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Clarke, Jason LaVeris, Mireya Acierto—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jul 15, 2016 2:43 PM UTC Unlike this year’s Oscars nominations, which were immediately criticized for a [striking lack of diversity](http://labs.time.com/story/oscars-diversity/), the 68th Annual Emmy [award nominees](http://time.com/4406360/emmy-nominations-2016-surprises-snubs/) announced Thursday morning offered recognition for diverse roles on television. Non-white performers were nominated in each of the leading actor categories for this year, with _Black-ish_ actress Tracee Ellis Ross, _Mr. Robot’s_ Rami Malek and _Master of None_‘s [Aziz Ansari](http://time.com/4301822/aziz-ansari-2016-time-100/) receiving major nods. Additionally, Ansari became the first actor of South Asian descent in Emmy history to be nominated for a leading role. In all, 24.6% of the acting nominations this year went to non-white actors, up slightly from last year. That figure falls short of the approximately 28.3% of speaking characters on television who were black, Latino, Asian, or Middle Eastern in 2015, according to a [USC Annenberg report](http://annenberg.usc.edu/pages/~/media/MDSCI/CARDReport%20FINAL%2022216.ashx) released in 2016\. Nearly 38% of the U.S. population is non-white, according to the latest [Census figures](http://www.census.gov/en.html) from 2014. These six numbers illustrate the state of diversity on television, as seen through the industry’s most prestigious award nominations. **15** – Years since a non-white actor had been nominated for Best Actor in a Drama; Malek ended the drought with a nomination for his role as a hacker on _Mr. Robot_ this year. **8** – Years since a non-white performer had been nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy; _Black-ish’s_ Ellis Ross snagged a nomination this year. **8** – Non-white actors nominated for their role in a limited series or TV movie in 2016: Idris Elba for _Luther_, Cuba Gooding Jr., Courtney B. Vance, and Sterling K. Brown for _The People v. O.J. Simpson_, Audra McDonald for _Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill_, and Kerry Washington for _Confirmation_ among them. Last year also saw eight non-white performers nominated for miniseries, shows that have historically featured more diversity. **2** – Non-white actors nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy in 2016, including Ansari. Currently, at least half the shows on TV do not portray a single Asian or Asian-American character onscreen, according to this [study](http://annenberg.usc.edu/pages/~/media/MDSCI/CARDReport%20FINAL%2022216.ashx). **4** – Years in a row that the Emmy Awards have nominated no non-white actors for Supporting Actor in a Drama. **0** – Non-white nominees in the Supporting Actor in a Drama and Supporting Actress in a Drama categories in 2016. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4406646/emmy-awards-nominations-diversity/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4406646/emmy-awards-nominations-diversity/"},"headline":"6 Numbers That Show How the Emmy Nominations Did on Diversity","datePublished":"2016-07-15T14:43:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:25.677Z","description":"The Emmy's still trail behind the population when it comes to diversity. 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