- 1. 'Abbott Elementary''s Sheryl Lee Ralph Makes History with Super Bowl Performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ...
- (TV)
- ... “It’s just really neat. What an exciting time to be me!” Ralph’s Super Bowl performance follows her recent Emmy win for her role in Abbott Elementary, making her the first Black woman in 35 years to win ...
- Created on 13 February 2023
- 2. In Honor of Viola Davis's Grammy Win, Let's Look Back at the Talented Women Who've Earned EGOT Sta
- (Entertainment)
- ... person in history to earn EGOT status. In honor of her incredibly well-deserved win, we put together a list of all the women who have earned at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony throughout their ...
- Created on 07 February 2023
- 3. Jennifer Coolidge Won this Year’s Golden Globe Awards, Plus 13 Feminist Moments From the Ceremony that Made Us Smile
- (Entertainment)
- ... Laverne Cox running the red carpet. Check out some of her highlights in this video, including an interview with first-time Golden Globe nominee Sheryl Lee Ralph on her iconic Emmys acceptance speech. ...
- Created on 11 January 2023
- 4. Annie Murphy On The Importance of Imperfect Female Characters, Life After Alexis, And Her Top-Secret Role On Season 2 of Russian Doll
- (Entertainment)
- Emmy-winning actor Annie Murphy became a household name in 2015 when she first appeared as Alexis Rose in the comedy hit Schitt’s Creek.Now, she’s applying her talents to two more feminism-inflected ...
- Created on 14 April 2022
- 5. Ava DuVernay, Taraji P Henson, Cynthia Erivo And More: 9 Movies & Shows Featuring Black Women You Need to Stream This Black History Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... depiction of trans people in film. Though this documentary is not only about black women, Laverne Cox, the first trans woman to win an Emmy, is an executive producer, and she is featured in the film. Disclosure ...
- Created on 16 February 2022
- 6. 10 Must-Watch TV Shows To Get Your Cathartic Coming-Of-Age Fix Now That ‘PEN15’ Is Over
- (TV)
- ... the reality of being a pubescent teen. The cringe-y content is served up by a painfully funny group of artists, like the raw, Emmy award-winning writing talent of Patti Harrison, Jaboukie Young-White and ...
- Created on 19 January 2022
- 7. Michaela Coel Destroys R*pe Culture in Uplifting Emmy Acceptance Speech Dedicated to Survivors of Sexual Assault
- (TV)
- Michaela Coel continues to get her flowers, nabbing her first-ever Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for I May Destroy You, this past Sunday. Coel, who created, ...
- Created on 20 September 2021
- 8. New Trailer Alert: Issa Gets Her Sh*t Together in Fifth and Final Season of HBO's Insecur
- (TV)
- ... and Sequoia (Courtney Taylor). Since premiering in 2016, Insecure has racked a bevy of awards including: three NAACP awards and six primetime Emmy nominations. So willl Issa and Molly make up and ...
- Created on 03 September 2021
- 9. She's a Winner Baby! Karrueche Tran Snags a Daytime Emmy, Makes History as the First AAPI Winner in the Leading Actress Category ...
- (TV)
- Karrueche Tran broke the glass ceiling for Asian American and Pacific Islander actors with her recent award win last Sunday. The 37-year-old took home the Emmy for outstanding performance by a leading ...
- Created on 21 July 2021
- 10. You Betta Werk! Mj Rodriguez Makes Emmy History, Becomes First Trans-woman Nominated in Leading Actress Category
- (TV)
- Emmy nominations are in, and it’s history in the making. Mj Rodriguez, who portrays Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista in the critically-acclaimed FX show Pose, became the first openly trans woman to be nominated ...
- Created on 13 July 2021
- 11. Uzo Aduba on Shirley Chisholm, Representation, and 'In Treatment' - BUST Intervie
- (TV)
- ... Prison inmate who was both incredibly loving and dangerously unpredictable won Aduba many accolades during the show’s seven seasons, including two Emmys and five SAG awards. In the years since, Aduba has ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 12. Janet Mock Gave Hollywood The Long Overdue Read It Deserves At The "Pose" Season Three Premier
- (TV)
- ... its talent the praise they deserve. While Pose has been somewhat well received by majority-white awards ceremonies like the Emmys, it seems nonsensical that, for a show largely centering the BIPOC trans ...
- Created on 07 May 2021
- 13. Reclaiming The Lens: 10 Women Filmmakers Spearheading The New Wave in Black Cinema
- (Movies)
- ... on to write and direct HBO’s Bessie, an Emmy award-winning film exploring the life and times of the legendary blues singer Bessie Smith. Most recently, Rees co-wrote and directed the screen adaptation ...
- Created on 22 April 2021
- 14. The Women's Prize Excludes Akwaeke Emezi With Transphobic Requirement
- (Books)
- Akwaeke Emezi made history when their debut novel, Freshwater, was nominated for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2019. The 33-year-old is also a video artist and essayist. They received critical acclaim ...
- Created on 05 October 2020
- 15. Women Won Big At The Emmys, Here Are BUST's 10 Favorite Moment
- (Entertainment)
- The important meaning behind Sandra Oh’s jacket, Zendaya’s historic win and Catherine O’Hara’s long overdue victory made last night's 72nd annual Emmy awards one for the books. Last year the Emmys were ...
- Created on 21 September 2020
- 16. "Morgana" Is the Feminist Mid-Life Anti-Crisis Porn Doc You Didn't Know You Need
- (Movies)
- ... Makes History With Gender Neutral Awards Asia Kate Dillon Of 'Billons' Calls For An End To Gendered Acting Categories In Open Letter To SAG Awards Why Won't The Emmys Nominate Trans Actors For Awards? ...
- Created on 09 September 2020
- 17. Berlin Film Festival Makes History With Gender Neutral Awards
- (Movies)
- ... gender neutral awards is pretty new. In 2017, Showtime submitted Asia Kate Dillon’s Billions performance for consideration at the Emmys which had, and still has, gendered acting categories. Dillon, who ...
- Created on 04 September 2020
- 18. #beautifullybisexual Is Trending On Twitter And Here's Wh
- (Entertainment)
- ... it's refreshing to see this small way of building community. Header image via Unsplash Why Won't The Emmys Nominate Trans Actors For Awards? Meet Alyy Patel, Founder Of Queer South Asian Womxn’s Network ...
- Created on 05 August 2020
- 19. You Had Us at Sarah Paulson: Ryan Murphy’s 'Ratched' Is The Villain Origin Story We’ve Been Waiting Fo
- (Entertainment)
- ... the perfect fit for this role. After all, Paulson is a six-time Emmy nominee for her work on many other Murphy projects, like American Horror Story and American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson. ...
- Created on 05 August 2020
- 20. Why Is Poland Getting Rid of Protections Against Domestic Violence?
- (Feminism)
- ... Image via Külli Kittus on Unsplash More from BUST Why Won't The Emmys Nominate Trans Actors For Awards? No, Trump Can’t Actually Delay The Election, And Here’s Why The House Just Passed Two ...
- Created on 03 August 2020
