The Netflix documentary about the untold story of the first Black Barbie was a winner at the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. This story of the first Black Barbie, and the pivotal role three trailblazing women at Mattel had in creating a doll who looked like them, received two Emmys for Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program and Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction.
“Black Barbie is a love letter to the Black women and girls who take up the space that they deserve and in doing so, make the world a better place for everyone who follows,'” shared producer Aaliyah Williams on stage at the ceremony, which was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.
The documentary featured several cultural commentators and women who have had Barbies made in their image, such as the Shondaland founder Shonda Rhimes, the ballerina Misty Copeland and the fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad.
Other winners at the annual event, hosted by Mario Lopez, included Sir David Attenborough who became the oldest Daytime Emmy winner ever at 99 for Outstanding Daytime Personality for “Secret Lives of Orangutans.” Lisa Yamada, who won for Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series became the only Asian American acting winner from a network soap opera. Leopards”), Kardea Brown (“Delicious Miss Brown”), also won an Emmy, her first, for Outstanding Culinary Host.
Drew Barrymore also scored her first-ever Emmy win for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host, beating out Jennifer Hudson, a nominee from “The Jennifer Hudson Show” for the trophy.
By Samantha Ofole-Prince / Photos courtesy of NATAS
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