The final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones was nothing short of divisive. But whilst fans have campaigned for the season to be scrapped, re-written, re-produced and basically wiped off the face of the Earth, judges at the Emmy committee have a different opinion on how it played out.
It has been announced that Game of Thrones final season has been nominated for a huge, record-breaking, 32 different categories at this year’s Emmy ceremony.
Those nominations are:
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series – Kit Harington as Jon Snow
- Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series – Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen
- Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series – Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy
- Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series – Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister
- Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series – Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
- Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series – Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth
- Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series – Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
- Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series – Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark
- Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series – Maisie Williams as Arya Stark
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – David Nutter (“The Last of the Starks”)
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – Miguel Sapochnik (“The Long Night”)
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – David Benioff & D.B. Weiss (“The Iron Throne”)
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series – David Benioff & D.B. Weiss (“The Iron Throne”)
- Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
- Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program
- Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes
- Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series – Carice van Houten (for “The Long Night”)
- Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
- Outstanding Main Title Design
- Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
- Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
- Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series – “The Iron Throne”
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series – “The Long Night”
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series – “Winterfell”
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) – “The Long Night”
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects – “The Bells”
- Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie
It’s safe to say the series is likely to win at least one of those… right? Who do you think is most deserving?
Game of Thrones stars Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams. The series airs on HBO in North America and Sky Atlantic here in the UK.
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