My shot of Mj from 2018, at the Pose launch in Harlem (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) The Emmys were awash with nominations for the same shows over and over — The Crown, Mare of Easttown, The Handmaid's Tale, we get it!
They were also filled with diversity and quite a few LGBTQ highlights: Somehow, Bowen Yang — who writes, is an excellent and memorable performer, and is about to star in a movie — is but a featured player on SNL.
All the better to snatch up a new distinction: the first featured player to be Emmy-nominated for his work on the venerable show.
Mj Rodriguez was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Pose, making her the first trans woman in history to achieve a nomination.