Keke Palmer Reacts To Her First Acting Emmy Award Nomination

Keke Palmer has a lot to celebrate!

The 27-year-old entertainer has just been nominated for her first ever Emmy Award for acting at the 2021 Emmy Awards!

Keke is nominated in the Outstanding Actress In a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category for her work on her digital series Turnt Up with the Taylors.

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She is up against Nathalie Emmanuel, Paula Pell and Kerri Kenney-Silver.

“I can’t say how thankful I am to my team @lukecdillon, Dave Becky, @maxwyeth, @shayladavis135!!!! Of course @facebookwatch and @thekidsatplay for allowing #TurntUpWithTheTaylors to happen!! It’s one thing to live your dreams and get a chance to make people laugh and just playyyy. It’s another to be acknowledged for it even in the smallest way!” Keke shared on Instagram.

“This is my life’s work and there is more comedy to come. Thank you @televisionacad for this nomination!!!! ♥️🙏🏾😩🙌🏾,” she added.

You can check out five episodes of Turnt Up With The Taylors on Keke‘s IGTV!

This is Keke‘s first ever acting nomination for the Emmys! She has previously been nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2020 for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for co-hosting GMA3: Strahan, Sara and Keke.

Congratulations Keke!!!

In case you missed it, earlier this year Keke opened up about what it was really like being a child star.