Well-deserved: Ava Duvernay’s ‘When They See Us’ earns a whopping 16 Emmy nominations

Ava Duvernay’s gripping four-part series, “When They See Us,” which impacted 23 million Netflix accounts worldwide, has racked up a whopping 16 Emmy Award nominations. “Thank you to the real men for inviting me to tell their story,” wrote the director, co-writer and producer.