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What made this year's Emmys different?
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Sep 19, 2016
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What made this year's Emmys different?
For the first time in 18 years, a minority actor won the award for best leading actor in a drama series, at the Emmys yesterday. What took so long?
Jimmy Kimmel's opening to the 2016 Emmys.
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For the first time in 18 years, a minority actor won the award for best leading actor in a drama series, at the Emmys yesterday. What took so long?

For the first time in 18 years, a minority actor won the award for best leading actor in a drama series at the Emmys, yesterday. Rami Malek won for his role as Elliot Alderson in the USA Network show 'Mr. Robot.'

What took so long?

The 2016 Emmys could be filed under "standard awards show," but there were some things that signify changes in the television industry. Debra Birnbaum from Variety joins A Martinez to talk about what made this year's Emmys different.