Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Dong-hyuk became the first Asians to win for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.
Succession (2018) earned 14 nominations for acting, surpassing the previous drama series record of 12 set by The West Wing (1999) and the overall record of 13 set by Roots (1977) and Rich Man, Poor Man (1976).
Sheryl Lee Ralph became the second black actress to win Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in Abbott Elementary (2021), following Jackée Harry's win 35 years earlier.
At age 26, for her performance in Euphoria (2019), Zendaya became the youngest two-time winner for acting and the first black woman to win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice.
Abbott Elementary (2021) creator Quinta Brunson also became the second black female to win Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, following Lena Waithe's win for Thanksgiving (2017) in 2017.
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