After LenaWaithe voiced her frustration with a Hollywood Reporter piece on awards contenders, THR asked her to elaborate: 'It's time to remind voters that there are other shows out there they should be paying attention to.'
, the list is even whiter. These lists aren't just a fun guessing game. These lists tell the TV Academy who to vote for.
Awards campaigns aren't that different from political campaigns. The more visible you are, the more likely it'll be that Academy voters will think of you when it comes time to vote. But visibility costs money. And often shows with predominantly Black casts don't have big budgets for robust campaigns. That, coupled with being absent from these lists, means that a lot of shows with majority Black talent continue to be absent at the Emmys.
As white people continue to accumulate trophies and dominate the awards conversations, it makes it difficult for Black and brown people in Hollywood to gain wealth and power. The vicious cycle continues. Now don't get me wrong. We don't want pity nominations. All we want is to at least be a part of the conversation when Emmy season rolls around. We're worthy of it.
The trades are a powerful tool. It's where we turn for news, updates and awards predictions. If all the predictions are white, we shouldn't be surprised when all the nominees are white as well. With maybe a few exceptions because, as always, Black and brown people are familiar with having to be exceptional just to get one or two seats at the "roundtable."
If I made a list of Emmy hopefuls, it would probably include shows about Black and brown people, shows about the LGBTQIA+ community and people living with disabilities — such as
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