List of black Primetime Emmy Award winners and nominees
This is a list of black Primetime Emmy winners and nominees.
Facts and figures
- As of the 67th Primetime Emmys in 2015, at least one African-American has won in every acting category except Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
- Diahann Carroll became the first ever nominee (male or female) in 1963.
- Bill Cosby became the first ever winner (male or female) in 1964.
Most nominations
- Debbie Allen - 19
- Alfre Woodard - 17
- Cicely Tyson - 12
- Andre Braugher - 9
- Whoopi Goldberg - 9
- Paris Barclay - 8
- Don Cheadle - 8
- Bill Cosby - 8
- James Earl Jones - 8
- Louis Gossett, Jr. - 7
- Isabel Sanford - 7
- Ruby Dee - 6
- Robert Guillaume - 6
Most wins
- Alfre Woodard - 4
- Debbie Allen - 3
- Bill Cosby - 3
- Cicely Tyson - 3
- Paris Barclay - 2
- Andre Braugher - 2
- Keith David - 2
- Ja'Net DuBois - 2
- Robert Guillaume - 2
- James Earl Jones - 2
- Uzo Aduba - 2
Lead Actor
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Bill Cosby | The Bill Cosby Show | Nominated | First black actor to be nominated in this category. | |
| 1970 | Lloyd Haynes | Room 222 | Nominated | First black actor to be nominated in this category. | |
| 1972 | Redd Foxx | Sanford and Son | Nominated | ||
| 1973 | Nominated | ||||
| 1974 | Nominated | ||||
| 1980 | Robert Guillaume | Benson | Nominated | ||
| 1982 | Nominated | ||||
| 1983 | Nominated | ||||
| 1984 | Nominated | ||||
| 1984 | Sherman Hemsley | The Jeffersons | Nominated | ||
| 1985 | Robert Guillaume | Benson | Won | First black actor to win in this category. | |
| 1988 | Tim Reid | Frank's Place | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | Nominated | ||||
| 2012 | Don Cheadle | House of Lies | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Nominated | ||||
| Anthony Anderson | black-ish | Nominated | |||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Bill Cosby | I Spy | Won | First African-American (male or female) to win a Primetime Emmy. First African-American actor to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy. First African-American actor to win a Primetime Emmy. First black actor to be nominated in this category. First actor to win in this category. | |
| 1967 | Won | ||||
| 1968 | Won | ||||
| 1981 | Louis Gossett, Jr. | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Nominated | ||
| 1991 | James Earl Jones | Gabriel's Fire | Won | Second African-American to win this category. | |
| 1992 | Harrison Page | Quantum Leap | Nominated | ||
| 1996 | Andre Braugher | Homicide: Life on the Street | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Won | Third African-American to win this category. | |||
| 2001 | Gideon's Crossing | Nominated | |||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Ivan Dixon | The Final War of Olly Winter (CBS Playhouse) | Nominated | First black actor to be nominated in this category. Category was known as Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. | |
| 1969 | Ossie Davis | Teacher, Teacher (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Nominated | Category was known as Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. | |
| 1970 | Al Freeman, Jr. | My Sweet Charlie | Nominated | Category was known as Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. | |
| 1972 | Billy Dee Williams | Brian's Song | Nominated | Category was known as Best Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. | |
| 1977 | Louis Gossett, Jr. | Roots | Won | First black actor to win in this category. Category was known as Best Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |
| Levar Burton | Nominated | Category was known as Best Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |||
| Ben Vereen | Nominated | Category was known as Best Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |||
| John Amos | Nominated | Category was known as Best Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |||
| 1978 | Paul Winfield | King | Nominated | Category was known as Best Actor in a Limited Series. | |
| 1979 | Louis Gossett, Jr. | Backstairs at the White House | Nominated | ||
| 1984 | Sadat | Nominated | |||
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Men | Nominated | |||
| 1988 | Danny Glover | Mandela | Nominated | ||
| 1991 | Sidney Poitier | Separate but Equal | Nominated | ||
| 1995 | Charles S. Dutton | The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall Of Fame) | Nominated | ||
| 1996 | Laurence Fishburne | The Tuskegee Airmen | Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Laurence Fishburne | Miss Evers' Boys | Nominated | ||
| Sidney Poitier | Mandela and de Klerk | Nominated | |||
| 1998 | Ving Rhames | Don King: Only in America | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Don Cheadle | A Lesson Before Dying | Nominated | ||
| 2001 | Gregory Hines | Bojangles | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | Mos Def | Something the Lord Made | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Andre Braugher | Thief | Won | Second black actor to win in this category. | |
