Emmy Virgins - 2016
by yrnej | created - 14 Jul 2016 | updated - 01 Jan 2017 | PublicCongrats to these folks who just earned their first Emmy nominations! Which honor do you consider most deserved?
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1. Mahershala Ali
Actor | House of Cards
Mahershala Ali is fast becoming one of the freshest and most in-demand faces in Hollywood with his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging background in film, television, and theater.
This past fall, Ali wrapped A24's Brad Pitt and Adele Romanski produced independent feature film, ...
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series as Remy Danton in House of Cards
2. Louie Anderson
Actor | Life with Louie
Iconic comedian Louie Anderson, the three-time Emmy®-Award winner, is one of the country's most recognized and adored comics; named by Comedy Central as "One of 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time." His career has spanned more than 30 years. He is a best selling author, star of his own ...
WINNER - Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series as Christine Baskets in Baskets
3. Aziz Ansari
Actor | Parks and Recreation
Aziz Ansari was born in Columbia, South Carolina, to Fatima, a medical office worker, and Shoukath, a gastroenterologist. His family is from Tamil Nadu, India. He graduated from NYU as a business major in 2004. He graduated from the South Carolina Governor's School for Math and Science in ...
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series as Dev in Master Of None (he was also nominated for directing and writing Master Of None)
4. Sterling K. Brown
Actor | Black Panther
Emmy Award-winning actor Sterling K. Brown stars in NBC's Emmy and Golden Globe nominated drama series THIS IS US. For his role as Randall Pearson, Brown won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as a Golden Globe, becoming the first African American actor to win his ...
WINNER - Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie as Christopher Darden in The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
5. Olivia Colman
Actress | The Favourite
Olivia Colman was born on January 30, 1974 in Norwich, Norfolk, England as Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman. She is an actress, known for The Favourite (2018), Tyrannosaur (2011) and The Lobster (2015). She has been married to Ed Sinclair since August 2001. They have three children.
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie as Angela Burr in The Night Manager
6. Kirsten Dunst
Actress | Spider-Man
Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, who also holds German citizenship. She was born on April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to parents Inez (née Rupprecht), who owned an art gallery, and Klaus Dunst, a medical services executive. She has a younger brother named Christian Dunst, ...
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie as Peggy Blumquist in Fargo
7. Cuba Gooding Jr.
Actor | Jerry Maguire
Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song "Everybody Plays The Fool". His ...
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie as OJ Simpson in The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
8. Melora Hardin
Actress | 17 Again
Melora Hardin was born on June 29, 1967 in Houston, Texas, USA as Melora Diane Hardin. She is an actress, known for 17 Again (2009), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) and The Office (2005). She has been married to Gildart Jackson since June 4, 1997. They have two children.
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series as Tammy Cashman in Transparent
9. Kit Harington
Actor | Game of Thrones
Kit Harington was born Christopher Catesby Harington in Acton, London, to Deborah Jane (Catesby), a former playwright, and David Richard Harington, a businessman. His mother named him after 16th century British playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe, whose first name was shortened to Kit, a name ...
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series as Jon Show in Game of Thrones
10. Steve Harvey
Producer | The Steve Harvey Show
Steve Harvey was born on January 17, 1957 in Welch, West Virginia, USA as Broderick Stephen Harvey. He is a producer and actor, known for The Steve Harvey Show (1996), Family Feud (1999) and You Got Served (2004). He has been married to Marjorie Harvey since June 25, 2007. They have one child. He ...
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program for Little Big Shots
11. Tom Hiddleston
Actor | The Avengers
Thomas William Hiddleston was born in Westminster, London, to English-born Diana Patricia (Servaes) and Scottish-born James Norman Hiddleston. His mother is a former stage manager, and his father, a scientist, was the managing director of a pharmaceutical company. He started off at the preparatory ...
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie as Jonathan Pine in The Night Manager
12. Ellie Kemper
Actress | Bridesmaids
Ellie Kemper, born Elizabeth Claire Kemper on May 2, 1980, is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best-known for her role as "Erin Hannon" in the NBC series The Office (2005), as well as her supporting roles in the films Bridesmaids (2011) and 21 Jump Street (2012)). She plays the ...
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series as Kimmy Schmidt in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
13. Rami Malek
Actor | Bohemian Rhapsody
Rami Said Malek (born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He won a Critics' Choice Award and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his lead role as Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot. He also received Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors ...
WINNER - Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series as Elliot in Mr. Robot
14. Anthony Mendez
Actor | Jane the Virgin
A bilingual voice actor, Anthony has narrated on-air promos for several networks, including NBC, MTV (and MTV tr3s,) Spike, Comedy Central, CNN, HBO, and Showtime, as well as trailers for major and independent studios including Fox Searchlight, Warner Bros Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and IFC Films.
