Kerry Washington wins her first Emmy, and it’s about time

The real scandal was Kerry Washington not getting an Emmy after years of working in television.

But that oversight was carried out, albeit belatedly, on Tuesday, when the actor took home his first trophy during the 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, ahead of Sunday night’s primetime virtual ceremony.

While we’re just going to take this as a retroactive win for her role as Olivia Pope on ABC’s cult series Scandal, Washington actually won an Outstanding Live Variety award for a special television series that she produced as a tribute. to the classic sitcoms of the 70s “Everything for the Family” and “Good Times”.

“Thank you for this wonderful creative family. They are such a brilliant team, ”Washington said during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday alongside co-producers Justin Theroux, James Burroughs and the legendary Norman Lear.

“OMG,” she later wrote on Instagram Stories before paying tribute to her own production company, which she launched in 2016 as part of a deal with ABC. “I’m so proud of @simpsonstreet and this incredible cast and crew.”

“Live on ABC in front of studio audiences: Family and Good Times, which aired in December, drew much critical acclaim for its detailed re-creation of landmark episodes by top-class actors including Viola Davis, Woody Harrelson. , Tiffany Haddish, Marisa Tomei and others.

Last year, Washington did star in the first part of the series, the Jeffersons live, in which she played Helen Willis. This show won a 2019 Emmy for Outstanding Live Diversity, but Washington was not an executive producer until the most recent episodes.

Perhaps this year she just needs to make room on her awards shelf because she wants three more Emmys. As executive producer of the Netflix adaptation of American Son, Washington was nominated for Best Television Film. She was also nominated for an Executive Producer position and starred in Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere, in the Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

“True story … Today I will give you the knock I SO LOVE YOU,” Washington wrote. Instagram after Emmy nominations were announced in July. “Thanks to everyone who watched @littlefireshulu, #AmericanSon, and Live In Front of a Studio Audience. To everyone who fell in love with these characters and identified with the stories, and to everyone who worked on these shows and put ALL their hearts and souls into creating something brilliant and important … thanks. “

For her series Scandal, Washington was nominated twice for Outstanding Lead Actress in the Drama Series category, but did not receive an Emmy.