Alumni News, Awards and Honors

Dinklage ’91, Tucker ’89 Earn Back-to-Back Emmy Nominations

Actor Peter Dinklage ’91 and casting director Julie Tucker ’89 have been nominated for Emmy Awards for outstanding work in primetime television for the second straight year.

Tucker, a seven-time Emmy nominee and two-time winner, was nominated for her casting of Showtime's Nurse Jackie, while Dinklage—Bennington’s 2012 commencement speaker—eyes his second Emmy in a row for his role as Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

The 64th Primetime Emmys will air live on Sunday, September 23, at 7:00 p.m. on ABC.

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