KERRY WASHINGTON
By Darlene Donloe
The first ever Emmy Awards Diversity Celebration was held recently
in the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre Plaza at the TV Academy in North Hollywood
to honor some of the industry’s elite artists.
Honorees included: Kerry Washington (Scandal), Don Cheadle (House
of Lies), Alfre Woodard (Steel
Magnolias), Louis C.K. (Louie),
Sofia Vergara (Modern Family), Morena
Baccarin (Homeland) and Bobby
Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire).
Sharon Liggins, part of the event
planning committee and a Governor for the Public Relations Peer Group, said the event "is a tribute to the diverse performers nominated this year, an acknowledgement of past winners and nominees and looking to future successes."
The airline-themed pre-Emmy reception, hosted by the
television academy and the SAG-AFTRA actors union, was decked out in vintage
decor. The wait staff was dressed
in pilot and stewardess attire circa 1960.
DAN BUCATINSKY
On hand for the event, Washington,
who is up for the outstanding lead actress in a drama series trophy for Scandal at Sunday's ceremony, is the
first black actress in nearly two decades to be nominated in the category since
Cicely Tyson’s nod in 1995’s Sweet
Justice. Washington, 36, who
was recently named the World’s Most Stylish Woman by People magazine and also
topped Vanity Fair magazine annual best-dressed list, was dressed in a
multi-tiered and ruffled pink dress with white pumps.
JOE MORTON
Washington was joined by her
Scandal co-stars Joe Morton and Dan
Bucatinsky, who received a nod for outstanding guest actor in a drama Emmy at
the Creative Arts Emmys.
Jason George, who stars in Grey’s Anatomy and Mistresses and is
also the chair of SAG-AFTRA’s diversity advisory committee, said of the
nominees, "They are the aspiration for all actors who work in this medium,
but tonight we're shining a light on the diverse aspects of that."
Others in attendance
included Ron Glass, Chris Williams, Sharon Lawrence, Wilson Cruz and Lisa Vidal.
The 65th Primetime Emmy
Awards will air live tonight (Sept 22) from the Nokia Theatre with Neil Patrick
Harris serving as host.
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