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
• Chris Rock - 19
• Alfre Woodard - 17
• Jacqueline Glover - 13
• Cicely Tyson - 12
• Andre Braugher - 10
• Keegan-Michael Key - 10
• Whoopi Goldberg - 9
• Samuel D. Pollard - 9
• Paris Barclay - 8
• Don Cheadle - 8
• Bill Cosby - 8
• James Earl Jones - 8
• Jordan Peele - 8
• Laurence Fishburne - 7
• Louis Gossett, Jr. - 7
• Isabel Sanford - 7
• Wanda Sykes - 7
• Thomas Carter - 6
• Suzanne de Passe - 6
• Ruby Dee - 6
• Robert Guillaume - 6

Most wins

• Jacqueline Glover - 5
• Bill Cosby - 4
• Chris Rock - 4
• Alfre Woodard - 4
• Debbie Allen - 3
• Keith David - 3
• Stanley Nelson - 3
• Samuel D. Pollard - 3
• Cicely Tyson - 3
• Uzo Aduba - 2
• Paris Barclay - 2
• Andre Braugher - 2
• Suzanne de Passe - 2
• Ja'Net DuBois - 2
• Robert Guillaume - 2
• James Earl Jones - 2
• Regina King - 2

Lead Actor

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Lead Actress

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

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

Guest Actor

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Guest Actress

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Supporting Actor

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Supporting Actress

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Short Form Acting

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

Hosting

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Narrator and Voice-Over

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

Performance and Special Class Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class

Casting

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting

Choreography

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography

Costume Design

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program

Directing

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special

Music

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

Producer

Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Programming (One Hour or Less)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special

The award was established in 2013 as the awards restructured previous categories for Outstanding Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Nonfiction Special. Outstanding Informational Series was also awarded prior to 1998, but from 1998-2012 was called Outstanding Nonfiction Series.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special

Sound Editing

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series

Sound Mixing

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie

Writing

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special