The 75th Annual Primetime EMMYs may have rocked headlines for delivering one of its most diverse set of winners in its history (as we reported here), but the show also entered record books for other not-so-applauseworthy reasons.

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The 75th annual Primetime EMMY Awards certainly provided many-a-notable moment courtesy of the host of television stars who took to the stage to be honored.

Now, after historic upsets, heart-warming accepting speeches, and jaw-dropping fashion ensembles (as we reported here), see who walked away with the Anthony Anderson-hosted show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!

A full winners list awaits below:

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RuPaul may have built a career of boldly breaking down barriers but many may not know the renown entertainment mogul is also quietly leading the charge for representation of people of color at TV’s most prestigious award show.

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Joining the exclusive ranks of Prince, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, and the Hip-Hop collective that rocked 2022’s (Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and 50 Cent), Rihanna‘s EPIC 2023 Super Bowl halftime show became one of the few in the event’s history to be nominated for a Primetime EMMY.

Like the majority of her predecessors, however, Rih left the event emptyhanded.

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The 2023 EMMYs, which was rescheduled to air on Monday (January 15, 2024), had a number of historic wins for people of color – namely Niecy Nash-Betts, Ayo Edebiri, and Quinta Brunson (as we reported here).

Before the show’s end, comic-talk show host Trevor Noah joined that exclusive list of history-making winners.

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Already a Daytime EMMY winner, Niecy Nash-Betts earned yet another toast to her nearly 30-year career on Monday night (January 15) when she collected her first Primetime EMMY for her outstanding performance as “Glenda” in Netflix’s ‘Monster: the Jeffrey Dahmer Story.’

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Just a year after legendary TV and stage star Sheryl Lee Ralph became only the second Black woman in the EMMYs’ 75-year history to capture the Best Supporting Actress (Comedy) trophy, a third history-making entrant has joined the ranks: Ayo Edebiri!

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Quinta Brunson, writer and leading star of ABC comedy ‘Abbott Elementary,’ had already made history  in 2022 when she became the third Black person overall (second Black woman) to win the outstanding comedy writing trophy.

This year, she saw her name penciled in the award show’s history books for yet another feat: Best Lead Actress win for the same genre.

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Hollywood showed up and out for  TV’s biggest night – the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards which airs live tonight from Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater.

Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the FOX showing celebrates the excellent efforts of some of TV’s best and brightest, in front of and behind the lens.

But, before the telecast began handing out its coveted trophies, some of the night’s most talked-about moments had already happened on the red carpet.

See all the fashion hits and misses inside…

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Just as the 2023 Primetime EMMYs were delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes so were the Creative Arts EMMYs that annually precede them.

After much anticipation, however, the latter’s two-night ceremony commenced Saturday (January 6) and ended Sunday (January 7) to toast the artistic and technical achievements in TV’s animated, reality, variety, short-form, documentary series, and specials genres.

Ahead of the show’s 75th annual edition airing on FXX on January 13, the second night’s winners have been revealed.

See them inside.

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Just as the 2023 Primetime EMMYs were delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes so were the Creative Arts EMMYs that annually precede them.

After much anticipation, however, the latter’s two-night ceremony commenced Saturday (January 6) to toast the artistic and technical achievements in TV’s animated, reality, variety, short-form, documentary series, and specials genres.

Ahead of the show’s 75th annual edition airing on FXX on January 13, the first night’s winners have been revealed.

See them inside.

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Though most famous for her role as the unforgettable “Whitley Gilbert” on the classic sitcom ‘A Different World,’ actress-singer-dancer-director Jasmine Guy has brought multiple iconic TV characters to life over her 41-year career including “Dina” (‘School Daze’), “Roxy Harvey” (‘Dead Like Me‘), “Grams” (‘The Vampire Diaries‘), “Easter” (‘Queen‘), and many more.

Arguably one of modern TV history’s most unsung actresses, the first step toward remedying that may have come Saturday night (January 6) when the 61-year-young star finally got her flowers in the form of her first EMMY.

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