Game of Thrones season 6 finishes award season. How did it do?

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The Academy Awards air this Sunday, and when they do, it’ll mean that the 2016 awards season is finally, at long last over. As always, Game of Thrones was well represented at a battery of award shows leading up to the Oscars. Now that’s the season is pretty much over, we thought we’d take a look back and see how it did. Stroll with us for a second down recent memory lane.

Most of the award shows honoring movies and TV in 2016 occur early in 2017. But there’s one big exception: the Emmys, TV’s biggest night, fell in September of 2016, and Game of Thrones was well-represented. It won awards most prestigious awards for Outstanding Writing (David Benioff and Dan Weiss for “Battle of the Bastards”), Outstanding Directing (Miguel Sapochnik for the same episode) and Outstanding Drama. With those wins, it became the most decorated drama in the history of the Emmys. Not a bad way to start award season.

Then came 2017, and a bevy of appearances at more specialized award shows. Let’s count ’em down.

National Television Awards (January 25)

Best Drama

• Casualty (WINNER)
• The Night Manager
• Cold Feet
• Game of Thrones
• Happy Valley

This award was focused on British shows. It’s kind of neat that Game of Thrones was nominated at all, it being made in Hollywood and all.

ACE Eddie Awards (January 27)

Best Edited One-Hour Series – Non-commercial

• The Crown, “Assassins” (Yan Miles, ACE)
• Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards” (Tim Porter, ACE) (WINNER)
• Stranger Things, “Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers” (Dean Zimmerman)
• Stranger Things, “Chapter Seven: The Bathtub” (Kevin D. Ross)
• Westworld, “The Original” (Stephen Semel, ACE & Marc Jozefowicz)

These were the awards for best editing. It was pretty hard to beat Game of Thrones in the technical categories this year, not with “Battle of the Bastards” fresh in everyone’s brains.

Producers Guild Awards (January 28)

Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama

• Better Call Saul, Season 2 (Producers: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Melissa Bernstein, Mark Johnson, Thomas Schnauz, Gennifer Hutchison, Nina Jack, Robin Sweet, Diane Mercer, Bob Odenkirk)
• Game of Thrones, Season 6 (Producers: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Carolyn Strauss, Bryan Cogman, Lisa McAtackney, Chris Newman, Greg Spence)
• House of Cards, Season 4 (Producers: Beau Willimon, Dana Brunetti, Michael Dobbs, Josh Donen, David Fincher, Eric Roth, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, John Mankiewicz, Robert Zotnowski, Jay Carson, Frank Pugliese, Boris Malden, Hameed Shaukat)
• Stranger Things, Season 1 (Producers: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Iain Paterson) (WINNER)
• Westworld, Season 1 (Producers: J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Bryan Burk, Athena Wickham, Kathy Lingg, Richard J. Lewis, Roberto Patino, Katherine Lingenfelter, Cherylanne Martin)

Game of Thrones has been nominated for this award every year it’s been on the air, only won once: for season 5. This time, it went to freshman genre drama Stranger Things.

Screen Actor’s Guild Awards (January 29)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

• Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
  
• Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
  
• John Lithgow, The Crown (WINNER)
  
• Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
  
• Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

• The Crown
  
• Downton Abbey
  
• Game of Thrones
  
• Stranger Things (WINNER)
  
• Westworld

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

• Game of Thrones (WINNER)
  
• Marvel’s Daredevil
  
• Marvel’s Luke Cage
  
• The Walking Dead
  
• Westworld

Game of Thrones has won the stunt ensemble award for all six seasons. It’s never been able to win anything else from the Screen Actors Guild, though. Just wait until season 8…

Directors Guild Awards (February 4)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

• The Duffer Brothers—Stranger Things, “Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers”
• Ryan Murphy—The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From the Ashes of Tragedy”
• Jonathan Nolan—Westworld, “The Original”
• Miguel Sapochnik—Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards” (WINNER)
• John Singleton—The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card”

Of course Sapochnik won this award. Did you see “Battle of the Bastards?”

Visual Effects Society Awards (February 7)

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

• Black Mirror, “Playtest”
• Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards” (WINNER)
• Stranger Things, “Demogorgon”
• The Expanse, “Salvage”
• Westworld, “The Bicameral Mind”

Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode or Real-Time Project

• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare—Omar
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”—Drogon (WINNER)
• Game of Thrones, “Home”—Emaciated Dragon

Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

• Black Sails, “XXVIII”—Maroon Island
• Dishonored 2, Clockwork Mansion
• Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”—Meereen City (WINNER)
• Game of Thrones, “The Winds of Winter”—Citadel
• The Man in the High Castle, “Volkshalle”

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project

• Doctor Strange—New York Mirror Dimension
• Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story—Space Battle
• The Jungle Book (WINNER)

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

• Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”
• Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”—Meereen City (WINNER)
• John Lewis, “Buster the Boxer”
• Sky, “Q”

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode

• Black Sails, “XX”—Sailing Ships
• Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”—Meereen City
• Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards”—Retaking Winterfell (WINNER)
• Game of Thrones, “The Door”—Land of Always Winter

Again, the show largely swept the technical awards this year. Hard to argue with the special effects work on Dany’s dragons during the Battle of Meereen.

