Alumni News, Awards and Honors

Dinklage ’91 Wins Emmy

For his role as Tyrion Lannister in the critically acclaimed HBO series Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage '91 earned a 2011 Emmy Award for best supporting actor in a drama series. Casting director Julie Tucker '91, a five-time Emmy nominee and two-time winner, was nominated for two awards this year for her casting of Showtime's The Big C and Nurse Jackie.

Of the 13 nominations Game of Thrones received, Dinklage was the only winner from the show. He was up against a field of nominees that included John Slattery of Mad Men, Andre Braugher of Men of a Certain Age, Walton Goggins of Justified, and Josh Charles and Alan Cummings of The Good Wife.

To watch Dinklage accept his award, see full video

More information on this year's Emmys is also available. 

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