Her father couldn’t believe what he’d seen and asked why he chose to keep his accent instead of changing it to an American one. “I told him that Diego has openly talked about keeping his accent and how proud he is of it,” she wrote in her Tumblr post. She continues, “And my dad was silent for a while and then he said, ‘And he was a main character.’ And I said, ‘He was.’ And my dad was so happy. As we drove home he started telling me about other Mexican actors that he thinks should be in movies in America. Representation matters.”

The post quickly went viral, eventually reaching Luna himself, who proudly shared it on Twitter.

riveralwaysknew  wasn’t the only one to be inspired by the group of minority actors featured in Rogue One. An Indian man wrote a heartfelt passage about how Riz Ahmed being in the film moved him. “[Riz Ahmed being in Rogue One] honestly brought tears to my eyes seeing it. Seeing this diversity, in a Star Wars movie, one of the biggest franchises in the world, and one of my favorite things in the world all throughout growing up. Representation MATTERS. When I was growing up, if there was an Indian superhero, or a Pakistani main character in Star Wars like there is now, maybe I would’ve loved who I was a little bit more. I needed someone like me to look up to as an 8 year old. I’ve never loved being Indian/Pakistani more than I do now. Over the past couple years, every day I love my heritage more and more and want to know and learn more about it and be more present in my culture.”

This is why representation matters. Not just for millennials growing up now, but for the older generations of people who didn’t get to grow up seeing someone on screen that looked or talked like them.  Not only is diversity in casting having a positive effect on audiences, its increasing profits for films. According to a recent study by UCLA, films that have a 41-50% non-white cast do better in the global marketplace. As the second-highest grossing film of 2016, Rogue One proves diversity has also helped earn more money in the states as well.

This is just the beginning. We are starting to see women of all sizes, the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities taking leading roles on movies screens and television sets. Actresses like Melissa McCarthy and Chrissy Metz are snagging starring roles. Speechless, a primetime show, features a character with cerebral palsy played by an actor with cerebral palsy. LGBTQ relationships are becoming more common on television, like Alex Danvers and Sarah Lance on the CW’s Supergirl and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

Hollywood is moving forward and we will hopefully see more remarkable stories and characters grace our screens.

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Raking in the top nominations this year were pop culture obsessions, The People v. O.J. Simpson (FX), who scooped up 22 nominations and Game of Thrones (HBO) with 23. The official ceremony will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and will air live September 18th on ABC.

Here is the complete list of Emmy nominations:

BEST DRAMA SERIES:

The Americans (FX)

Game of Thrones (HBO)

House of Cards (NETFLIX)

Downtown Abbey (PBS)

Better Call Saul (AMC)

Mr. Robot (USA)

Homeland (SHOWTIME)

BEST COMEDY SERIES:

Veep (HBO)

Transparent (AMAZON)

Silicon Valley (HBO)

Modern Family (ABC)

Master of None (NETFLIX)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (NETFLIX)

Black-ish (ABC)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Kyle Chandler (Bloodline)

Rami Malek (Mr. Robot)

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)

Matthew Rhys (The Americans)

Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan)

Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder)

Claire Danes (Homeland)

Taraji P. Henson (Empire)

Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)

Keri Russell (The Americans)

Robin Wright (House of Cards)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Anthony Anderson (Black-ish)

Aziz Ansari (Master of None)

Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth)

William H. Macy (Shameless)

Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley)

Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

Laurie Metcalf (Getting On)

Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)

Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer)

Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)

Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)

Michael Kelly (House of Cards)

Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline)

Jon Voight (Ray Donovan)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)

Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)

Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey)

Maura Tierney (The Affair)

Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones)

Constance Zimmer (UnREAL)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Louie Anderson (Baskets)

Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

Ty Burrell (Modern Family)

Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)

Tony Hale (Veep)

Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele)

Matt Walsh (Veep)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Anna Chlumsky (Veep)

Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent)

Allison Janney (Mom)

Judith Light (Transparent)

Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)

Niecy Nash (Getting On)

BEST LIMITED SERIES:

American Crime (ABC)

Fargo (FX)

The Night Manager (AMC)

The People v. O.J. Simpson (FX)

Roots (HISTORY)

BEST TELEVISION MOVIE:

A Very Murray Christmas (NETFLIX)