| 2011 | Idris Elba | Luther | Nominated | ||
| Laurence Fishburne | Thurgood | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Idris Elba | Luther | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Dancing On The Edge | Nominated | ||
| Idris Elba | Luther | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | David Oyelowo | Nightingale | Nominated | ||
Lead Actress
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Diahann Carroll | Julia | Nominated | First black actress nominated in this category. | |
| 1979 | Isabel Sanford | The Jeffersons | Nominated | ||
| 1980 | Nominated | ||||
| 1981 | Won | First black actress to win this category. | |||
| 1982 | Nominated | ||||
| Nell Carter | Gimme A Break! | Nominated | |||
| 1983 | Nominated | ||||
| Isabel Sanford | The Jeffersons | Nominated | |||
| 1984 | Nominated | ||||
| 1985 | Nominated | ||||
| Phylicia Rashad | The Cosby Show | Nominated | |||
| 1986 | Nominated | ||||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Debbie Allen | Fame | Nominated | First black actress nominated in this category. | |
| 1983 | Nominated | ||||
| 1984 | Nominated | ||||
| 1985 | Nominated | ||||
| 1986 | Alfre Woodard | St. Elsewhere | Nominated | ||
| 1992 | Regina Taylor | I'll Fly Away | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | Nominated | ||||
| 1995 | Cicely Tyson | Sweet Justice | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Kerry Washington | Scandal | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Viola Davis | How to Get Away With Murder | Won | First time two black actresses simultaneously nominated in this category. First black actress to win in this category. | |
| Taraji P. Henson | Empire | Nominated | First time two black actresses simultaneously nominated in this category. | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Diahann Carroll | "A Horse Has a Big Head, Let Him Worry" episode of Naked City | Nominated | First African-American (male or female) to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy. First black actress to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy. First black actress to be nominated in this category. Guest performances in regular television series were included in the category at this time. | |
| 1964 | Ruby Dee | "Express Stop from Lenox Avenue" episode of The Nurses | Nominated | Guest performances in regular television series were included in the category at this time. | |
| 1966 | Eartha Kitt | "The Loser" episode of I Spy | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Cicely Tyson | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Won | First black actress to win in this category. First black actress to win a Primetime Emmy. Category was known as Best Lead Actress in a Drama. | |
| 1977 | Leslie Uggams | Roots | Nominated | Category was known as Best Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |
| Madge Sinclair | Nominated | Category was known as Best Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |||
| 1978 | Cicely Tyson | King | Nominated | Category was known as Best Actress in a Limited Series. | |
| 1979 | Olivia Cole | Backstairs at the White House | Nominated | ||
| 1982 | Cicely Tyson | The Marva Collins Story (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Nominated | ||
| 1987 | Alfre Woodard | Unnatural Causes | Nominated | ||
| 1990 | A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (The Magical World of Disney) | Nominated | |||
| 1991 | Lynn Whitfield | The Josephine Baker Story | Won | Second black actress to win in this category. | |
| 1995 | Alfre Woodard | The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall Of Fame) | Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Miss Evers' Boys | Won | Third black actress to win in this category. | ||
| 2000 | Halle Berry | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Won | Fourth black actress to win in this category. | |
| 2002 | Angela Bassett | The Rosa Parks Story | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | S. Epatha Merkerson | Lackawanna Blues | Won | Fifth black actress to win in this category. | |
| Halle Berry | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Nominated | |||
| 2007 | Queen Latifah | Life Support | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Phylicia Rashad | A Raisin in the Sun | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Chandra Wilson | Accidental Friendship | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Taraji P. Henson | Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Cicely Tyson | The Trip To Bountiful | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Queen Latifah | Bessie | Nominated | ||
Guest Actor
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Roscoe Lee Browne | Barney Miller | Nominated | Category was known as Best Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Series. | |
