After making history as the first African-American woman to receive three Emmy nominations for comedy, Quinta Brunson did it again Monday when she won Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for her work on “Abbott Elementary,” the hit television series. ABC he also created.
Brunson is only the second black woman in history to break out in the category after Lena Waithe’s 2017 win for co-writing the “Thanksgiving” episode of “Master of None.”
She is also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for portraying Janine Teagues, a serious young teacher at a public elementary school in an underfunded urban district.
Brunson is also nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series for her work as co-creator of “Abbott Elementary.”
If the show ends up triumphing on the series, Brunson will also become the second black woman in history to win that award, after Winifred Hervey first accomplished the feat as a producer on “Golden Girls” in 1987.
The series returns for a second season on September 21, 2022 on ABC with a 22-episode order, an expansion of Season 1 that featured only 13 episodes.