Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels. The story, set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, has several plot lines and a large ensemble cast. The first story arc follows a dynastic conflict among competing claimants for succession to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, with other noble families fighting for independence from the throne. The second covers attempts to reclaim the throne by the exiled last scion of the realm's deposed ruling dynasty; the third chronicles the threat of the impending winter and the legendary creatures and fierce peoples of the North.
The series, mostly written by Benioff and Weiss, has been nominated for many awards, including eight Golden Globe Awards (one win), ten Writers Guild of America Awards, eight Producers Guild of America Awards (one win), ten Directors Guild of America Awards (two wins), eight Art Directors Guild Awards (five wins), thirty-four Saturn Awards (six wins), fourteen Satellite Awards (three wins), and a Peabody Award (one win). The series has received 164 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including eight consecutive Outstanding Drama Series nominations, with a total of 59 wins. Game of Thrones received numerous nominations, with awards recognizing various aspects of the series such as directing, writing, cast, visual effects, or overall quality.
Peter Dinklage is the most awarded and nominated member of the cast, with recognitions such as the Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Series. He is also the only member of the cast to receive an Emmy. In addition, cast members Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Alfie Allen, Sophie Turner, Gwendoline Christie, Carice van Houten, Diana Rigg, and Max von Sydow received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for their performances in the series. The rest of the cast was also praised, many receiving various award nominations, including six Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series nominations rewarding all of the main cast for seasons 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. In 2015, Game of Thrones set a record for winning the highest number of Primetime Emmy Awards for a series in a single year, with 12 wins out of 24 nominations. In 2016, it became the most awarded series in Emmy Awards history, with a total of 38 wins. To date, Game of Thrones has won 272 awards out of 757 nominations. The show also holds six world records from the Guinness Book of World Records, including "Most pirated TV program" and "Largest TV drama simulcast".
Total awards and nominations for the cast
+Total awards and nominations for the cast Actor Character Tenure Nominations Awards Peter DinklageTyrion Lannister2011–2019407Maisie WilliamsArya Stark2011–2019208Lena HeadeyCersei Lannister2011–2019274Emilia ClarkeDaenerys Targaryen2011–2019295Kit HaringtonJon Snow2011–2019284Sophie TurnerSansa Stark2011–2019144Diana RiggOlenna Tyrell2013–201750Sean BeanEddard "Ned" Stark201183Pedro PascalOberyn Martell201442Jack GleesonJoffrey Baratheon2011–2014122Natalie DormerMargaery Tyrell2012–201642Nikolaj Coster-WaldauJaime Lannister2011–2019151Michelle FairleyCatelyn Stark2011–201371Liam CunninghamDavos Seaworth2012–201981Charles DanceTywin Lannister2011–201551Iain GlenJorah Mormont2011–201971Isaac Hempstead WrightBrandon "Bran" Stark2011–2014, 2016–201971Gwendoline ChristieBrienne of Tarth2012–201981Conleth HillVarys2011–201961Nathalie EmmanuelMissandei2013–201961Rory McCannSandor "The Hound" Clegane2011–2014, 2016–201961Ian McElhinneyBarristan Selmy2011, 2013–201541John BradleySamwell Tarly2011–201951Josef AltinPypar2011, 2013–201441Julian GloverPycelle2011–201641Mark StanleyGrenn2011–201441
Significant guild and peer awards Awards and nominations in this section are given by members of that specific profession's guild or trade union.