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  ===Accolades===
  For the 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards, the series was nominated for Best Drama Series. For the 31st TCA Awards, the series was nominated for Program of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Drama. For the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received 24 nominations, the most of any series. It won 12 awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, Peter Dinklage for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for "Mother's Mercy", and David Nutter for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "Mother's Mercy". Nominations included Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke both for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Diana Rigg for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, and Jeremy Podeswa for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken".
  5th Critics' Choice Television Awards
   Outstanding Achievement in Drama
   The cast of ''Game of Thrones''
   Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Drama
   Best Supporting Actress, Drama
  Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
   David Nutter for "Mother's Mercy"
   Jeremy Podeswa for "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken"
   Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
   David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for "Mother's Mercy"
   Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
   Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
   Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
   Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen
   Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
  67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
  Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
   Nina Gold, Robert Sterne, and Carla Stronge
  Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
   Anette Haellmigk for "Sons of the Harpy"
   Rob McLachlan for "The Dance of Dragons"
   Gregory Middleton for "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken"
   Outstanding Costumes for a Fantasy Series
   Michele Clapton, Sheena Wichary, Nina Ayres, Alex Fordham for "The Dance of Dragons"
   Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
   Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell
   Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
   Kevin Alexander, Candice Banks, Rosalia Culora, Gary Machin, Laura Pollock, Nicola Mount for Mother's Mercy
   Outstanding Make-up for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
   Jane Walker and Nicola Matthews for "Mother's Mercy"
   Outstanding Production Design for a Fantasy Program
   Deborah Riley, Paul Ghirardani, Rob Cameron for "High Sparrow", "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken", and "Hardhome"
   Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series
   Jane Walker, Barrie Gower, and Sarah Gower for "Hardhome"
   Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama series
   Katie Weiland for "The Dance of Dragons"
   Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
   Tim Kimmel, Paula Fairfield, Bradley C. Katona, Peter Bercovitch, David Klotz, Jeffrey Wilhoit, Dylan T. Wilhoit for "Hardhome"
   Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Series
   Ronan Hill, Richard Dyer, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters for "Hardhome"
   Outstanding Special Visual Effects
   Steve Kullback, Joe Bauer, Adam Chazen, Jabbar Raisani, Eric Carney, Stuart Brisdon, Derek Spears, James Kinnings, Matthew Rouleau for "The Dance of Dragons"
   Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Series
   E! Online Best. Ever. TV. Awards
   Tim Kimmel, Paula Fairfield, Bradley Katona, Paul Bercovitch, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters for "Hardhome"
   Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Derek Spears, Eric Carney, Jabbar Raisani for "The Dance of Dragons"
  British Society of Cinematographers
  Best Cinematography in a Television Drama
  ACO/BSC/GBCT Operators TV Drama Award
  David Morgan, Sean Savage, Ben Wilson, David Worley for "Hardhome"
   Australian Production Design Guild
   Production Design for a Television Drama
   Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
   Best Television Series – Genre
   Most viewers sharing a single torrent file simultaneously
   Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
   Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress
   ''Game of Thrones'' Come At Me Bro
   Art Directors Guild Awards 2015
   One-Hour Single Camera Fantasy Television Series
   Deborah Riley for  "High Sparrow", "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken" and "Hardhome"
   Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
   Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Television
   Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling – Television
   Kevin Alexander, Candice Banks
   Location Managers Guild Awards
   Outstanding Locations in Period Television
   Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Television Series – One Hour
   Ronan Hill, Richard Dyer, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, Brett Voss for "Hardhome"
   American Cinema Editors Awards 2016
   Best Edited One-Hour Series For Non-Commercial Television
   Katie Weiland for "The Dance of Dragons"
   Costume Designers Guild Awards
   Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series
   Michele Clapton for ''Game of Thrones''
   68th Directors Guild of America Awards
   David Nutter for "Mother’s Mercy"
   American Society of Cinematographers
   Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series
   Best Television Series – Drama
  13th Irish Film & Television Awards
   Actor in a Supporting Role – Television
   21st National Television Awards
   Producers Guild of America Awards 2015
   "Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama"
   David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Carolyn Strauss, Bryan Cogman, Lisa McAtackney, Chris Newman, Greg Spence
   Best Fantasy Television Series
   Best Supporting Actor on Television
   Best Supporting Actress on Television
   Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series
   22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards
   Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Drama Series
   Boian Anev, Richard Bradshaw, Jonathan Cohen, Christopher Cox, Jacob Cox, Matt Crook, Rob DeGroot, Levan Doran, Clint Elvy, James Embree, Bradley Farmer, Richard Hansen, Bobby Holland-Hanton, Radoslav Ignatov, Borislav Iliev, Rowley Irlam, Erol Ismail, Milen Kaleychev, Paul Lowe, Jonathan McBride, Sian Milne, David Newton, Radoslav Parvanov, Ian Pead, Jan Petrina, Rashid Phoenix, Andy Pilgrim, Dominic Preece, Marc Redmond, Paul Shapcott, Ryan Stuart, Pablo Verdejo, Calvin Warrington-Heasman, Annabel E. Wood, Danko Yordanov, and Lewis Young
   Outstanding Performance by An Ensemble in a Drama Series
   Alfie Allen, Ian Beattie, John Bradley, Gwendoline Christie, Emilia Clarke, Michael Condron, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ben Crompton, Liam Cunningham, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Nathalie Emmanuel, Tara Fitzgerald, Jerome Flynn, Brian Fortune, Joel Fry, Aiden Gillen, Ian Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Michiel Huisman, Brenock O'Conner, Daniel Portman, Iwan Rheon, Owen Teale, Sophie Turner, Carice Van Houten, Maisie Williams and Tom Wlaschiha
   Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
   Best Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: FX/Foley
   Best Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: Dialogue / ADR
   Best Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: Music
   David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for "Hardhome"
   Visual Effects Society Awards 2015
   Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
    Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Eric Carney, Derek Spears, Stuart Brisdon for "The Dance of Dragons"
   Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
   Florian Friedmann, Jonathan Symmonds, Sven Skoczylas, Sebastian Lauer' for "Mother's Mercy" - Wounded Drogon
   James Kinnings, Michael Holzl, Joseph Hoback, Matt Derksen for "Dance of Dragons" - Drogon Arena Rescue
   Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
   Dominic Piche, Christine Leclerc, Patrice Poissant, Thomas Montminy-Brodeur for "City of Volantis"
   Rajeev B R., Loganathan Perumal, Ramesh Shankers, Anders Ericson for "Drogon Arena"
   Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
   David Ramos, Antonio Lado, Piotr Weiss, Félix Bergés for "Hardhome"
   Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode
   Eduardo Díaz, Guillermo Orbe, Oscar Perea, Inmaculada Nadela for "Hardhome"
   Dan Breckwoldt, Martin Furman, Sophie Marfleet, Eric Andrusyszyn for "Drogon Arena"
   Travis Nobles, Mark Spindler, Max Riess, Nadja Ding for "Drogon Lair"
  Writers Guild of America Awards 2015
   David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for "Mother's Mercy"
   David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Dave Hill, D. B. Weiss
  Canadian Society of Cinematographers
   Robert McLachlan for "The Dance of Dragons"
   Gregory Middleton for "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken"