Thread by @Variety

#EmmysSoWhite: The Emmy Awards were unable to capitalize on its historic and diverse nomination fields, with all major acting trophies going to white actors. bit.ly/3zpuKPB

Actors that were seen as solid contenders included Billy Porter, Mj Rodriguez, the late Michael K. Williams, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang.

In the end, not a single actor of color won an Emmy. bit.ly/3zpuKPB

Michaela Coel, nominated for four Emmys, won the writing for a limited series category for #IMayDestroyYou, the third time a Black creative has won the category and first for a Black woman. bit.ly/3zpuKPB

While many didn’t expect anyone to unseat Jason Sudeikis, Jean Smart and Gillian Anderson, pundits were expecting a couple of actors to break through, such as any of the actors from #Hamilton and #Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page. bit.ly/3zpuKPB

For the past two years, the TV Academy has increased its number of actors of color. Still, these performers have continued to come up short in key demographics — notably Asians, Latinos and many other underrepresented groups. bit.ly/3zpuKPB

Last year saw four actors winning major categories – #Euphoria’s Zendaya, #Watchmen’s Regina King and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and #MrsAmerica’s Uzo Aduba, with this year plummeting to zero. bit.ly/3zpuKPB

The #Emmys have failed to reward any Black women directors in any of their three genre distinctions. Steven Canals’ nomination this year for “Pose” marks the first Afro-Latino and third Latino ever to be nominated. bit.ly/3zpuKPB

It was a good night for female creatives. Jessica Hobbs became the fourth woman to win drama director in the organization’s 73-year history, while #Hacks co-creator Lucia Aniello won for comedy writing and directing. bit.ly/3zpuKPB

This is the first time in Emmy history that two women have won both comedy and drama director categories. bit.ly/3zpuKPB

It was a ceiling-shattering year for Emmy diversity beyond the acting categories as well. With 11 total career wins, host and producer RuPaul broke the record for the most Emmy wins by a person of color. bit.ly/3zpuKPB

.@ByClaytonDavis breaks down the facts and figures on #EmmysSoWhite bit.ly/3zpuKPB