Excellence in Production Design Awards (February 11)

One-hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series

• Game of Thrones: “Blood of My Blood,” “The Broken Man,” “No One.” Production Designer: Deborah Riley
• Stranger Things: “The Vanishing of Will Byers,” “Holly, Jolly,” “The Upside Down.” Production Designer: Chris Trujillo
• The Crown: “Wolferton Splash,” “Hyde Park Corner,” “Smoke and Mirrors.” Production Designer: Martin Childs
• The Man in High Castle: “The Tiger’s Cave,” “Land O’ Smiles,” “Fallout.” Production Designer: Drew Boughton
• Westworld: “Pilot.” Production Designer: Nathan Crowley (WINNER)

It didn’t win the Excellent in Production Design award, though. Huh. Riverrun will be recognized.

Writers Guild Awards (February 19) 

Drama Series

• The Americans (WINNER)
• Better Call Saul
• Game of Thrones
• Stranger Things
• Westworld

Episodic Drama

• Better Call Saul, “Gloves Off,” written by Gordon Smith; AMC
• Shameless, “I Am a Storm,” written by Sheila Callaghan; Showtime
• Better Call Saul, “Klick,” written by Heather Marion & Vince Gilligan; AMC
• Better Call Saul, “Switch,” written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC
• This Is Us, “The Trip,” written by Vera Herbert; NBC (WINNER)
• Game of Thrones, “The Winds of Winter,” written for Television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; HBO

This is another one of those award shows where Game of Thrones has never picked up a statue, despite being nominated year after year. Someday…

Cinema Audio Society Awards (February 18)

• Game of Thrones, “Battle of the Bastards” (WINNER)
• Better Call Saul, “Klick”
• Mr. Robot, “eps2.8_h1dden-pr0cess.axx”
• Stranger Things, “The Bath Tub”
• Westworld, “The Original”

“Battle of the Bastards” claims another one.

Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards (February 19)

TV and New Media Series – Best Period / Character Make-up

• Game of Thrones (Make-Up Artists: Jane Walker, Kay Bilk) (WINNER)
• Penny Dreadful (Make-Up Artists: Enzo Mastrantonio, Clare Lambe)
• Saturday Night Live (Make-Up Artists: Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani)
• Stranger Things (Make-Up Artists: Amy L. Forsythe, Samantha Smith)
• Westworld (Make-Up Artists: Christien Tinsley, Myriam Arougheti, Rolf Keppler)

TV and New Media Series – Best Period / Character Hair Stylings

• Game of Thrones (Hair Stylists: Kevin Alexander, Candice Banks) (WINNER)
• Masters of Sex (Hair Stylists: Mary Ann Valdes, Matthew Holman, George Guzman)
• Penny Dreadful (Hair Stylists: Luca Vannella, Alexis Continente)
• Saturday Night Live (Hair Stylists: Jodi Mancuso, Jennifer Serio, Inga Thrasher)
• Stranger Things (Hair Stylists: Sarah Hindsgaul, Evelyn Roach)

TV and New Media Series – Best Special Make-up Effects

• Game of Thrones (Make-Up Artists: Barrie Gower, Sarah Gower)
• Penny Dreadful (Make-Up Artists: Nick Dudman, Sarita Alliso)
• Saturday Night Live (Make-Up Artists: Louie Zakarian, Jason Milani, Tom Dernier)
• The Walking Dead (Make-Up Artists: Greg Nicotero, Jake Garber)
• Westworld (Make-Up Artists: Christien Tinsley, Hiroshi Yada) (WINNER)

Did the awesome makeup on the Children of the Forest have anything to do with these wins? If not, it should have.

And finally, the showed picked up one last statue at the Costume Designs Guild Awards.

Costume Designers Guild Awards (February 21)

Excellence in a Fantasy TV Series

• Game of Thrones–Michele Clapton, April Ferry (WINNER)
• The Man in the High Castle–J.R. Hawbaker
• Once Upon a Time–Eduardo Castro
• Sleepy Hollow–Mairi Chisholm
• The Walking Dead–Eulyn C. Womble

And that’s it for now! Unfortunately, because it’s airing late in the year, season 7 won’t be eligible for the 2017 Emmys, but it stands to pick up everything else.