| 1986 | The Cosby Show | Won | First black actor to win in this category. Category was known as Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. | ||
| Earle Hyman | Nominated | Category was known as Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. | |||
| Stevie Wonder | Nominated | Category was known as Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. | |||
| 1989 | Sammy Davis Jr. | The Cosby Show | Nominated | ||
| 1989 | Cleavon Little | Dear John | Won | Second black actor to win in this category. | |
| 1997 | James Earl Jones | Frasier | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Idris Elba | The Big C | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Laurence Fishburne | Tribeca | Won | First African-American to win this category. | |
| 1994 | James Earl Jones | Picket Fences | Nominated | ||
| 1995 | Paul Winfield | Won | Second African-American to win this category. | ||
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | ER | Nominated | |||
| 1996 | Danny Glover | Fallen Angels | Nominated | ||
| Richard Pryor | Chicago Hope | Nominated | |||
| 1997 | Louis Gossett Jr. | Touched by an Angel | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Charles Dutton | Oz | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | The Practice | Won | Third African-American to win this category. | ||
| Don Cheadle | ER | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | Charles Dutton | Without a Trace | Won | ||
| 2004 | James Earl Jones | Everwood | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Ossie Davis | The L Word | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Forest Whitaker | ER | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Glynn Turman | In Treatment | Won | Fourth African-American to win this category. | |
| 2014 | Joe Morton | Scandal | Won | Fifth African-American to win this category. | |
| Reg E. Cathey | House Of Cards | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Won | Sixth African-American to win this category. | |||
Guest Actress
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Clarice Taylor | The Cosby Show | Nominated | Category was known as Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. | |
| 1988 | Beah Richards | Frank's Place | Won | First black actress to win in this category; however, category was known as Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. | |
| 1989 | Diahann Carroll | A Different World | Nominated | First black actress to be nominated in this category (separate categories for actors and actresses). | |
| 1991 | Whoopi Goldberg | A Different World | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | Ruby Dee | Evening Shade | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Maya Rudolph | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Uzo Aduba | Orange Is the New Black | Won | ||
| Laverne Cox | Nominated | First openly transgender person to be nominated for an acting Emmy | |||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Whoopi Goldberg | Moonlighting | Nominated | First black actress to be nominated in this category. Category was known as Guest Performer in a Drama Series. | |
| 1987 | Alfre Woodard | L.A. Law | Won | First black actress to win in this category. Category was known as Guest Performer in a Drama Series. | |
| 1988 | St. Elsewhere | Nominated | Category was known as Guest Performer in a Drama Series. | ||
| 1990 | Ruby Dee | China Beach | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | Rosanna Carter | I'll Fly Away | Nominated | ||
| 1995 | CCH Pounder | The X-Files | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Alfre Woodard | Homicide: Life on the Street | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Beah Richards | The Practice | Won | Second black actress to win in this category. | |
| 2003 | Alfre Woodard | Won | Third black actress to win in this category. | ||
| 2008 | Diahann Carroll | Grey's Anatomy | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | CCH Pounder | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Alfre Woodard | True Blood | Nominated | ||
| Loretta Devine | Grey's Anatomy | Won | Fourth black actress to win in this category. | ||
| 2012 | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Khandi Alexander | Scandal | Nominated | ||
| Cicely Tyson | How To Get Away With Murder | Nominated | |||
Supporting Actor
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Robert Guillaume | Soap | Won | First African-American nominated in this category. First to win in this category. Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series. | |
| 1982 | Ron Glass | Barney Miller | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series. | |
| 1983 | Eddie Murphy | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series. | |
| 1986 | Malcolm-Jamal Warner | The Cosby Show | Nominated | ||
| 1989 | Meshach Taylor | Designing Women | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Tracy Morgan | 30 Rock | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Andre Braugher | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Nominated | ||||
