Black actors sweep Emmys guest roles

Amidst a larger push for diversity and inclusion in television, all four winners in the Emmy guest actor categories were black.

Samira Wiley has won an Emmy for her guest role in The Handmaid's Tale. Source: AAP

For the first time in Emmy history, all four winners in the guest actor categories were black.

Tiffany Haddish won best guest actress in a comedy for hosting Saturday Night Live, Ron Cephas Jones won best guest actor in a drama for This Is Us, Samira Wiley won best guest actress in a drama for The Handmaid's Tale, and Katt Williams won best guest actor in a comedy for Atlanta.

Ron Cephas Jones has won an Emmy for outstanding guest actor in a drama series for the 'A Fathers Advice' episode of 'This is Us'. Source: AAP

Both Jones and Wiley had been nominated previously, while Williams and Haddish won in their first year being nominated.

The wins come amidst a larger push for diversity and inclusion in television, both in front of and behind the camera.

As Variety noted when this year's Emmy nominees were announced, 36 non-white actors were nominated this year, up 20 per cent from the year before.

The awards announced on Saturday are the creative arts Emmys, a precursor to the September 17 main ceremony.