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Uzo Aduba Snags 2020 Emmy Award for Role in 'Mrs America'

Nigerian-American actress Uzo Aduba was awarded an Emmy for her stellar performance as Civil Rights icon Shirley Chisholm in 'Mrs America'.

Nigerian-American actress Uzo Adubawas awarded an Emmy for her stellar performance as Civil Rights icon Shirley Chisholm in the limited television series Mrs America. The 2019 production, which also stars Cate Blanchett, highlights several American female figures and their fight to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, which proposed that civil rights not be determined on the basis of sex, OkayAfrica's Damola Durosomo writes. The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held this past Sunday and were hosted by popular late-night television host, Jimmy Kimmel.
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Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Trevor Noah and Uzo Aduba Score Nominations For 72nd Emmys

The 2020 Emmy nominations are in and Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Trevor Noah and Uzo Aduba are repping Africa hard.

The exciting 72nd Emmy Awards nominations have been released and Insecure has scored once again with multiple nominations. The breakthrough show has been nominated for "Best Comedy" while Issa Rae has received a nomination for "Best Actress in a Comedy" and Yvonne Orji, "Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy". Uzo Aduba bags the nomination for "Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Movie or Series", for her radical political role in Mrs America.Additionally, South Africa'sTrevor Noah and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah have also bagged a whopping six nominations in the "Variety Talk Series", "Writing for a Variety Series", "Directing for a Variety Series", "Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special", "Picture Editing for Variety Programming", and "Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series" categories.

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Egyptian-American Rami Malek Wins Historic Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series

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