| Tituss Burgess | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Nominated | |||
| Keegan-Michael Key | Key & Peele | Nominated | |||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Greg Morris | Mission: Impossible | Nominated | First African-American nominated in this category. Category was known as Best Continued Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series. | |
| 1970 | Nominated | Category was known as Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama. | |||
| 1972 | Nominated | Category was known as Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama. | |||
| 1982 | Taurean Blacque | Hill Street Blues | Nominated | ||
| 1995 | James Earl Jones | Under One Roof | Nominated | ||
| Eriq La Salle | ER | Nominated | |||
| 1996 | James McDaniel | NYPD Blue | Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Eriq La Salle | ER | Nominated | ||
| 1998 | Nominated | ||||
| 1999 | Steve Harris | The Practice | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Nominated | ||||
| 2002 | Dulé Hill | The West Wing | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Andre Braugher | Men of a Certain Age | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Nominated | ||||
| 2012 | Giancarlo Esposito | Breaking Bad | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Yaphet Kotto | Raid on Entebbe (The Big Event) | Nominated | First African-American to be nominated in this category. Category was known as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special. | |
| 1977 | Moses Gunn | Roots | Nominated | First African-American to be nominated in this category. Category was known as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |
| 1978 | Ossie Davis | King | Nominated | Category was known as Best Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. | |
| 1979 | Al Freeman | Roots: The Next Generations | Nominated | ||
| Paul Winfield | Nominated | ||||
| 1989 | Danny Glover | Lonesome Dove | Nominated | ||
| 1990 | James Earl Jones | By Dawn's Early Light | Nominated | ||
| 1991 | Heat Wave | Won | First African-American to win in this category. | ||
| 1992 | Ben Vereen | Intruders | Nominated | ||
| 1996 | Andre Braugher | The Tuskegee Airmen | Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Obba Babatundé | Miss Evers' Boys | Nominated | ||
| Ossie Davis | Nominated | ||||
| 1999 | Don Cheadle | The Rat Pack | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Danny Glover | Freedom Song | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Don Cheadle | Things Behind the Sun | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | Jeffrey Wright | Angels in America | Won | Second African-American to win in this category. | |
| 2015 | Michael Kenneth Williams | Bessie | Nominated | ||
Supporting Actress
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Marla Gibbs | The Jeffersons | Nominated | First black actress to be nominated in this category. Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series. | |
| 1982 | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series. | |||
| 1983 | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series. | |||
| 1984 | Nominated | ||||
| Paula Kelly | Night Court | Nominated | |||
| 1985 | Marla Gibbs | The Jeffersons | Nominated | ||
| 1986 | Lisa Bonet | The Cosby Show | Nominated | ||
| Keshia Knight Pulliam | Nominated | ||||
| 1987 | Jackee Harry | 227 | Won | First black actress to win in this category. | |
| 1988 | Nominated | ||||
| 2006 | Alfre Woodard | Desperate Housewives | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Vanessa Williams | Ugly Betty | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Niecy Nash | Getting On | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Gail Fisher | Mannix | Won | First black actress to win in this category. | |
| 1971 | Nominated | ||||
| 1972 | Nominated | ||||
| 1973 | Nominated | ||||
| 1983 | Madge Sinclair | Trapper John, M.D. | Nominated | ||
| 1984 | Alfre Woodard | Hill Street Blues | Won | Second black actress to win in this category. | |
| Madge Sinclair | Trapper John, M.D. | Nominated | |||
| 1985 | Nominated | ||||
| 1991 | Gabriel's Fire | Won | Third black actress to win in this category. | ||
| 1992 | Mary Alice | I'll Fly Away | Nominated | ||
| 1993 | Won | Fourth black actress to win in this category. | |||
| 1997 | CCH Pounder | ER | Nominated | ||
| Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Nominated | |||
| Gloria Reuben | ER | Nominated | |||
| 1998 | Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Nominated | ||
| Gloria Reuben | ER | Nominated | |||
| 2005 | CCH Pounder | The Shield | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Chandra Wilson | Grey's Anatomy | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Nominated | ||||
| 2008 | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | Uzo Aduba | Orange Is The New Black | Won | Fifth black actress to win in this category.
