MJ RODRIGUEZ

2021 Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals Cedric the Entertainer, left, and Billy Porter arrive at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) (Chris Pizzello)NEW YORK — (AP) — Billy Porter chose winged chic black and worked the poses on the red carpet, and O-T Fagbenle wore a traditional Nigerian look as stars walked the red carpet Sunday at the slimmed-down Emmy Awards. Mj Rodriguez wore Versace Atelier in teal in an homage to Old Hollywood, her hair flowing down her back. Cecily Strong went for some leg and a plunge in black, while Porter — always a red carpet standout — rocked his winged sleeves and ear cuffs with wide-leg trousers. Known for his loudly colored and patterned suits, RuPaul wore a black double-breasted jacket with a white swirl pattern on his pants.

Michaela Jaé “Mj” Rodriguez wore vintage Versace Atelier in teal in an homage to Old Hollywood, her hair flowing down her back, at Sunday's slimmed-down Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

The year 2020 saw welcome growth in racial diversity of LBGTQ characters in films released by major studios, according to a new study by the advocacy group GLAAD.

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Emmy Nominations This image released by HBO shows, from left, Courtney B. Vance, Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in a scene from "Lovecraft Country." DIVERSITY FIRSTS:Mj Rodriguez of " Pose," nominated for best actress in a drama, breaks ground as the first trans woman to be nominated in a lead acting category. Rashad's first two Emmy nominations in 1985 and 1986 came for playing Cosby's wife Clair Huxtable on "The Cosby Show." It fell just short of the record for a comedy series, 22, set by “30 Rock” in 2009. Goldstein, Mohammed, Swift and Brendan Hunt make up half the nominees for best supporting actor in a comedy series.

It's a year of diversity and firsts in the nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards.

Emmy Nominations - Mj Rodriguez This image released by FX shows Billy Porter as Pray Tell, foreground left, and Mj Rodriguez as Blanca in a scene from "Pose." Rodriguez was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding leading actress in a drama series. (Eric Liebowitz/FX via AP) (Eric Liebowitz)Learning of her historic Emmy nomination, Mj Rodriguez of "Pose" had one overwhelming feeling: "I felt so seen." “I felt represented and I felt seen,” said Rodriguez, who scored the first major acting Emmy nod for a trans performer. Rodriguez said she was grateful to know “that we are finally being seen the way we need to be seen, and that our stories can now be seen as human stories.

Mj Rodriguez didn't just win her first Emmy nomination.

All I wanted was Mj Rodriguez to get a leading actress nomination and our show to be nominated for writing. All of these Black ladies get to put ‘Emmy nominated’ in front of their names now." She was overjoyed over Rodriguez's nomination for best actress in “Pose.”___“I don’t think it’s possible to expect all of this. — Amy Ziering, co-director of “Allen v. Farrow,” on meaning/impact of their Emmy nomination. I’m thrilled for Billy Porter and Mj Rodriguez, who made history this morning as the first Trans actress nominated in the drama actress category.

Stars such as Kathryn Hahn, Robin Thede and Bridgerton” creator and showrunner Chris Van Dusen expressed joy after being nominated for the upcoming 73rd Emmy Awards.

2021 Emmy Awards Nominations Announcement This video grab provided by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences shows Ron Cephas Jones as he announces Mj Rodriguez as a nominee for lead actress in a drama series for "Pose" during the 73rd Emmy Awards Nominations Announcement on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (Television Academy via AP) (Uncredited)LOS ANGELES — Streaming service offerings dominated the 73rd Emmy Award nominations, announced Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, with Netflix’s “The Crown” and Disney+’s “The Mandalorian” drawing 24 nods each. Hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, the live Sept. 19 ceremony will include a limited in-person audience of nominees and guests, one year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the academy to adopt a virtual format. Due primarily to its new streaming service HBO Max, HBO led all networks with 130 nominations, followed by Netflix with 129 nods and Disney+ with 71 in only its second year of existence, The New York Times reported. ©2021 Cox Media Group

Netflix's "The Crown" and Disney's "The Mandalorian" tied for the most nominations with each show receiving 24 each.

The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises, including a sweet sending off for the departing “Pose” and a shrug of the shoulders at the popular “Lupin.”.

The nominations reinforced the rapid rise of streaming, with the top-nominated scripted shows on services that largely emerged in the past two years.

“The Crown” tied with “The Mandalorian” for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday, 24 each, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up “WandaVision.”.

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The big flashy red carpet has made its return to New York City — albeit in a massive socially distant manner — with the premiere of the third and final season of the FX series, “Pose.”.