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Emmy nominations 2021: Pose’s Mj Rodriguez makes history as first trans performer to land major acting nod
Mj Rodriguez has made history after landing a lead actress Emmy nomination for her work as Blanca in Pose (Picture: BBC/FX)
Pose star Mj Rodriguez has made history after becoming the first transgender nominee in a major Emmy Awards acting category.
The 73rd Emmy Awards nomination announcements left TV fans delighted after the star landed a nomination for outstanding actress in a drama series.
The fan-favorite was nominated for her formidable portrayal of house mother and nurse Blanca Rodriguez on FX’s ballroom culture period drama.
The nomination was her first-ever nod from the Television Academy, as she joined co-star Billy Porter in landing a solo nom this year.
It is the singer/actress’ first-ever attention from the Television Academy and makes her the third openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy.
Her nod comes after multi-hyphenate actress and filmmaker Rain Valdez, who received an outstanding actress in a short-form comedy or drama series nom for Razor Tongue in 2020.
Meanwhile, Laverne Cox made Emmy’s History in 2014 as the first-ever openly transgender actor nominated in the guest drama actress category for her work as Sophia Burset in Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black.
Cox received three more, all in the same category, in 2017, 2019 and 2020.
If Rodriguez wins in September, she will make history again as the first-ever trans performer to take home an Emmy statue.
The star will face off against fellow nominees Uzo Aduba, Emma Corrin, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Moss, and Jurnee Smollett in the best actress race.
The nominations were revealed by This Is Us star Ron Cephas Jones and his daughter, Hamilton star Jasmine Cephas Jones.
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The actual ceremony will be hosted by actor and comedian Cedric the Entertainer.
The 73rd Emmy Awards will air on September 19 on CBC in the US.
Emmy Award
Outstanding Drama Series
The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)
Bridgerton (Netflix)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Lovecraft Country (HBO
The Mandalorian (Disney Plus)
Pose (FX)
This Is Us (NBC)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country
Josh O’Connor, The Crown
Rege-Jean Page, Bridgerton
Billy Porter, Pose
Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
O-T Fagbenie, The Handmaid’s Tale
John Lithgow, Perry Mason
Tobias Menzies, The Crown
Max Minghella, The Handmaid’s Tale
Chris Sullivan, This Is Us
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
Michael K. Williams, Lovecraft Country
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Uzo Aduba, In Treatment
Olivia Coleman, The Crown
Emma Corrin, The Crown
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
MJ Rodriguez, Pose
Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Madeline Brewer, The Handmaid’s Tale
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale
Aunjanue Ellis, Lovecraft Country
Emerald Fennell, The Crown
Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Mare of Easttown (HBO
The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
WandaVision (Disney Plus)
Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Michael Coel, I May Destroy You
Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha
Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit
Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown
Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton
Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision
Moses Ingram, The Queen’s Gambit
Julianne Nicholson, Mare Of Easttown
Jean Smart, Mare Of Easttown
Phillipa Soo, Hamilton
Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Paul Bettany, WandaVision
Hugh Grant, The Undoing
Ewan McGregor, Halston
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton
Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Thomas Brodie Sangster, The Queen’s Gambi
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Paapa Essiedu, I May Destroy You
Jonathan Groff, Hamilton
Evan Peters, Mare Of Easttown
Anthony Ramos, Hamilton
Outstanding Comedy Series
Black-ish (ABC)
Cobra Kai (Netflix)
Hacks (HBO)
Emily In Paris (Netflix)
The Flight Attendant (HBO)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Pen15 (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple Plus TV)
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Aida Bryan, Shrill
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Allison Janney, Mom
Trace Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Jean Smart, Hacks
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Rosie Perez, The Flight Attendant
Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Juno Temple, Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Kenan Thompson, Kenan
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Hacks
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
Brendan Hunt, Ted Lasso
Nick Mohammed, Ted Lasso
Paul Reiser, The Kominsky Method
Jeremy Swift, Ted Lasso
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Conan
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Competition Program
The Amazing Race
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Television Movie
Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square
Oslo
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Sylvie’s Love
Uncle Frank
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