'Pose' Star Mj Rodriguez Makes History With Emmy Nomination for Lead Actress

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargePBS led all networks in nominations for the 42nd annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, landing 52 overall — thanks to the strength of signature series “Frontline,” “Independent Lens,” “POV,” “Nova,” “PBS News Hour” and “Nature.”The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced this year’s nominees on Tuesday morning, noting that more than 2,200 submissions were entered, from content that premiered in calendar year 2020.

PBS leads the nominations for the 42nd annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, as it usually does, this year scoring 52 noms over last year’s 48. Vice News Tonight, which topped all programs with 16 noms in 2020, equaled that number this year but is tied with CBS’ 60 Minutes.

Mj Rodriguez has become the first transgender performer to be nominated for an Emmy in a lead acting role. Rodriguez’s nomination comes after playing Blanca Rodriguez in FX’s show Pose.

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Pose” star, who played nurse and house mother Blanca Rodriguez on the FX drama, was nominated for a 2021 Emmy Award in the Best Actress in a Drama category — a first for a transgender performer in a lead role.Rodriguez said her nomination is a step forward for the LGBTQ community, specifically with trans representation, at the awards show.“I do believe this is a pivotal moment.

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Mj Rodriguez made history on Tuesday, becoming the first transgender performer to be nominated in a major category for her portrayal of nurse Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista in FX’s highly lauded Pose. Through tears, Rodriguez talks of the impact of the accolade with Deadline.

The 2021 Emmy Award nominations were announced on Tuesday, July 13, and the results were historic for Mj Rodriguez. The 30-year-old actress earned a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista in FX’s drama series Pose. That honor made Mj the first openly transgender woman to be recognized in a lead acting category at the Emmys.

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Kate Aurthur editorAs the COVID-19 pandemic continued, “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” shot virtually this spring and continued to be a valuable stop for awards hopefuls.On Tuesday morning, 15 actors who participated in Variety’s franchise — which celebrates the year’s best television performances — received Emmy nominations.The pairing of Kaley Cuoco (HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant”) and Elizabeth Olsen (Disney Plus’ “WandaVision”) were both nominated in their respective categories of lead

Mj Rodriguez just made history at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards by earning her first nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Blanca on the FX drama “Pose“.

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