Zendaya Creates History With ‘Euphoria’ Emmy Nomination; Says ‘I have no words to express the love and gratitude I feel right now’ – Times of India

Zendaya is making history with her latest Emmy nomination for her role in ‘Euphoria’.

The actress, who played a leading role in a teen drama, earned her second Emmy nomination, thus becoming the youngest woman to be nominated twice. She previously won the title of the youngest woman ever nominated for a production at the Emmys.

For her role as Rue in “Euphoria,” she made history by becoming the youngest lead actress drama winner in 2020 (24 at the time), and only the second black woman to win the category. Viola Davis For ‘How to Get Away with Murder’.

Emmy Awards on Tuesday unveiled its list of nominations for the 2022 ceremony. Zendaya also grabbed a pair of nominations for creating and writing original lyrics for two songs featured in Euphoria, “I’m Tired” and “Elliott’s Song.”

After learning about the nomination, Zendaya wrote a note on Instagram expressing her happiness. Sharing a picture from the sets, the actress wrote, “Making this show with a cast and crew of the most incredibly talented people that I get the privilege of learning every day has been one of the highlights of my life. I love this show.” Proud to work with you and congratulations!”

“I don’t have words to express the love and gratitude I feel right now, all I can do is thank you with all my heart! Thanks to everyone involved with our show, it’s an honor to share this with you.” That’s it,” he added.

Zendaya also gave a shout out to her cast and crew members, who also garnered nominations, including co-star Sidney Sweeney, who took home an award in the Best Supporting Actress category.

“Thank you @samlev00 for everything you do, this show is because of your heart, and thanks to @labrinth @marcellrev @hbo @a24 for being the best creative collaborator. Finally thanks to @televisionacademy for this incredible . Acknowledgment. We hereby re-nominate the Emmys,” she wrote.

Based on the Israeli series of the same name, which was created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levine from HOT, Euphoria follows a group of high school students in the East Highland town, who struggle with identity, trauma, drugs, family, friendship, and more. Happens through your experiences. , love and sex.

This year’s Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on September 12.