After watching The 2015 Emmys last night, we seriously couldn’t be MORE pleased with this year’s winners. It was a big day for diversity – for many reasons.

Andy Samberg was the award show’s host for the first time, starting off with a satire song-and-dance number about the sheer volume of scripted TV shows infiltrating the market. Even in his jokes, Samberg made a point to acknowledge the massive running theme of the night (and every recent awards show):

“The big story this year is diversity,” he said from the stage at the Microsoft Theater. “This is the most diverse group of nominees in Emmys history. Racism is over! Don’t fact-check that.”

Yes, diversity has been more prevalent than ever for TV & Film, and that’s mainly because filmmakers and TV writers are venturing out to tell different stories from a more broad, dynamic range of perspectives – people of color, the LGBT community, the disabled community, international stories, and stories represented from different cultures. From How To Get Away With Murder to Transparent, and Orange Is The New Black to VEEP – more stories are being told form the perspective of minorities and those who normally do not get the spotlight.

From Viola Davis being the first African-American woman to win for Best Lead Actress In a Drama Series, to Jon Hamm finally winning an Emmy for Mad Men after 7 previous nominations for his portrayal of Don Draper… to Uzo Aduba scoring her SECOND Emmy for her portrayal of Crazy Eyes in Orange Is the New Black to Julia Louis Dreyfus’ hysterical acceptance speech for her FOURTH consecutive win for Best Lead Actress (Comedy) for her work on VEEP… also, shout-out to Amy Schumer for prevailing as the only woman in her category and Jeffrey Tambor for taking home a win for Transparent!

It was just a night full of diversity, deserved victories, and incredible speeches.

Check out this NEW YORK TIMES article on The 2015 Emmys Victories & Firsts and CLICK HERE for a complete list of last night’s winners.