“Scandal” fans believe Kerry Washington was snubbed by the Emmy Awards. Nominated for best lead actress in a drama series, Washington would have been the first black American woman to win an Emmy in that category.
However, it was Claire Danes, star of Showtimes’s “Homeland” who took the award. After the announcement, “Scandal” fans blasted the Emmy Awards for snubbing Washington.
Read reactions below:
Robbed. Robbed I tell you. ROBBED. @kerrywashington is without question the MOST OUTSTANDING. Well see you next year Emmys. @scandalabc
— Columbus Short (@ColumbusShort1) September 23, 2013
I guess we should’ve known a black woman screwing a white married Republican president, even if fictional, wasn’t winning an Emmy.
— BV (@blackgalfound) September 23, 2013
Call Al Sharpton, stat!!!! #emmys
— nekesa mumbi moody (@nekesamumbi) September 23, 2013
Saying the obvious but there is a race problem in Hollywood. And no it’s cause Kerry didn’t win. It’s because her nomination was a big deal
— Makho Ndlovu (@makhondlovu) September 23, 2013
Where is Kanye West when you need him? I’m sorry Claire Danes, but Kerry Washington is the Best Actress in a Drama Series!!! #Emmys2013
— Dominique Moore (@mslucky1386) September 23, 2013
The robbery. RT @HuffPostTV: Kerry Washington would have been the first African-American actress to ever win Best Actress in a Drama.
— Briyoncé (@BriJGotti) September 23, 2013
That’s it for me with the Emmys tonight. What happened to kerry washington was wrong!
— Najah (@ImNana_) September 23, 2013
