Zendaya Breaks Emmy Record as the Youngest Producing Nominee, Lands Four Noms Overall
At 25, Zendaya is now the youngest woman ever nominated for producing at the Emmys, in addition to being the youngest two-time lead acting nominee ever.
For her role as Rue in HBO’s “Euphoria,” she already made history in 2020 by becoming the youngest lead actress drama winner (24 at the time)
And only the second-ever Black woman to win the category, following Viola Davis for “How to Get Away With Murder.”
With two songs submitted in the original music and lyrics category — “Elliot’s Song” from the episode “All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name”
In addition, she is now the first Black woman (and second Black person) to be nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year at the Emmys.
Zendaya is currently filming “Dune: Part Two,” the sequel to the Denis Villeneuve science fiction adaptation that netted six Oscars this year.