Brittany Curran and Brock Ciarlelli Nominated for a Young Artist Award!

IMTA alum Brock Ciarlelli is nominated for an award for BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV SERIES, Recurring Young Actor for his performance on the TV sereis The Middle. Brock plays the recurring role of Brad Bottig, the new love interest of one of main characters, Sue. Brock competed at IMTA in New York City where he won Winner of Best Monolgue! He is currently in post production on 2.0.

Brittany Curran is nominated for BEST SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TV SERIES COMEDY OR DRAMA for her performance in Men of a Certain Age! Brittany plays Lucy, the daughter of the lead character played by Ray Romano. The Award Ceremony will take place in Studio City, Ca. on Sunday March 13, 2011!

Other IMTA alums who have been won or been nominated for this prestigious award include: Sofia Vassilieva, who competed at IMTA in 2000. She won a Young Artists Awards for BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURE FILM for Supporting Young Actress for her outstanding job as Kate Fitzgerald in the film My Sister's Keeper! Joseph Castanon (IMTA 2004) was nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHORT FILM for a Young Actor in the film Santa's Little Helper where he portrayed Marlon; and Kayley Stallings (IMTA 2006) was nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE IN LIVE THEATER for her role in the play How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

IMTA alumni and the Primetime Emmy Awards!

Tune in tonight to see the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. Seven IMTA alumni shows have received Emmy nominations Emmy Awards. The Emmy awards recognize excellence within various areas of the TV industry. The awards are a symbol of peer recognition from over 15,000 members of the Academy. Each Member casts a ballot for the category of competition in their field of expertise. The Primetime Emmy Awards celebrate excellence in national primetime programming, awarding top honors at the annual creative arts gala and primetime awards telecast.

IMTA alumni Jerry Ferrara and Adrianne Palicki's shows received Emmy nominations. Jerry's show Entourage is up for a nomination for outstanding comedy series category. Adrianne's hit show Friday Night Lights is up for a nomination for outstanding drama series. Alyson Stoner has two show ups for nominations: the summer sensation and Disney hit Camp Rock and the animated Disney series Phineas and Ferb. Sofia Vassilieva's drama series Medium received a Emmy nomination. Dominic Janes' Showtime original series Dexter is nominated for five Emmy Awards, including a nomination for best drama series! The hit game show Deal or No Deal is nominated for an Emmy. Keltie Martin is one of the Deal or No Deal models. She is the model for Case number 4. The mini-series Comanche Moon received 5 Emmy nominations! IMTA alum Joseph Castanon played Newt in the dramatic western.

Be sure to watch the Emmys tonight to see who will win an Award!!