Every Black Nominee For The 2025 Emmy Awards

By Jovonne Ledet, BIN

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The 77th Emmy Award nominees have been revealed, and several Black entertainers earned nods.

On Tuesday (July 15), Running Point actress Brenda Song, What We Do in the Shadows' Harvey Guillén, and Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego unveiled the nominees for the 2025 Emmys, which is set to air on Sunday, Sept. 14.

The stars, writers, and directors of Abbott Elementary, The Bear, White Lotus, and Severance again earned nods from the Television Academy. Newcomers included music stars Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé, who were nominated for their NFL halftime performances at the Super Bowl and "Beyoncé Bowl," respectively.

Keep scrolling for a full list of the Black nominees for this year's Emmys.

Sterling K. Brown

Hulu's "Paradise" Official FYC Event - Arrivals

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Show: Paradise

Category: Best Actor in a Drama Series

Tramell Tillman

Queerty's Pride 50 Celebration

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Show: Severance

Category: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Kendrick Lamar

BET Awards 2025 - Show

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Program: Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show

Category: Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming, Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

Natasha Rothwell

HBO's 'The White Lotus' FYC Screening & Panel

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Show: The White Lotus

Category: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Zach Cherry

SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations - "Severance"

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Show: Severance

Category: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Forest Whitaker

Andor Season 2 Special Celebration Launch Event

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Show: Andor

Category: Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Uzo Aduba

The 85th Annual Peabody Awards - Arrivals / Cocktails

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Show: The Residence

Category: Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson

2025 Newport Beach TV Fest

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Show: Abbott Elementary

Category: Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Best Writing for a Comedy Series

Ayo Edebiri

Netflix's "Big Mouth" Season 8 Premiere (The Final Season)

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Show: The Bear

Category: Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Best Directing for a Comedy Series

Colman Domingo

Arrivals - amfAR Gala Cannes 2025 Presented By Chopard

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Show: The Four Seasons

Category: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Janelle James

2025 Newport Beach TV Fest

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Show: Abbott Elementary

Category: Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Sheryl Lee Ralph

2025 Newport Beach TV Fest

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Show: Abbott Elementary

Category: Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Anthony Mackie

NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500

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Show: The Studio

Category: Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Cynthia Erivo

The 78th Annual Tony Awards - Arrivals

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Show: Poker Face

Category: Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Rashida Jones

76th Directors Guild Of America Awards - Arrivals

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Show: Black Mirror

Category: Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Ashley Walters

Netflix's "Adolescence" ATAS Event

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Show: Adolescence

Category: Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Ruth Negga

75th Annual Tony Awards - Arrivals

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Show: Presumed Innocent

Category: Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Beyoncé

67th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Show

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Program: Beyoncé Bowl

Category: Outstanding Choreography For Variety Or Reality Programming, Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special, Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

Steve Harvey

Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks - NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2022

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Program: Family Feud

Category: Outstanding Host For A Game Show

Cynthia Erivo

The 78th Annual Tony Awards - Arrivals

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Program: Poker Face

Category: Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

RuPaul Charles

75th Primetime Emmy Awards - Press Room

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Program: RuPaul's Drag Race

Category: Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality Competition Program

Barack Obama

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Program: Our Oceans

Category: Outstanding Narrator

Maya Rudolph

2024 TCA Winter Press Tour - Apple TV+ And Lifetime

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Program: Big Mouth

Category: Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Idris Elba

Amazon's "Heads Of State" World Premiere

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Program: Erased: WW2's Heroes Of Color

Category: Outstanding Narrator

Brian Tyree Henry

2025 Gotham Television Awards

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Program: Dope Thief

Category: Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Doechii

67th GRAMMY Awards - Press Room

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Program: 67th Grammy's Performance

Category: Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming

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