List of African-American Primetime Emmy Award nominees and winners
This is a list of African American Primetime Emmy nominees and winners.
Facts and figures
- As of the 66th Primetime Emmys in 2014, at least one African-American has won in every acting category except two: Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and 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 - 11
- Whoopi Goldberg - 9
- Paris Barclay - 8
- Andre Braugher - 8
- Bill Cosby - 8
- James Earl Jones - 8
- Don Cheadle - 7
- 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
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 |
1970 |
1970 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1980 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1984 |
1985 |
1988 |
2002 |
2003 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
Year |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1981 |
1991 |
1992 |
1996 |
1998 |
2001 |
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 |
1967 |
1969 |
1970 |
1972 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1984 |
1987 |
1988 |
1991 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2001 |
2004 |
2006 |
2011 |
2012 |
2014 |
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 |
1969 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
Year |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1992 |
1993 |
1995 |
2013 |
2014 |
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 |
1963 |
1964 |
1966 |
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 |
1974 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1982 |
1987 |
1990 |
1991 |
1995 |
1997 |
2000 |
2002 |
2005 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2011 |
2014 |
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 |
1976 |
1986 |
1989 |
1989 |
1997 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
Year |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1999 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2007 |
2008 |
2014 |
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 |
1986 |
1988 |
1989 |
1991 |
1993 |
2012 |
2014 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
Year |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1990 |
1993 |
1995 |
1998 |
2000 |
2003 |
2008 |
2009 |
2011 |
2012 |
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 |
1979 |
1982 |
1983 |
1986 |
1989 |
2009 |
2014 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Year |
1969 |
1970 |
1972 |
1982 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2002 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
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 |
1977 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1996 |
1997 |
1999 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
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 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
Year |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1997 |
1998 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
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 |
1977 |
1979 |
1979 |
1985 |
1988 |
1989 |
1991 |
1994 |
1996 |
1999 |
2001 |
2006 |
2008 |
2009 |
2013 |
2014 |
Performance, Non-Acting, and Special Class Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography |
Year |
1976 |
1977 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1995 |
1996 |
1999 |
2008 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series |
Year |
1993 |
2009 |
2010 |
2013 |
2014 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
Year |
1989 |
1992 |
1993 |
1998 |
1999 |
2002 |
2014 |
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 |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
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 |
1989 |
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 |
1960 |
1961 |
1977 |
1978 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1988 |
1991 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2005 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class |
Year |
1981 |
1982 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series |
Year |
1977 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator |
Year |
2014 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics |
Year |
1985 |
1990 |
1997 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance |
Year |
1999 |
2001 |
2005 |
2008 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
Year |
2002 |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series |
Year |
1996 |
1997 |
2006 |
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 |
1995 |
2000 |
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 |
1971 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2004 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2014 |