In case you missed it, the annual Emmy Awards were held Sept. 17. While the entire list of winners is impressive, GRAMMY nominee Donald Glover made history with his two Emmy wins.
Glover took home the Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for "Atlanta," a comedy series on FX. He was also nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.
His win for directing marks the first time a black director has ever won the comedy category in the 69-year history of the show. Glover's win also marks the first time a director has won for a show he acted in since Alan Alda won for " M*A*S*H" in 1977.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Donald Glover is the first black director to win in this category. Ever. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Emmys?src=hash">#Emmys</a> <a href="https://t.co/dF8UxNSehZ">pic.twitter.com/dF8UxNSehZ</a></p>— Glenn Whipp (@GlennWhipp) <a href="https://twitter.com/GlennWhipp/status/909577633909764096">September 18, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Here's to a night of making history — and long overdue progress.
