Television Academy Throwback: Kumail Nanjiani

Watch actress Rita Moreno's induction into the 26th Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2022.

In celebration of National Book Lover's Day, here is a look back at The Handmaid’s Tale winning the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. The series based is on the novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood.

The team behind Queer Eye wins in the Outstanding Structured Reality Program category at the 73rd Creative Arts Emmy Awards and celebrates the show's 18th anniversary.

At the 70th Emmy Awards, Darren Criss became the first Filipino American performer to win an Emmy for his performance in The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story in the Outstanding Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series category.

In 2017, Donald Glover won for both Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Director for a Comedy Series for Atlanta. He was the first Black actor to win the Director category.

During the 2021 The Power of TV: #RepresentationMatters panel, Ruben Garcia, Foundation Executive and Co-Head of Cultural Business Strategy at CAA, and actress Ashley Park explain the difference between representation and visibility and what it means to them.

In 2017, Julia Louis-Dreyfus broke the Emmy record for most awards won for a single role for her portrayal of Selina Meyer in Veep, totaling six Emmy wins for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

During the 2018 Power of TV: Latinx Inclusion panel, Vida actress Mishel Prada emphasized the importance of portraying a strong, Latinx woman, even if she doesn’t have it all figured out. 

At the 67th Emmy Awards, Viola Davis and Taraji P. Henson became the first two Black actresses to be nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Taking home the win for her role in How to Get Away with Murder, Viola Davis passionately advocated for more representation in her speech: "The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity."

Glenn Weiss won Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special for The Oscars and proposed to his girlfriend, Jan Friedlander Svendsen, during his acceptance speech at the 70th Emmy Awards.