With this win, she becomes first actress to win for same role in both Comedy and Drama categories. | |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Olivia Cole | Roots | Won | First black actress to be nominated in this category. First black actress to win in this category. Category was known as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |
| Cicely Tyson | Nominated | First black actress to be nominated in this category. Category was known as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series, Single Appearance. | |||
| 1979 | Ruby Dee | Roots: The Next Generations | Nominated | ||
| 1979 | Esther Rolle | Summer of My German Soldier | Won | Second black actress to win in this category. | |
| 1985 | Alfre Woodard | Words by Heart (Wonderworks) | Nominated | ||
| 1988 | Ruby Dee | Gore Vidal's Lincoln | Nominated | ||
| 1989 | Paula Kelly | The Women of Brewster Place | Nominated | ||
| 1991 | Ruby Dee | Decoration Day | Won | Third black actress to win in this category. | |
| 1994 | Cicely Tyson | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Won | Fourth black actress to win in this category. | |
| 1996 | Alfre Woodard | Gulliver's Travels | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Cicely Tyson | A Lesson Before Dying | Nominated | ||
| 2001 | Audra McDonald | Wit | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Alfre Woodard | The Water Is Wide (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation) | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Audra McDonald | A Raisin in the Sun | Nominated | ||
| Alfre Woodard | Pictures Of Hollis Woods (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation) | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Cicely Tyson | Relative Stranger | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Alfre Woodard | Steel Magnolias | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Angela Bassett | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Nominated | |||
| Regina King | American Crime | Won | Fifth black actress to win in this category. | ||
| Mo'Nique | Bessie | Nominated | |||
Performance, Narrator, and Special Class Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Lester Wilson | Lola! | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Achievement in Choreography. | |
| 1977 | Donald McKayle | Minstrel Man | Nominated | ||
| 1980 | Lester Wilson | Uptown-A Musical Comedy History of Harlem's Apollo | Nominated | ||
| 1981 | Sixty Years of Seduction | Nominated | |||
| 1982 | Debbie Allen | Fame | Won | ||
| 1983 | Won | ||||
| Lester Wilson | Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Nominated | |||
| 1984 | Debbie Allen | Fame Takes a Look at Music ‘83 | Nominated | ||
| 1985 | Fame | Nominated | |||
| 1989 | The Debbie Allen Special | Nominated | |||
| 1990 | Polly (The Magical World of Disney) | Nominated | |||
| 1991 | Motown 30: What's Goin' On! | Won | |||
| George Faison | The Josephine Baker Story | Nominated | |||
| Lester Wilson | America's Dance Honors | Nominated | |||
| 1992 | Comic Relief V | Nominated | |||
| Debbie Allen | The 64th Annual Academy Awards | Nominated | |||
| 1993 | The 65th Annual Academy Awards | Nominated | |||
| 1995 | The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Nominated | |||
| 1996 | Travis Payne, LaVelle Smith | 1995 MTV Video Music Awards | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Judith Jamison | Dance In America: A Hymn For Alvin Ailey (Great Performances) | Won | ||
| Debbie Allen | The 71st Annual Academy Awards | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | Shane Sparks | So You Think You Can Dance | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Harry Belafonte | Tonight with Belafonte (The Revlon Revue) | Won | First African-American to win this category. Category was known as Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program. | |
| 1961 | Belafonte New York | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series. | ||
| 1977 | Ben Vereen | The Bell Telephone Jubilee | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music. | |
| 1978 | Louis Gossett, Jr. | The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen-His Roots | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music. | |
| 1983 | Leontyne Price | Leontyne Price, Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic (Live From Lincoln Center) | Won | Second African-American to win this category. | |
| Michael Jackson | Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever | Nominated | |||
| Richard Pryor | Nominated | ||||
| 1984 | Debbie Allen | Live...And in Person | Nominated | ||
| Eddie Murphy | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | |||
| 1985 | Gregory Hines | Motown Returns to the Apollo | Nominated | ||
| Patti LaBelle | Nominated | ||||
| 1986 | Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight III (Great Performances) | Nominated | |||
| Whitney Houston | The 28th Annual Grammy Awards | Won | Third African-American to win this category. | ||
| Sarah Vaughan | Nominated | ||||
| Debbie Allen | An All Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. | Nominated | |||
| Stevie Wonder | Nominated | ||||
| 1988 | Ray Charles | Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration | Nominated | ||
| 1991 | Damon Wayans | In Living Color | Nominated | ||
| Keenen Ivory Wayans | Nominated | ||||
| 1992 | Natalie Cole | Unforgettable, with Love: Natalie Cole Sings the Songs of Nat King Cole (Great Performances) | Nominated | ||
| 1994 | Whoopi Goldberg | The 66th Annual Academy Awards | Nominated | ||
| 1996 | The 68th Annual Academy Awards | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Performance for a Variety or Music Program. | ||
| Comic Relief VII | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Performance for a Variety or Music Program. | |||
| 1999 | Chris Rock | The Chris Rock Show | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program. | |
| 2000 | Chris Rock: Bigger And Blacker | Nominated | |||
| 2001 | Wayne Brady | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Nominated | ||||
| 2003 | Won | Fourth African-American to win this category. | |||
| 2005 | Whoopi Goldberg | Whoopi Back To Broadway - The 20th Anniversary | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Sarah Vaughan | Rhapsody and Song-A Tribute to George Gershwin | Won | ||
| 1982 | Andre De Shields | Ain't Misbehavin' | Won | ||
| Nell Carter | Won | ||||
| Gregory Hines | I Love Liberty | Nominated | |||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Whoopi Goldberg | Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | Nominated | First year of category. First African-American nominated in this category. | |
