Donald Glover had a great time at the Emmy Awards last night (Sept 17). With two wins Sunday night (and the first of his career), the Atlanta star also became the first black director to win the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.
Later in the night, he took the mic again for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy—marking the first time in 32 years a person of color has won in that category.
“I blacked out,” he told E!’s Zuri Hall of his reaction to his history-making first win. “I was not ready for that.”
In the process of making his speech Sunday night, Glover jokingly give a shoutout to President Donald Trump… for an unconventional reason.
“I want to thank Trump for making black people number one on the most-oppressed list,” he said. “He’s probably the reason I’m up here.”
My man Donald Glover picks up another one at the #Emmys! Best Lead Actor in a Comedy. With a special thanks to Trump. #EmmyAwards pic.twitter.com/VSF7wBmGZq
— Josh Sánchez (@jnsanchez) September 18, 2017
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