The team behind PoseFX became the first openly transgender people ever nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. 💙💚❤️💛 Emmys
once again nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Sophia Burset ononly openly transgender person to ever be nominated“I am beside myself honored that the academy has seen fit to nominate me once again for a Prime Time Emmy. I really didn’t expect this. I am shook and in shock!” Cox. “I actually expected that this year I would no longer be the only trans person nominated for an Acting Emmy.
Beyond acting, Joanna Fang made history in 2016 when she became the first transgender person to win a Primetime Emmy -- for Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming for her work on the documentary“To be on stage as my true self was deeply affirming. I didn’t win this award solely because I was trans, the voting was based on the merits of my team’s work. I just so happened to have my talent and reputation survive the coming out process,” Fang.
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