Which Game of Thrones cast and crew members were snubbed by the Emmys?
By Dan Selcke
Jonathan Pryce for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Max von Sydow was nominated in this category for his work as the Three-Eyed Raven on Game of Thrones Season 6, and while von Sydow did a fine job, I think Jonathan Pryce deserved the nod for his two-year stint as the High Sparrow.
The High Sparrow is a difficult character to write, to watch, and to act. He’s a true believer, but he’s also a savvy politician. He possesses enormous power, but he looks like a frail old man. The contradictions were always going to make him tricky, but Jonathan Pryce made it work.
Sometimes we were afraid of the High Sparrow, as when he arrested Cersei in “The Gift.” Sometimes he amused us, like when he talked circles around Tommen in “Oathbreaker.” He delivered pathos in “Book of the Stranger” when he told Margaery about his past, and drama in “The Winds of Winter,” when he realized too late that he’d fallen into Cersei’s trap. Jonathan Pryce’s performance was quiet, understated, and powerful. It would have been great to see him nominated.
(If you’re wondering, Pryce should have been eligible in this category. If Diana Rigg (Olenna Tyrell) can be nominated in the Outstanding Guest Actress category after her third year on the show, Pryce should be able to get nominated after his second.)
