From Quinta Brunson’s work on her hit series “Abbott Elementary” to Zendaya once again nabbing a nomination for her performance as Rue in “Euphoria,” the Emmy Award nominations have seen some of the biggest Black names in Hollywood break major records.
The Emmy nominations were officially announced this week, highlighting the best television had to offer in 2022. Shows like “Abbott Elementary,” “Euphoria,” “Succession” and “Stranger Things” nabbed multiple nominations, but all eyes are on the Black talent and actors of color who broke records this year, including returning Emmy nominees like Zendaya and freshman entries like Brunson.
Zendaya should be used to making Emmy history at this point. She won an Emmy for outstanding actress in a drama in 2020, becoming the youngest actor to ever win in that category. Now with her nominations this year, for starring in “Euphoria” and producing the series, she becomes the youngest two-time acting nominee in Emmy history, per the Hollywood Reporter.
TheGrio sat down with Zendaya earlier this year as she broke down her playing of Rue on “Euphoria” and the story she was able to tell in the show’s acclaimed second season. “I really care about her massively,” she told us at the time. “There are so many people that have shared their stories that feel so deeply connected to Rue … that to me is the most beautiful thing. People being able to feel seen by her or maybe just feel a little bit less alone in what they are feeling or have gone through. That’s really, really important to me.”
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