The Emmys broke diversity records but Lin-Manuel Miranda and Billy Porter say ‘we need more’

Sunday's 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (stream the full show on CTV) proved to be a night where diversity was recognized more than ever with creatives of colour walking away with the accolades to prove it: Zendaya, Regina King, Uzo Aduba, Yahya Abdul-Mateen and more won big at the first virtual Emmys ceremony. Overall, this year is being billed as the "most diverse in Emmys history" with 39 actors and actresses of colour taking home the hardware across 16 acting categories—the most ever at the TV awards show. It's great news, but many players in Hollywood still feel like the industry has a long way to go.Lin-Manuel Miranda, Billy Porter, and more spoke in an ad that aired during the commercial break, entitled “#SeeAll,” about the need for more inclusion and meaningful representation, rather than just the filling of quotas.

We are here. We've been here. It's time to #SeeALL

Pledge your commitment at https://t.co/dnezl9FMPw pic.twitter.com/U1x7S2EexU— ANA AIMM (@ana_aimm) September 21, 2020

“We appreciate the dialogue. We see the effort from Hollywood but we need more. We are here. We've been here,” said Miranda and Porter, joined by Isis King, Daniel Dae Kim, and Jamie Chung as they alternated lines. “Do you see me in this industry? Would you rather breathe life into stereotypes or stand up against them? Because what I know of my culture isn't who you portray me to be.”Porter (who became the first gay Black man to win an Emmy last year for his role in Pose), King (who became the first Black transgender woman to appear on America’s Next Top Model), and Kim (who left Hawaii Five-O after he reportedly learned that he and an Asian-American co-star would be paid less than their white co-stars) have all seen more than enough discrimination in their careers to demand more and better from the gatekeepers of the industry.

The Emmys should be applauded for the 33% increase in black nominees this year; but there’s much more work to be done. It’s time for the entertainment industry to have more diverse and fair cultural representation in programming, advertising and recognition. @ana_aimm #SeeALL PSA pic.twitter.com/XsTNnqChE3

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“You act as if bias does not exist. We're not your quota. We are quotable. So show me -- me. Not your me. Me,” they said. With more and more performers in the industry speaking about how representation and diversity isn’t just wanted, it is sorely need, ads like this just makes ya want to stand up and cheer.“We are more than a splash of colour on your white canvas,” Porter said, and we’re pretty sure all of the at-home Emmy viewers got up off their couches and gave him a standing O.[video_embed id='-1']RELATED: Regina King reveals why representing Breonna Taylor at the Emmys was so important to her [/video_embed]The #SeeAll spot was organized and created by the Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM), a division of the New York-based Association of National Advertisers. It comes on the heels of the Academy Awards announcing new inclusion standards that all future Best Picture nominations will need to meet in order to be considered for awards. While there have been steps toward progress this year, actor John Leguizamo also boycotted this year’s Emmys over a lack of Latino representation in the nominees, something that he stated amounted to “cultural apartheid.”Relive the entire 72 Primetime Emmy Awards on CTV.ca and the CTV App.[video_embed id='-1']BEFORE YOU GO: Zendaya wins the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series [/video_embed]