#EmmysSoWhite hashtag trends after all 12 acting prizes go to white actors

Only two black people scored wins at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards

Kate Winslet with her award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, for 'Mare Of Easttown'. Reuters

Gillian Anderson with her Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for a Drama Series, for 'The Crown'. Getty Images

Jessica Hobbs celebrates winning the Emmy award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, for the 'The Crown'. Getty Images

Peter Morgan celebrates winning the Emmy award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for 'The Crown'. Getty Images

RuPaul Charles poses for a picture with the award for Outstanding Competition Programme for 'RuPaul's Drag Race'. Reuters

Jason Sudeikis, winner of the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for 'Ted Lasso'. AP

Lorne Michaels, left, poses with the award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series for 'Saturday Night Live'. AP

Julianne Nicholson, winner of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for 'Mare of Easttown'. AP

John Oliver poses for a photo with the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Variety Talk Series for 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'. AP

Evan Peters poses for a photo with the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for 'Mare of Easttown. AP

Brett Goldstein, left, and Hannah Waddingham, winners of the awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series for 'Ted Lasso'. AP

Jean Smart accepts the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for 'Hacks'. AP

Ewan McGregor, winner of the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award for 'Halston'. AFP

Olivia Colman poses with her Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for 'The Crown'. Reuters

Josh O'Connor accepts the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for 'The Crown'. AP

Lucia Aniello poses with the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for 'Hacks'. AP

Stephen Colbert, third from right, looks at Conan O'Brien as he goes on stage to accept the award for Outstanding Variety Special (live) for 'Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020'. AP

Travis Helwig poses with Jen Statsky, winner of the Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series award for 'Hacks'. AFP

Bill Wrubel, poses for a photo with the award for Outstanding Comedy Series for 'Ted Lasso'. AP

From left: Daveed Diggs, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Okieriete Onaodowan, Phillipa Soo, Jon Kamen, Thomas Kail, Dave Sirulnick and Jonathan Groff, winners of the award for Outstanding Variety Special (pre-recorded) for 'Hamilton'. AP

From left: Moses Ingram, Marielle Heller, Scott Frank, Anya Taylor-Joy, William Horberg, Mick Aniceto and Marcus Loges, winners of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for 'The Queen's Gambit'. AP

Actor Debbie Allen with her 2021 Governor's Award. Reuters

The #EmmysSoWhite hashtag is trending after all 12 acting prizes were awarded to white actors during Sunday's ceremony.

The results were surprising given that a record number of people of colour – a total of 49 – were nominated in the acting and reality competition categories.

Several non-white actors were being touted as sure wins, such as Michael K Williams for Lovecraft Country, Bridgerton’s Rege-Jean Page and Billy Porter for Pose.

Take a look through the photo gallery above to see winners of the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.

However, only three awards overall were accepted by people of colour. RuPaul took home his third Emmy for Outstanding Competition Programme for his show RuPaul’s Drag Race, breaking the record for most Emmy wins by a person of colour.

Michaela Coel also made history by becoming the first black woman to win Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series for her show I May Destroy You. In her acceptance speech, Coel dedicated her award to “every single survivor of sexual assault”.

Hamilton also picked up an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) at the ceremony. The musical won over the popular Friends: The Reunion, American Utopia, Inside, The West Wing, and Dave Chappelle’s 8:46.

Many expressed disappointment at the results on social media, criticising the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for taking a step backwards in terms of diversity.

This is a stark difference to last year's virtual ceremony when four people of colour won major acting awards, including Zendaya for Euphoria, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Regina King for Watchmen, and Uzo Aduba for Mrs America.

“Black host, black announcer ... even black music. We doing everything but win,” one Twitter user wrote.

“OK TV and film industry, enough talk about diversity and inclusion,” another user said. “Here is what I need you to do. Integrate all of the development offices, writers' rooms, production offices and production crews and cast to reflect the true US population.”

“Fifty per cent of tonight's nominees were people of colour and Television Academy voters pretty much chose all the white people,” someone else wrote.

While the TV Academy has increased its number of actors of colour over the past two years, it has been criticised for continuing to under-represent key US demographics, particularly Asian and Latino communities.