All the Way (HBO)

Confirmation (HBO)

Luther (BBC ONE)

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (PBS)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE:

Bryan Cranston (All the Way)

Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: The Abominable Bride)

Idris Elba (Luther)

Cuba Gooding Jr. (The People v. O.J. Simpson)

Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager)

Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE:

Kirsten Dunst (Fargo)

Felicity Huffman (American Crime)

Audra McDonald (Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill)

Sarah Paulson (The People v. O.J. Simpson)

Lili Taylor (American Crime)

Kerry Washington (Confirmation)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE:

Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson)

Hugh Laurie (The Night Manager)

Jesse Plemons (Fargo)

David Schwimmer (The People v. O.J. Simpson)

John Travolta (The People v. O.J. Simpson)

Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE:

Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Hotel)

Olivia Colman (The Night Manager)

Regina King (American Crime)

Melissa Leo (All the Way)

Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Hotel)

Jean Smart (Fargo)

BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Mahershala Ali (House of Cards)

Hank Azaria (Ray Donovan)

Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards)

Michael J. Fox (The Good Wife)

Paul Sparks (House of Cards)

Max von Sydow (Game of Thrones)

BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:

Ellen Burstyn (House of Cards)

Allison Janney (Masters of Sex)

Margo Martindale (The Americans)

Laurie Metcalf (Horace and Pete)

Molly Parker (House of Cards)

Carrie Preston (The Good Wife)

BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Larry David (Saturday Night Live)

Peter MacNicol (Veep)

Tracy Morgan (Saturday Night Live)

Martin Mull (Veep)

Bob Newhart (The Big Bang Theory)

Bradley Whitford (Transparent)

BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:

Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory)

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live)

Melora Hardin (Transparent)

Melissa McCarthy (Saturday Night Live)

Laurie Metcalf (The Big Bang Theory)

Amy Schumer (Saturday Night Live)

BEST VARIETY TALK SERIES:

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

BEST VARIETY SKETCH SERIES:

Documentary Now! (IFC)

Drunk History (Comedy Central)

Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)

Key & Peele (Comedy Central)

Portlandia (IFC)

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

BEST SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM:

73rd Golden Globe Awards (NBC)

Grease Live! (FOX)

The Oscars (ABC)

Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show (CBS)

69th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

BEST VARIETY SPECIAL:

Adele Live in New York City (NBC)

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (HBO)

Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)

The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special (CBS)

Lemonade (HBO)

BEST REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM:

The Amazing Race (CBS)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

Dancing With the Stars (ABC)

Project Runway (Lifetime)

Top Chef (Bravo)

The Voice (NBC)

HOST FOR REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION:

Ryan Seacrest (American Idol)

Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars)

Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night)

Steve Harvey (Little Big Shots)

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn (Project Runway)

RuPaul Charles (RuPaul’s Drag Race)

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES:

Antiques Roadshow (PBS)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)

Lip Sync Battle (Spike)

MythBusters (Discovery Channel)

Shark Tank (ABC)

Undercover Boss (CBS)

BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES:

Born This Way (A&E)

Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)

Gaycation with Ellen Page (Viceland)

Intervention (A&E)

Project Greenlight (HBO)

United Shades of America (CNN)

BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NON-FICTION SPECIAL:

Becoming Mike Nichols (HBO)

Everything is Copy – Nora Ephron: Scripted & Unscripted (HBO)

Listen to Me Marlon (Showtime)

Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures (HBO)

What Happened, Miss Simone? (Netflix)

BEST DOCUMENTARY OR NON-FICTION SERIES:

American Masters (PBS)

Chef’s Table (Netflix)

Making a Murderer (Netflix)

The Seventies (CNN)

Woman with Gloria Steinem (Viceland)

BEST INFORMATIONAL SERIES OR SPECIAL:

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)

Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)

Star Talk With Neil deGrasse Tyson (National Geographic Channel)

The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (National Geographic Channel)

Vice (HBO)

BEST WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES:

The Americans

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

The Good Wife

Mr. Robot

UnREAL

BEST WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES:

Catastrophe

Master of None

Silicon Valley

Veep

Did your favorite show get snubed? What are your Emmy predictions? What’s your favorite category? Sound off in the comments!

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