Yara Shahidi Celebrates All the -ish Emmy Nominations: "My Heart Is EXPLODING"

Published on July 14, 2021 at 1:05 PM

Yara Shahidi has a lot to celebrate! On Tuesday, the stunning actress applauded her Black-ish and Grown-ish costars and the shows' crews on their seriously impressive Emmy nominations. "It's an 💫ISH💫 family celebration!," Shahidi wrote on Instagram alongside behind-the-scenes photos from both shows. "My heart is EXPLODING watching the talented folks I work with get celebrated for their incredible work. 💫"

Black-ish was nominated for a whopping six awards, including outstanding comedy series. Tracee Ellis Ross was nominated for outstanding lead actress in a comedy; Anthony Anderson was nominated for outstanding lead actor in a comedy; Michelle R. Cole was nominated for outstanding contemporary costumes for the "Our Wedding Dre" episode. That episode also snagged the series a nomination for outstanding contemporary hairstyling. And Stacey Abrams was even nominated for an Emmy for her character voice-over performance in Black-ish's "Election Special: Part 2."

And to start senior year off strong, Grown-ish was nominated for its first-ever Emmy Award with Mark Doering-Powell's nomination for outstanding cinematography for a half-hour single-camera series. Congratulations to the -ish team!

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