Game of Thrones season 6 nominated for a Hugo Award…twice

The nominations for the Hugo Awards, which honor the best in science fiction and fantasy storytelling, were announced today, and Game of Thrones was in the mix. Two episodes from the shows sixth season were nominated category of Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form. Here’s the field:

• Black Mirror: “San Junipero”, written by Charlie Brooker, directed by Owen Harris (House of Tomorrow)
• Doctor Who: “The Return of Doctor Mysterio”, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Ed Bazalgette (BBC Cymru Wales)
• The Expanse: “Leviathan Wakes”, written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, directed by Terry McDonough (SyFy)
• Game of Thrones: “Battle of the Bastards”, written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Miguel Sapochnik (HBO)
• Game of Thrones: “The Door”, written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Jack Bender (HBO)
• Splendor & Misery [album], by Clipping (Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes)

“Battle of the Bastards” vs “The Door.” I’d sooner “The Winds of Winter” be nominated over either of those, but it’ll still make for a contest.

Game of Thrones took home Hugos after its first, second, and third seasons, but hasn’t won since. We’ll see if it can turn things around when the winners are announced on August 11 at the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, Finland.

There’s more awards news in the air. Tourism Ireland won the award for Best Use of Social Media at the recent Travel Marketing Awards in London. During season 6, Tourism Ireland mounted the impressive “Door of Thrones” campaign, which put doors based off each episode in pubs around Northern Ireland.

The campaign reached an estimated 126 million people around the world, so it’s safe to say it was a success. “We are delighted that our ‘Doors of Thrones’ campaign has been recognised at The Travel Marketing Awards,” said Head of Marketing Communications Brian Twomey. “We were really pleased to continue our partnership with HBO last year, to highlight Northern Ireland and its beautiful landscape – through the exciting events of Game of Thrones – on the global stage.”

"Our aim was to reach out to the show’s global fanbase, spiking their curiosity about the landscapes and locations featured in the series and inspiring them to come and explore them for themselves."

Tourism Ireland will be back with a new campaign for season 7.

Finally, E! News reports that Game of Thrones season 6 has been nominated for a Webby Award for Best Overall Social Presence. Considering how events like Hodor’s death and Cersei’s pyromaniacal revenge lit up Twitter last year, that’s no surprise.

The winners will be announced on April 25. Best of luck to Game of Thrones!

h/t Tor, Business World