We did it, folks! We survived a 2 year drought without Emmy nominations for Game of Thrones. It’s been so long since we’ve had a ceremony with a GOT presence, so you might be scratching your head as you struggle to remember for which season it is even being nominated. Fear not – that’s what we’re here for! Debuting in July 2017, Season 7 of GOT aired just after the nomination period for last year’s Emmy awards, clearing the way for a slew of new shows in many categories. As a matter of fact, it was a record year for the Emmys, when 5 new shows were nominated (Westworld, The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, Stranger Things, and This is Us). However, all new things must come to an end to make way for the old; out with the new, and in with the old they always say!
Returning to stake its claim among the categories returns the aging veteran Game of Thrones, back to reclaim its 2-time trophy, and go for a 3-peat in the Best Drama category (after taking a year off for hibernation). Last week, I played a little guessing/wishful thinking game. How did my guesses turn out? How did Game of Thrones fare in 2017? Let’s just say we’ve got a few things to celebrate today. Game of Thrones leads the awards once more with 22 nominations, followed by Westworld and Saturday Night Live with 21 each, but it’s the first year in 18 years that HBO does not lead the overall nominations; that honor goes to Netflix this year! Who was nominated? Read on and find out!
There are two major categories for which Game of Thrones was eligible to be nominated but wasn’t: Best Actor and Best Actress, for which HBO submitted Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke as leads for the first time. The show, however, was nominated in pretty much everything else possible:
Best Drama Nominees:
The Americans (FX)
The Crown (Netflix)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
This is Us (NBC)
Westworld (HBO)
Best Supporting Actor Nominees
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – Game of Thrones (HBO)
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones (HBO)
Mandy Patinkin – Homeland (Showtime)
David Harbour – Stranger Things (Netflix)
Matt Smith – The Crown (Netflix)
Joseph Fiennes – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Best Supporting Actress Nominees
Lena Headey – Game of Thrones (HBO)
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things (Netflix)
Vanessa Kirby – The Crown (Netflix)
Ann Dowd – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Yvonne Strahovski – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Alexis Bledel – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Thandie Newton – Westworld (HBO)
Best Guest Actress Nominees
Dame Diana Rigg – Game of Thrones (HBO)
Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
Viola Davis – Scandal (ABC)
Kelly Jenrette – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Cherry Jones – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Best Directing Nominees
Jeremy Podwesa – Game of Thrones (HBO) – ‘The Dragon and the Wolf’ – 707
Alan Taylor – Game of Thrones (HBO) – ‘Beyond the Wall’ – 706
Jason Bateman – Ozark (Netflix) – ‘The Toll’
Daniel Sackheim – Ozark (Netflix) – ‘Tonight We Improvise’
The Duffer Brothers – Stranger Things (Netflix) – ‘Chapter Nine: The Gate’
Stephen Daldry – The Crown (Netflix) – ‘Paterfamilias’
Kari Skogland – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) – ‘After’
Best Writing Nominees
David Benioff & D. B. Weiss – Game of Thrones (HBO) – ‘The Dragon and the Wolf’ – 707
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Killing Eve (BBC America) – ‘Nice Face’
The Duffer Brothers – Stranger Things (Netflix) – ‘Chapter Nine: The Gate’
Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg – The Americans (FX) – ‘Start’
Peter Morgan – The Crown (Netflix) – ‘Mystery Man’
Bruce Miller –The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) – ‘June’
Here are other categories for which Game of Thrones is nominated:
Outstanding Production Design For a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) – ‘Dragonstone’ – 701
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) – ‘The Spoils of War’ – 704
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) – ‘Beyond the Wall’ – 706
Outstanding Special Visual Effects – ‘Beyond the Wall’ – 706
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series – ‘The Spoils of War’ – 704 & ‘Beyond the Wall’ – 706 & ‘The Dragon and the Wolf’ – 707
Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes – ‘Beyond the Wall’ – 706
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series – ‘The Dragon and the Wolf’ – 707
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) – The Dragon and the Wolf’ – 707
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special – The Dragon and the Wolf’ – 707
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) – Ramin Djawadi
I will return before the Emmys with an analysis and final thoughts before the winners are announced. Congrats to all!
The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards will air live from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live on Monday, Sept. 17 from 5-8 p.m. PT / 8-11 p.m. ET on NBC. Saturday Night Live‘s Michael Che and Colin Jost will co-host the event.
