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A still from 'I May Destroy You'

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The much-hallowed Emmy Awards recently turned out to be the butt of ridicule on Twitter as no actor of colour won a gong despite there being a diverse list of nominees.

While many did see Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso), Gillian Anderson (The Crown) sailing through, experts were still expecting a couple of actors to break through, such as any of the actors from Hamilton and Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page.

The Emmy Awards got slammed on Twitter for being unable to make a bigger statement beyond its historic and diverse nomination fields, with all major acting trophies going to white actors.

Actors of colour
Topics : Emmy Awards

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