The Television Academy nominated a record number of Black actors for Emmys, with 34.3% of the acting nominees being Black.

There were 102 acting nominees this year across lead, supporting and guest categories for drama, comedy and limited series/TV movie. Thirty-five of those slots went to Black actors (notably, Maya Rudolph actually accounts for two of those slots, being nominated against herself in the guest comedy actress category for her work on both `The Good Place` and `Saturday Night Live`).

Other nominees in top acting categories include Billy Porter, Sterling K. Brown, Zendaya, Anthony Anderson, Don Cheadle, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Regina King, Jeremy Pope, Octavia Spencer and Kerry Washington.

This is a notable increase from last year, when Black actors made up 19.8% of the nominee pool, as well as an increase from 2018, when there were 27.7% Black actors nominated - the previous highest percentage in the Academy's history.

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Black actors have a stronger presence in this year's #Emmys race than ever before, with a record-high percentage of acting nominations. However, there's still a long way to go with inclusion and diversity in categories like writing and directing, which remain skewed white and male. More at the link in bio.

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Out of the seven directing categories, there were 47 nominees, 15 of which were women for a percentage of 31.9. Once again, the limited series/TV movie/dramatic special category was the only one to hit parity here, with four out of six nominees being women, including the late Lynn Shelton receiving a posthumous nod for `Little Fires Everywhere.`