Laverne Cox Couldn’t Hold Back Tears While Interviewing Nava Mau About Her Groundbreaking Emmy Nomination

The groundbreaking nominations for Laverne Cox andBaby Reindeer’s Nava Mau came 10 years apart.

It was an emotional moment forLaverne Cox, E!

News’s Emmys red carpet host, when actress Nava Mau joined her for a live interview.

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The groundbreaking nominations for Laverne Cox andBaby Reindeer’s Nava Mau came 10 years apart.

In 2014, Cox became the first openly trans person to receive an Emmy nomination for acting.

She’d go on to receive three more nominations for the role.

She was nominated for her role as Teri on Netflix’sBaby Reindeer.

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“Because that’s who we are as trans people.

We are humans first and foremost.”

Cox and Mau’s connection goes even further than their nominations.

Laverne Cox at an event with a purple background, wearing a dark dress and gold chain necklace

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Mau told Cox of the documentary, “It changed my life.”

Cox and Mau’s red carpet moment really was something special.

Laverne Cox in a prison uniform, holding playing cards, seated at a table in a common room with other inmates in the background

Laverne Cox hugs another person on the red carpet at the Emmys, surrounded by people and reporters

Nava speaking into a microphone on the red carpet at the Emmys. She has short hair and wears a glamorous, ruffled dress. People and media are in the background

Laverne Cox sits smiling between two video cameras during an interview. She is wearing a black sleeveless top

Nava Mau on the red carpet, speaking into a "Live From E!" microphone. She is wearing a sleeveless dress with a structured neckline and a beaded necklace

It was an emotional moment forLaverne Cox, E!#

In 2014, Cox became the first openly trans person to receive an Emmy nomination for acting.#

Cox and Mau’s connection goes even further than their nominations.#

Mau told Cox of the documentary, “It changed my life.”#

Cox and Mau’s red carpet moment really was something special.#

It was an emotional moment forLaverne Cox, E!

In 2014, Cox became the first openly trans person to receive an Emmy nomination for acting.

Cox and Mau’s connection goes even further than their nominations.

Mau told Cox of the documentary, “It changed my life.”

Cox and Mau’s red carpet moment really was something special.