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Why has a black woman never won an Emmy Award in the Best Actress category?
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History was made on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the 67th annual Emmy Awards. Viola Davis became the first African-American woman to win the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Davis won for her performances as the demanding criminal law professor Annalise Keating on ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder."
Until recently, very few African-American actresses had ever starred in hour-long drama shows. Before Kerry Washington appeared in the first episode of ABC's "Scandal" on April 5, 2012, there hadn't been a primetime drama series headlined by a black woman since Teresa Graves starred in "Get Christie Love!" on ABC during the 1974-1975 season. Washington was nominated twice as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her work as Olivia Pope in "Scandal."
Among the women nominated with Davis for Outstanding Lead Actress category was Taraji P. Henson of the FOX drama series "Empire." It was the first time that two black actresses were nominated in the category at the same time.
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