Game of Thrones certainly got a winning start at the MTV Movie & TV Awards this year.
During a red carpet event ahead of tonight’s awards ceremony, which MTV live-streamed to Twitter, Grey Worm actor Jacob Anderson was presented with the coveted Golden Popcorn statue for Best Show on behalf of HBO’s recently-concluded fantasy epic.
The series was competing against The CW’s teen drama Riverdale along with three Netflix shows: the horror anthology The Haunting of Hill House, Schitt’s Creek, and Big Mouth.
Accepting the award on behalf of the show’s enormous cast and crew, Anderson also recalled his final days on set, and the last time he was having his character’s costume removed, he “started to well up” even though he “hated that armor.”
Game of Thrones won the award, despite some mixed reactions to the series’ final season. Anderson has been particularly outspoken in response to such criticism, saying last month, “You’re not necessarily gonna get what you want, you’re gonna get what you need.”
Along with Best Show, Game of Thrones is nominated for Best Fight, via the now infamous Arya Stark vs. the White Walkers moment. Maisie Williams, who plays Arya, is also nominated for Best Hero, and Emilia Clarke’s portrayal of hero-turned-city-burning villain Daenerys Targaryen is up for Best Performance.
The MTV Movie & TV Awards is on MTV right now, and will likely be shown again for quite a while.
