The Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category was newly added to the competition this year.



"We had hope, certainly, because we’ve seen incredible momentum and support to date," series star Laura Zak told BuzzFeed News in a phone interview on Thursday. "Still, we all thought [a nomination] was pretty unlikely. If you see the other projects that were nominated, you can see the source of our caution."

The other projects nominated include shows from AMC, Lifetime, Adult Swim, and ComedyCentral.com — making Her Story the only independently produced series to receive a nomination in this category.



"I’m surprised, yes, but also I’m a little bit not surprised — because, spiritually speaking, we’ve been calling this through fruition," Angelica Ross, a series regular and prominent figure in the trans community, added in Thursday's phone interview.