerican Ninja WarriorRuPaul’s Drag RaceTop ChefThe Voice
Outstanding Variety/Talk SeriesThe Daily Show with Trevor NoahFull Frontal with Samantha BeeJimmy Kimmel Live!Last Week Tonight with John OliverThe Late Late Show with James CordenThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Limited SeriesChernobylEscape at DannemoraFosse/VerdonSharp ObjectWhen They See Us
Update: July 16, 2019, 4:21 p.m. ET:
The previously provided list only contains the acting and series nominations as announced via the live telecast. As the Hollywood Reporter noted When They See Us obtained 16 total nominations.
Additionally, the Netflix-Beyoncé documentary, Homecoming received six nominations as well, per Variety.
The full list is available at emmys.com.
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