The 'Saturday Night Live' guest host joins other African-American winners, which include Samira Wiley, during the first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
- September 10, 2018
AceShowbiz - Tiffany Haddish won her first Emmy for her raucous "Saturday Night Live" guest hosting gig.
During [u=/news/view/00126011.htmlthe first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards[u] on Saturday, September 8, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Haddish beat Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph and Tina Fey to bag the honour of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
The "Girls Trip" star, who has been in New York enjoying Fashion Week, was unable to attend the ceremony; however her win made the awards bash a history-making event.
For the first time in Emmy history, the trophies for all four guest actor categories went to African-American performers.
After Haddish's win, Ron Cephas Jones landed the Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series gong for "This Is Us"; Samira Wiley won Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series for "The Handmaid's Tale"; and Katt Williams won Best Guest Actor in a Comedy series for "Atlanta".
"Much love to #KellyJenrette, #CherryJones, #DianaRigg, #ViolaDavis, And #CicelyTyson...yes, Cicely comma muhf**kin Tyson. All the ladies in my category giving a b**ch all the motivation. And all the friggin feels. #blackgirlmagic," Samira captioned an image on Instagram.
The second night of the 70th Creative Arts Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday.
A telecast of the awards will air on September 15 on U.S. network FXX.
