Failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams was nominated for an Emmy following her appearance on a comedy series that dedicated a pair of episodes to elections and the democratic process.
Abrams received the Emmy nod for outstanding character voice-over performance on ABC’s Black-ish, where she starred as herself in the two-part animated election special that aired ahead of the November election. The “Election Special Pt. 1” and “Election Special Pt. 2” episodes follow the Johnson family, where the character Dre, played by Emmy nominee Anthony Anderson, learns about the ins and outs of voting.
“Thank you for lifting up the rights of voters at such a critical time (and letting me appear such a fantastic show — awesome)!” Abrams said in a tweet.
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Thank you for lifting up the rights of voters at such a critical time (and letting me appear such a fantastic show – awesome)! #blackish #EmmyAwards2021 https://t.co/6MAjBTB46N
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) July 13, 2021
The episodes aired Oct. 4, 2020, ahead of the show’s season seven premiere.
Abrams received another nomination for the 73rd Emmy Awards for producing her documentary, All In: The Fight for Democracy, alongside filmmakers Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortes, which aimed to mobilize voters and boost voting participation.
The documentary was nominated for outstanding writing for a nonfiction program.
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“As a writer, I understand how things go from thought to paper,” she told Variety after appearing on the cover of its magazine alongside actress Viola Davis. “You meet this character you’ve created in your head, and you get to keep revisiting it.” With “All In,” she was able “to speak [her idea] to others, and to have them tell [her] what they saw and to see all of those pieces come together.”
The Democratic National Convention and President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony also received Emmy nominations.
“I never thought I would be a part of something that would be submitted for an Emmy nomination,” Stephanie Cutter, a Democratic Party official who produced the convention and the inauguration celebration, told the Washington Post. “It’s a little out of sync with how people in Washington think, but we were encouraged by a lot of people across the country, including people in the business, that we should submit. So, while we’re a long shot because nothing like this has ever happened before, it’s fun to try.”
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards will be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer on Sept. 19.
