By Bel Hernandez
This year 2,800 performers vie for an Emmy nomination in 2022. That is 935 more entrants than last year. One hundred and ninety-seven (197) of the contenders for an Emmy nomination, considered the highest honor a TV performer can attain, are Latinos.
While there isn’t any known research to compare the number of Latino entrants in the past years, this year’s list of Latino contenders for a 2022 Emmy nomination is remarkable. Will the large number of possible Latino nominees lead to Emmy winners? Historically, Latinos are usually left out of the Emmys, underrepresented, or not even in the running. The decidedly record number of submissions could be an indication that Latinos are being proactive in increasing the visibility of their work at the Emmys, that would definitely elevated their stature in Hollywood.
This year there seem to be more “independent” submission by either the talent themselves of the production companies. Typically, the networks, cablers or streamers pay the entry fee to submit performers and/or creatives who they feel have a good chance of winning the Emmy. This year several independent production companies and individuals submitted themselves when their broadcast platforms indicated they would not be submitting them. One such production company is New Cadance Production who produce HBO Max’s The Garcias. Executive Producer/Creator Jeff Valdez share with that their production company had submitted in 29 different categories, the majority in the acting categories and definitely some of their creatives.
Come September 12, 2022 when the Emmys air on NBC, it will be interesting to see if diversity at the Emmys will, this year also include Latine talent.
For a bit of an overall perspective. The number of submissions vying for an Emmy nomination as a whole, is up in all categories and it breaks down like this:
- Entries in the Comedy category are up from 576 to 984 entries.
- Entries in the Drama category are up from 928 to 1,243 entries.
- Entries in the TV Movie/Limited category are up from 361 to 573
These numbers do not take into account all the categories. This break down is only for the performer categories. The creative categories which include the producers of the shows, the directors, writers, and the technical categories could number in the thousands.
Of the 197 Latine contenders, the shows with the most Latinos submitted for an Emmy nomination are FXs Mayans MC created by Kurt Sutter and Elgin James with 13 submissions; HBO Max’s The Garcias created by Jeff Valdez, Gibby and Mike Cevallos with 12 submissions; and Apple TV’s Acapulco created by Eduardo Cisneros, Jason Shuman and Austin Winsberg with 10 submissions. Gentefied, created by Linda Yvette Chavez and Marvin Lemus, and executive produced America Ferrera has submitted eight names for possible noms. On My Block, created by Eddie Gonzalez, Jeremy Haft and Lauren Lungerich submitted five talents; while Hightown, created by Rebecca Perry Cutter and starring Monica Raymund, and With Love, created by Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce, both submitted four talents each.
Actors in some of the most popular and/or critically acclaimed shows currently airing on broadcast, cable and the streamers include Rosario Dawson and Benjamin Bratt in HBO Max’s DMZ; Adan Canto in FOX’s The Cleaning Lady; Rosie Perez in HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant; Nicholas Gonzalez in NBC’s La Brea, and many more in contention.
The breakdown for the Latino Emmy Award contenders is as follows:
ACTOR:
38 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
22 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in Comedy Series
13 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology or Movie
11 – Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
10 – Outstanding Actor/Comedy Series
7 – Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
5 – Outstanding Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
ACTRESSES:
32 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in Comedy Series
22 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
10 – Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
8 – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy
6 – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
6 – Outstanding Lead Actress in Limited or Anthology Series of Movie
5 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology or Movie
4 – Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama
2 – Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama
The TV shows with most Latino performers seeking an Emmy nomination are:
TO SEE FULL LIST OF NAMES SUBMITED FOR EMMY CONSIDERATION CLICK HERE
*We have included a couple of Brazilian actors to this list