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Outstanding Narrator for Jane the Virgin
15. Thomas Middleditch
Actor | The Final Girls
Thomas Middleditch was born on March 10, 1982 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada as Thomas Steven Middleditch. He is known for his work on The Final Girls (2015), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He has been married to Mollie Middleditch since August 22, ...
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series as Richard in Silicon Valley
16. Martin Mull
Actor | Clue
Offbeat funnyman Martin Mull was born in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest of three children of Betty, an actress and director, and Harold Mull, a carpenter. He was raised in Ohio. The blond-maned, blue-eyed comedian with the sad, droopy mustache first came in contact with the arts by honing in on his ...
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series as Bob Bradley in Veep
17. Molly Parker
Actress | Deadwood
Molly Parker, the extremely talented and versatile Canadian actress is best known in the United States for playing the Western widow "Alma Garret" on the cable-TV series Deadwood (2004). Raised on a commune, she described as "a hippie farm" in Pitt Meadows, B.C., Parker got the acting bug when she ...
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series as Jackie Sharp in House of Cards
18. Chris Pine
Actor | Star Trek
Chris Pine was born in Los Angeles. His parents are actors Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford, and his maternal grandparents were Max M. Gilford, a president of the Hollywood Bar Association, and actress Anne Gwynne. His sister, Katherine Pine, has also acted. Chris's ancestry is Russian Jewish (from ...
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance as Dr. Devizo and Robo-Dino in The Inconceivable Escape of Dr. Devizo
19. Jesse Plemons
Actor | The Irishman
Jesse Plemons was born on April 2, 1988 in Dallas, Texas, USA as Jesse Lon Plemons. He is an actor, known for The Irishman (2019), Game Night (2018) and Battleship (2012).
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie as Ed Blumquist in Fargo
20. Matthew Rhys
Actor | The Americans
Matthew Rhys was born on November 8, 1974 in Cardiff, Wales as Matthew Rhys Evans. He is an actor and producer, known for The Americans (2013), The Post (2017) and Burnt (2015). He has been married to Keri Russell since 2014. They have one child.
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series as Philip Jennings in The Americans
21. Tracee Ellis Ross
Actress | Black-ish
Tracee Ellis Ross was born on October 29, 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Tracee Joy Silberstein. She is an actress and producer, known for Black-ish (2014), Girlfriends (2000) and Reed Between the Lines (2011).
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series as Rainbow Johnson in black-ish
22. RuPaul
Producer | RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul grew up in San Diego, learning fashion tips from his mother and three sisters. After some time living in Atlanta doing odd jobs such as a used-car salesman, RuPaul moved to New York by the early '90s. He had begun performing in local Manhattan clubs and became a popular attraction through his...
WINNER - Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program for RuPaul's Drag Race
23. Keri Russell
Actress | Waitress
Keri Russell was born in Fountain Valley, California, to Stephanie (Stephens) and David Harold Russell, an executive at Nissan Motors. She began her career on the Mickey Mouse Club in 1991. She stayed with the show until 1993. After leaving MMC (1989) (where she, along with her castmates recorded ...
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series as Elizabeth Jennings in The Americans
24. Paul Sparks
Actor | House of Cards
Paul Sparks was born on October 16, 1971 in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor, known for House of Cards (2013), Boardwalk Empire (2010) and Midnight Special (2016). He is married to Annie Parisse. They have two children.
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series as Thomas Yates in House of Cards
25. John Travolta
Actor | Pulp Fiction
John Joseph Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (née Helen Cecilia Burke) and Salvatore/Samuel J. Travolta. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. His father owned a tire repair shop called Travolta Tires in Hillsdale, ...
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie as Robert Shapiro in The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
26. Courtney B. Vance
Actor | The Hunt for Red October
Courtney B. Vance was born on March 12, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan, USA as Courtney Bernard Vance. He is an actor and producer, known for The Hunt for Red October (1990), Space Cowboys (2000) and Dangerous Minds (1995). He has been married to Angela Bassett since October 12, 1997. They have two ...
WINNER - Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie as Johnnie Cochran in The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
27. Matt Walsh
Actor | Veep
Matt Walsh was born on October 13, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Veep (2012), Into the Storm (2014) and Ted (2012). He has been married to Morgan Walsh since March 21, 2009. They have three children.
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series as Mike McLintock in Veep
28. Maisie Williams
Actress | Game of Thrones
Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams (born 15 April 1997) is an English actress. She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones, for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, the Portal Award for Best Supporting ...
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series as Arya Stark in Game of Thrones
29. Constance Zimmer
Actress | UnREAL
Constance Alice Zimmer decided to pursue a career in acting after she fell in love with the craft as a high school student. Once out of high school, Zimmer was accepted at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, and began appearing in local theater. She was the recipient of a "Best ...
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series as Quinn King in UnREAL
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