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Black performing artists sweep 2024 award season

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Justin Lee
Illustration of Ayo Edebiri

Black performing artists won big at different awards shows throughout award season. Here are just a few notable award wins from this year. As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, this list seeks to recognize the accomplishments of Black creatives.

Ayo Edebiri – 2024 Emmys – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – The Bear; 2024 Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy – “The Bear”
Quinta Brunson – 2024 Emmys – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – “Abbott Elementary”
Storm Reid – 2024 Creative Arts Emmys – Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series – “The Last of Us”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – 2024 Critics Choice Awards – Best Supporting Actress – “The Holdovers”
Keke Palmer – 2024 Creative Arts Emmys – Outstanding Host for a Game Show – “Password”
RuPaul – 2024 Creative Arts Emmys – Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program – “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Niecy Nash – 2024 Emmys – Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie – “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
Trevor Noah – 2024 Emmys – Outstanding Talk Series – “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – 2024 Golden Globes – Best Performance by a Female Actor in Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture – “The Holdovers”
Victoria Monet – 2024 Grammys – Best R&B Album – “Jaguar II”
Killer Mike – 2024 Grammys – Best Rap Album – “Michael”
SZA – 2024 Grammys – Best Progressive R&B Album – SOS; Best R&B Song – “Snooze”; Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – “Ghost in the Machine” featuring Phoebe Bridgers
Coco Jones – 2024 Grammys – Best R&B Performance – “ICU”
Andre 3000 & Killer Mike – 2024 Grammys – Best Rap Performance – “Scientists & Engineers”
Lil Durk & J. Cole– 2024 Grammys – Best Melodic Rap Performance – “All My Life”
Theron Thomas – 2024 Grammys – Songwriter of the Year, Non Classical

Illustration of Quinta Brunson 

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