Anthony Anderson kicked off the festivities for the 68th Emmy Awards with a brunch to celebrate the diversity of this year’s nominees on September 10 at Le Jardin. Other celebs in attendance included Tracee Ellis Ross, Courtney B.Vance, Keegan-Michael Key, Rebecca Romijn, Jerry O’Connell and Malcolm Jamal Warner. During the event, Anderson delivered a speech touching on the importance and excitement of this year’s awards and thanked everyone for being “the inspiration that we all give to the next generation.”