Game of Thrones took home a trio of awards at yesterday’s BAFTA Craft Awards, which honor the best of behind-the-scenes talent in film and TV, with a focus on projects produced in the UK.
Michele Clapton wins the award for Costume Design, for Game of Thrones! 🐉#BAFTATV
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First up, costume designer Michele Clapton won the Costume Design award. Anybody who saw her work on Daenerys’ wondrous winter coat on Jon Snow’s direwolf breastplate knows why. Watch her speech below:
Meanwhile, Deborah Riley and Rob Cameron won an award for Production Design, in honor of their work bringing to life incredible sets like Dragonstone, the Dragonpit and Eastwatch-by-the-Sea.
Finally, the BAFTAs presented Game of Thrones with a Special Award, given in recognition of “the behind-the-scenes talent involved in the making of the series and their outstanding contribution to pushing boundaries within the various crafts involved.” The Special Award isn’t given every year, but the BAFTAs decided it was time to recognize the show for all it’s done. After all, there won’t be many more chances.
There are two videos below: first, BAFTA chair Jane Lush lauds Game of Thrones for all its done for the film industry in the UK. Then there’s a 10-minute video featuring interviews with the cast and crew remembering and commenting on how the show comes together.
Series stars John Bradley (Sam Tarly) and Hannah Murray (Gilly) were on hand to accept the award. Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are hard at work on season 8 and couldn’t be at the awards ceremony, but they did record a video message from the set. If only they panned the camera around a bit.
Congrats to Clapton, Riley and Cameron, and to the rest of the crew members who work on this remarkable production.
Next: Season 8 filming: Production begins at the ruins of Italica
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