We thought “Game of Thrones” might be an unstoppable Emmy juggernaut for its final season, and it was … sort of. At the Creative Arts Awards on September 15, the show won 10 prizes. But when the rest of the kudos were handed out during the telecast on September 22, its domination was relatively mild. It did in fact win Best Drama Series, but it claimed only one other award: Best Drama Supporting Actor for Peter Dinklage. Check out the complete list of Emmy winners here, and scroll down for the complete list of “Thrones” victories in its entire history.
Those two victories for “Thrones” brought its total awards for the year to 12, which tied its own record for the most wins for a continuing series in a single year. It also claimed 12 prizes in both 2015 and 2016. That brought its all-time total to 59, which extends its record as the most awarded narrative series in Emmy history, though it fell short of the “John Adams” record for the most awards for any program in one year (13 in 2008).
Dinklage’s victory was his fourth. That sets a new record for the most Emmys anyone has won for Best Drama Supporting Actor, breaking his tie with Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”), who won three times. But yet again Dinklage was the only acting winner for the show. “Thrones” lost all nine of its other acting nominations, and Dinklage goes down as the only actor from the show ever to win any category — you win some, you lose some.
See every category “Thrones” has won in its history below.
Best Drama Series (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Best Drama Supporting Actor
Peter Dinklage (2011, 2015, 2018, 2019)
Best Drama Directing
“Mother’s Mercy” (2015)
“Battle of the Bastards” (2016)
Best Drama Writing
“Mother’s Mercy” (2015)
“Battle of the Bastards” (2016)
Best Drama Casting (2015, 2016, 2019)
Best Costumes (Series)
“The Prince of Winterfell” (2012)
“The Lion and the Rose” (2014)
Best Costumes (Period/Fantasy)
“The Winds of Winter” (2016)
Best Costumes (Fantasy/Sci-Fi)
“Beyond the Wall” (2018)
“The Bells” (2019)
Best Main Title Design (2011, 2019)
Best Makeup (Non-Prosthetic, Single-Camera Series)
“The Old Gods and the New” (2012)
“Kissed by Fire” (2013)
“Mother’s Mercy” (2015)
“Battle of the Bastards” (2016)
“The Long Night” (2019)
Best Makeup (Prosthetic)
“The Children” (2014)
“The Door” (2016)
“The Dragon and the Wolf” (2018)
Best Music Composition (Series)
“The Dragon and the Wolf” (2018)
“The Long Night” (2019)
Best Picture Editing (Single-Camera Drama)
“The Dance of Dragons” (2015)
“Battle of the Bastards” (2016)
“The Long Night” (2019)
Best Production Design (Single-Camera Series)
“Garden of Bones”/”The Ghost of Harrenhal”/”A Man Without Honor” (2012)
Best Production Design (Contemporary/Fantasy)
“The Laws of God and Men”/”The Mountain and the Viper” (2014)
“High Sparrow”/”Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”/”Hardhome” (2015)
“Blood of My Blood”/”The Broken Man”/”No One” (2016)
Best Production Design (Single-Camera, Period/Fantasy)
“Dragonstone” (2018)
Best Sound Editing (Series)
“Blackwater” (2012)
“Hardhome” (2015)
Best Sound Editing (One Hour Series)
“The Long Night” (2019)
Best Sound Mixing (One Hour Series)
“Blackwater” (2012)
“Hardhome” (2015)
“Battle of the Bastards” (2016)
“Beyond the Wall” (2018)
“The Long Night” (2019)
Best Special Visual Effects
“Valar Morghulis” (2012)
“Valar Dohaeris” (2013)
“The Children” (2014)
“The Dance of Dragons” (2015)
“Battle of the Bastards” (2016)
“Beyond the Wall” (2018)
“The Bells” (2019)
Best Stunt Coordination (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
