The Emmys: …and the best-name awards go to….
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Do you think we could possibly let a show biz awards event go by without presenting our own prizes for the best names connected to it? Even if that were to mean digging deep into the most esoteric craft and technical categories? Of course not!
So here goes—winners and nominees and a couple of presenters, including some international input and nickname names:
Girls
Aidy Bryant—nominated for original lyrics on Saturday Night Live
Albertina Rizzo—nominated writer on The Tonite Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Cameo Wallace—executive producer, Mythbusters
Cat Deeley (born Catherine)—nominated host of So You Think You Can Dance
Cicely Tyson, nominated as Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, for The Trip to Bountiful
Dulcie Scott—costuming nominee for Downton Abbey
Inga Thrasher–winner for outstanding hairstyling for Saturday Night Live
Jenji Kohan—nominated writer on Orange is the New Black (trivia tidbit: Jenji has a brother named Jono)
Kiira Arai—nominated casting director for Breaking Bad
Lizzy Caplan—(born Elizabeth)– nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Drama in Masters of Sex
Magi Vaughan—winner for Outstanding Hairstyling for Downton Abbey
Mayim Bialik—nominated as Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for The Big Bang Theory
Minnie Driver—(born Amelia)–nominated for Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, for Return to Zero
Moira Walley-Beckett, winner for writing Breaking Bad
Oana Bogdan, nominated for Outstanding Art Direction on Justified
Octavia Spencer—presenter to Kathy Bates
Uzo Aduba—(born Uzoamaka)–winner of Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, in Orange is the New Black
Zeya Maurer–nominated for Outstanding Art Direction on The Voice
Zooey Deschanel–presenter
Boys
Armando Ianucci—nominated as creator of Veep
Bear McCreary (born Julian)—nominated for the theme music on Black Sails
Beau Bridges—nominated for Outstanding Guest in a Drama in Masters of Sex
Benedict Cumberbatch—won as Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, for Sherlock: His Last Vow
Chiwetel Ejiofor—nominated as Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Dancing on the Edge
Garson Yu—nominated for Outstanding Main Title Design for Silicon Valley
Hamish Hamilton—nominated for directing The Oscars
Iain B. MacDonald—directing nominee for Episodes
Idris Elba—(born Idrissa)–nominated as Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, for Luther
(Cary) Joji Fukunaga—won for directing True Detective
Liev Schreiber—presenter, to Jessica Lange
Napoleon D’Umo, winner for Outstanding Choreography on So You Think You Can Dance
Opus Moreschi—(born James), a winning writer on The Colbert Report
Rasha Drachkovitch—executive producer of Wahlburgers
Reg E. Cathey, nominated for Outstanding Guest in a Drama in House of Cards
Trefor Proud, nominated for Outstanding Makeup, Bonnie and Clyde