Quinta Brunson has made history as she snags her first Emmy nominations!

Actress and comedian Quinta Brunson has just become the first Black woman to earn three nominations in the comedy categories in the same year. She is nominated for outstanding comedy series, lead actress in a comedy and writing for a comedy series.

As 32-years-old, Quinta is also the youngest Black woman ever nominated in the comedy acting category.

A statement was released from the “Abbott Elementary” actress right after it was announced, where she said:

“WHAT AN HONOR TO BE NOMINATED BY THE TELEVISION ACADEMY. CREATING THIS SHOW HAS BEEN THE GREATEST GIFT AND TO HAVE IT RECOGNIZED IN THIS WAY IS THE DREAM. IT’S A JOY WE GET TO SHARE WITH THE AMAZING PEOPLE WHO WATCHED OUR FIRST SEASON.”

“NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT MY INCREDIBLE, SUPPORTIVE EP’S JUSTIN HALPERN, RANDALL EINHORN & PATRICK SCHUMACKER, OUR INCREDIBLE WRITERS ROOM, OUR INSANELY TALENTED CAST, AND THE HARD-WORKING TEAMS AT ABC AND WBTV FOR HELPING TO BRING ‘ABBOTT ELEMENTARY’ TO LIFE.”

“LASTLY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK TEACHERS. THANKS FOR BEING OUR INSPIRATION.”

 

Her “Abbott Elementary” co-stars – Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams both received their first Emmy nominations for their roles.

The categories – lead actress in a comedy and writing for a comedy series, have only had one Black woman winner each in the Emmys’ entire 74-year history. Isabel Sanford won in 1981 for “The Jeffersons” and Lena Waithe in 2017 for Netflix’s “Master of None.”

In 2020, history was made with the first two Black women nominated for both comedy series and lead actress in a comedy – Issa Rae for “Insecure” and Tracee Ellis Ross  for “Black-ish.” Issa Rae was nominated again for lead actress this year, as well.