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  ===Accolades===
  The first season of ''Game of Thrones'' was nominated for thirteen Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Tim Van Patten for "Winter Is Coming"), and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for "Baelor"). It won two, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage) and Outstanding Main Title Design. Dinklage, who plays Tyrion, was also named best supporting actor by the Golden Globes, the Scream Awards and the Satellite Awards.
   Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot Drama
   Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Drama
   Best Supporting Actress, Drama
   Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
   Tim Van Patten for "Winter Is Coming"
   Vince Gerardis, Frank Doelger, Ralph Vicinanza, Mark Huffam, David Benioff, Carolyn Strauss, George R. R. Martin, Guymon Casady and D. B. Weiss
   Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
   Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
   David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for "Baelor"
  63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
   Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
   Outstanding Costumes for a Series
   Michele Clapton and Rachael Webb-Crozier for "The Pointy End"
   Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
   Kevin Alexander and Candice Banks for "A Golden Crown"
   Angus Wall, Hameed Shaukat, Kirk Shintani and Robert Feng
   Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
   Paul Engelen and Melissa Lackersteen for "Winter Is Coming"
   Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
   Paul Engelen and Conor O'Sullivan for "A Golden Crown"
   Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
   Robin Quinn, Steve Fanagan, Eoghan McDonnell, Jon Stevenson, Tim Hands, Stefan Henrix, Caoimhe Doyle, Michelle McCormack and Andy Kennedy for "A Golden Crown"
   Outstanding Special Visual Effects
   Rafael Morant, Adam McInnes, Graham Hills, Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Stuart Brisdon, Damien Macé, Henry Badgett and Angela Barson for "Fire and Blood"
   Outstanding Stunt Coordination
   Paul Jennings for "The Wolf and the Lion"
   International Film Music Critics Association
   Best Original Score for a Television Series
   1st Critics' Choice Television Awards
   Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
   Best Television Series – Drama
   Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
   Best Television Series – Genre
   "Head covered in molten gold" from "A Golden Crown"
   Individual Achievement in Drama
  Outstanding Achievement in Drama
   Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon
   Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon
  Writers Guild of America Awards
   David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R. R. Martin, D. B. Weiss
   David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R. R. Martin, D. B. Weiss
   ADG Excellence in Production Design Award
   One-Hour Single Camera Television Series
   Gemma Jackson for "A Golden Crown"
   Outstanding Female Rising Star in a Drama Series or Special
  Best Sound Editing – Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television
  ''Game of Thrones'' for "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things"
  Best Sound Editing – Short Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television
  ''Game of Thrones'' for "Winter Is Coming"
   Costume Designers Guild Awards
   Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series
   64th Directors Guild of America Awards
   Tim Van Patten for "Winter Is Coming"
   Best Edited One-Hour Series For Non-Commercial Television
   Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Television Series – One Hour
   Ronan Hill, Mark Taylor for "Baelor"
  9th Irish Film & Television Awards
   Best Director Television Drama
   Best Supporting Actor – Television
   Favourite Program – International Drama
   Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
   David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, George R. R. Martin, Tim Van Patten, Brian Kirk, Daniel Minahan and Alan Taylor for ''Game of Thrones'' – Season 1
  "The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama"
  David Benioff, Frank Doelger, Mark Huffam, Carolyn Strauss, D. B. Weiss
   Best Supporting Actor on Television
  18th Screen Actors Guild Awards
   Outstanding Performance by An Ensemble in a Drama Series
   Amrita Acharia, Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Josef Altin, Sean Bean, Susan Brown, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Ron Donachie, Michelle Fairley, Jerome Flynn, Elyes Gabel, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Julian Glover, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Conleth Hill, Richard Madden, Jason Momoa, Rory McCann, Ian McElhinney, Luke McEwan, Roxanne McKee, Dar Salim, Mark Stanley, Donald Sumpter, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams
   Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
   For the complete first season on Blu-ray
   Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial or Broadcast Program
   Henry Badgett, Mark Brown, Rafael Morant, James Sutton for "Fire and Blood"
   Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial or Broadcast Program
   Markus Kuha, Damien Macé, Dante Harbridge Robinson, Fani Vassiadi for "The Icewall"
   Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
   Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Angela Barson, Ed Bruce, Adam McInnes for "Winter Is Coming"