Please join us in celebrating some great wins at this year's Emmys:
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Film Fatales member Amanda McBaine for Outstanding Documentary for her film Boy's State
Film Fatales member Rachel Leah Jones for Best Documentary for Advocate
The Emmy for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary went to Belly of the Beast, directed by Film Fatales member Erika Cohn and produced by Film Fatales member Angela Tucker
Kirsten Johnson for Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program for her film Dick Johnson Is Dead
Jessica Hobbs for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the episode 'War" of The Crown
Lucia Aniello for Outstanding Directing for A Comedy Series for the episode "There is No Line (Pilot)" for Hacks
Hobbs & Aniello's wins marked the first time women took home Emmys for both the drama and comedy directing categories in the same year!
RuPaul made Emmy history as the most awarded black artist ever.
Michaela Coel became the first black woman to win the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
Debbie Allen became the first black woman to win The Governors Award.
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Women made up 23% of the nominations in the seven directing categories this year, marking a 10% drop from last year's tally.
According to The Wrap, prior to 2020's noms, female directors had the highest representation in 2013, when eight of the 33 nominees — or 24% — were women. That was when there were still just six directing categories, as reality series had not been added to the list at that time.
Here's a more comprehensive list of all the women directors nominated this year:
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Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (3/7)
Lucia Aniello (Hacks)
MJ Delaney (Ted Lasso)
Susanna Fogel (The Flight Attendant)
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Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (3/6)
Jessica Hobbs (The Crown)
Julie Anne Robinson (Bridgerton)
Liz Garbus (The Handmaid's Tale)
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Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series (1/7)
Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You)
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Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program (0/7)
No women directors nominated
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Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series (0/7)
No women directors nominated
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Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special (1/5)
Julia Reichert (8:46)
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Outstanding Directing for a Documentary Program (3/6)
Amanda McBaine (Boys State)
Amy Ziering (Allen v Farrow)
Kirsten Johnson (Dick Johnson is Dead)
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Outstanding Directing Team for a Preschool Children's or Family Viewing Program
Kimmy Gatewood (Sesame Street)
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Outstanding Directing Team For a Daytime Fiction Program
Ayoka Chenzira (Trinkets)
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Best Documentary
Rachel Leah Jones (Advocate)
Tania Cypriano (Born to Be)
Erika Cohn and Angela Tucker (Belly of the Beast)
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Outstanding Investigative Documentary
Jiayan "Jenny" Shi (Finding Yingying)
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Outstanding Historical Documentary
Dawn Porter (John Lewis: Good Trouble)
Yoruba Richen (The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show)
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Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
Chelsea Hernandez (Building the American Dream)
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Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary
Rachel Leah Jones (Advocate)
Dawn Porter (The Way I See It)
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Outstanding Direction: Documentary
Tania Cypriano (Born to Be)
Erika Cohn (Belly of the Beast)
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