Dino-Ray Ramos editorThere may have been a huge uptick of Emmy nominees from historically marginalized communities compared to 2019, but there wasn’t that much movement when it came to wins for people of color when it came to the major acting categories.
However, when it comes to LGBTQ representation, Schitt’s Creek waved the rainbow flag proudly with nine wins total and made history by sweeping the comedy categories.On the acting side, there were over 30 people of color nominated, while actors who have openly identified as members of the LGBTQ+ community took in nearly a dozen nominations.
On the hosting side, six people of color were nominated while seven people who identified as LGBTQ+ received nods. First, let’s unpack the wins for.