| 2015 | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Hubble's Cosmic Journey | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ja'net Dubois | The PJs | Won | First African-American to win this category. | |
| 2001 | Won | ||||
| 2005 | Keith David | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Won | Second African-American to win this category. | |
| 2008 | The War | Won | |||
Directing
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Eric Laneuville | Dream On | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Millicent Shelton | 30 Rock | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Paris Barclay | Glee | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 | Nominated | ||||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Eric Laneuville | L.A. Law | Nominated | ||
| 1992 | I'll Fly Away | Won | |||
| 1993 | Nominated | ||||
| 1998 | Paris Barclay | NYPD Blue | Won | ||
| 1999 | Won | ||||
| 2002 | The West Wing | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Carl Franklin | House of Cards | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Lloyd Richards | The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall Of Fame) | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special. | |
| 2000 | Charles S. Dutton | The Corner | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. | |
| 2005 | George C. Wolfe | Lackawanna Blues | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special. | |
| 2015 | Dee Rees | Bessie | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Directing for Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special. | |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Debbie Allen | The Debbie Allen Special | Nominated | ||
Music
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Quincy Jones | Roots | Won | First African-American to win this category. | |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Song | Status | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Debbie Allen | Motown Returns to the Apollo | Nominated | ||
| 1990 | Michael Jackson (composer and lyricist) | Sammy Davis, Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration | "You Were There" | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds (composer) | Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies | "The Power of the Dream" | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Jordan Peele | MADtv | "Sad Fitty Cent" | Nominated | |
Producer
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Programming (One Hour or Less)
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Programming (One Hour or Less) | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Larry Wilmore | The PJs | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Paris Barclay | NYPD Blue | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Nominated | ||||
| 2006 | Shonda Rhimes | Grey's Anatomy | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Nominated | ||||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key | Key & Peele | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | August Wilson | The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall Of Fame) | Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Laurence Fishburne | Miss Evers' Boys | Won | ||
| 1998 | Thomas Carter | Don King: Only in America | Won | ||
| 2000 | Halle Berry | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | Halle Berry, Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Lackawanna Blues | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Susan Batson, Sean Combs | A Raisin In The Sun | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Cicely Tyson | The Trip To Bountiful | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Television Movie. | |
| 2015 | Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere | Bessie | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Television Movie. | |
| David Oyelowo | Nightingale | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Television Movie. | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key | Key & Peele | Nominated | ||
Writing
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Larry Wilmore | The Bernie Mac Show | Won | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | David Mills | NYPD Blue | Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Nominated | ||||
| 2006 | Shonda Rhimes | Grey's Anatomy | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | August Wilson | The Piano Lesson (Hallmark Hall Of Fame) | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special. | |
| 2000 | David Mills | The Corner | Won | ||
| 2015 | Dee Rees | Bessie | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or A Dramatic Special. | |
| John Ridley | American Crime (Episode One) | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series, Movie Or A Dramatic Special. | ||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Flip Wilson | The Flip Wilson Show | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music. | |
| 1992 | Larry Wilmore | In Living Color | Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Chris Rock | Chris Rock: Bring the Pain | Won | ||
| Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher | Nominated | ||||
| 1998 | Chris Rock, Wanda Sykes | The Chris Rock Show | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | Won | ||||
| 2000 | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program. | |||
| Chris Rock | Chris Rock: Bigger And Blacker | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program. | ||
| 2001 | Chris Rock, Wanda Sykes | The Chris Rock Show | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program. | |
| 2004 | Chris Rock | Chris Rock: Never Scared | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program. | |
| 2009 | Chris Rock - Kill The Messenger | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special. | ||
| Wyatt Cenac | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series. | ||
| 2010 | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series. | |||
| 2011 | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series. | |||
| 2012 | Won | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series. | |||
| 2014 | Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key | Key & Peele | Nominated | Category was known as Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series. | |
| 2015 | Nominated | ||||
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Variety Special
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Variety Special | |||||
| Year | Name | Show | Status | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key | Super Bowl Special | Nominated | ||
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