Halo (religious iconography) obsolete "nimbated", like the commoner "nimbate", means "furnished with a nimbus". It is sometimes preferred by art-historians, as sounding more technical than halo. "Aureole", from the Latin for "golden", has been used in English as a term for a gold crown, especially that traditionally considered the reward of martyrs, since the Middle Ages (OED 1220). But the first use recorded as a term for a halo is in 1848, very shortly after which matters were greatly complicated by the publication in 1851 of the English translation of Adolphe Napoléon Didron's important "Christian Iconography: Or, The History of Christian Art in
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie is a retired award that was handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. In 2014, the category was restructured into Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) and Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More). Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design Outstanding Art Direction for a Dramatic Program or Series Outstanding Art Direction for a Dramatic Special Outstanding Art