The Emmy nominations were announced last Thursday and it appears that they will be teaching the Oscars a few things about diversity. This year's Oscars were heavily criticized for the lack of diversity, as people of color did not receive any nominations in the acting categories, prompting the hashtag, #OscarsSoWhite for the second year in the row.

Unlike the Oscars, The Emmys have nominated 18 people of color for lead and supporting actors categories. Last year, only 11 people of color were nominated. Nonetheless, 2015 was a historic Emmys award show year as Viola Davis became the first African-American woman to win best actress in a drama series for her role on Shonda Rhimes' (also an African American woman) "How to Get Away With Murder" on ABC.

Two other ABC stars will get a chance to win an Emmy this year. Anthony Davis (his second nomination) and Tracee Ellis Ross (her first nomination) were nominated for their roles on the hit ABC comedy series "Black-ish" (also nominated for best comedy series).

Also noteworthy is the nomination of gay actors, Tituss Burgess (Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"), Lily Tomlin (Netflix's "Grace and Frankie") and Sarah Paulson ("People vs. O.J.").

While it's nice to see an increase in diversity in some areas, other groups were left out of the major categories still. Nominations for Latinos and Asian Americans seem to be lacking. Surprisingly, Gina Rodriguez, Latina star of the hit CW show "Jane The Virgin" did not receive a nomination for her critically acclaimed role again. She won a golden globe for her role just last year.

Additionally, Asian-Americans made huge representation strides on two ABC series, "Fresh Off The Boat" and "Dr. Ken" which showcased tremendously talented Asian Americans, so to see them snubbed is disappointing as well.

While it is clear that the Emmys are doing a better job than the Oscars in celebrating diversity through the various groups of people reflected in their nominations, they can still continue to do better. It is great to see them taking a lead when it comes to increasing diversity and we already know that the Oscars are looking to see diversity reflected in their nominations soon, as they invited 683 (46 percent women, 41 percent people of color) to join the academy as a response to the backlash especially seen from #OscarsSoWhite. Hopefully as these awards shows make changes to promote diversity, we will see more people pursue careers in the entertainment industry without fear of never being "good enough" to obtain those cool looking award statues and with the hopes of one day being able to captivate the world with a powerful speech on one of the greatest platforms.