00:00 "Thank you, and you know who I want to thank? I want to thank me."
00:03 The 2023 Emmy Awards were its most diverse yet. The Emmy celebrated its 75th anniversary on Monday
00:11 night after being pushed four months due to the dual writers and actor strikes. Appropriately
00:16 falling on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the show handed out five of the 12 acting Emmys during
00:21 the telecast to performers of color. The show made history with its first two awards of the night,
00:26 with wins for The Bears' Iowa Debrie and Abbott Elementary's Quinta Brunson,
00:30 marking the first time that the supporting and lead comedy actress Emmys both went to
00:34 black women in the same year. In addition, Brunson is only the second black woman ever to win for
00:40 lead actress in a comedy series after The Jeffersons' Isabel Sanford did in 1981.
00:52 Nisi Nash-Betts was the third black actress to win an Emmy on Monday night in Best Supporting
00:57 Actress in a Limited Series. "I accept this award on behalf of every black and brown woman who has
01:04 gone unheard yet over-policed." It was also a historic night for the AAPI community. Beef's
01:10 near-sweep in the limited series races meant Emmys for its lead performers, Stephen Yeun and Ali
01:15 Wong. Wong is the first Asian woman ever to earn an Emmy for a lead role. "To my beautiful daughters,
01:22 Mari and Nikki, you are my everything and thank you for inspiring me." In non-acting categories,
01:28 RuPaul's Drag Race host RuPaul extended his record for most decorated person of color in Emmys
01:34 history with 15 and counting. And Trevor Noah became the first person from the global majority
01:39 to front an Emmy-winning talk show. "We did it! We got rid of John Oliver!" For more on everything
01:46 from the Emmys, head to THR.com. And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching
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