House of the Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series created for HBO by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal. The series is a prequel to Game of Thrones which also ran on HBO from 2011 to 2019 and is the second television series in the Game of Thrones franchise. The show is based on Martin's Fire & Blood fantasy book and chronicles a war of succession, titled the "Dance of the Dragons", between House Targaryen family members and claimants to the Iron Throne.
The first season premiered on August 21, 2022 and received positive critical reviews. It was nominated for multiple awards in both the creative and technical categories. The first season received eight Primetime and Creative Arts Emmy award nominations, including Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. In addition, the show won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama in 2022. Other nominations include People's Choice Awards, Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. The ensemble cast also received multiple nominations and awards for their work. Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy, and Milly Alcock received Saturn Awards nominations for their performances. The cinematography, costume design, and makeup for the series has been nominated for multiple critical and guild awards.
Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Nominee Result American Society of Cinematographers Awards 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episode of a Series for Non-Commercial TelevisionCatherine Goldschmidt (for "The Lord of the Tides") Alejandro Martinez (for "The Green Council") Art Directors Guild Awards 2023 Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Fantasy Single-Camera Series Jim Clay (for "The Heirs of the Dragon") Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production Jason Snyman, Manjoe Chan, Chloe McLean, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Vincent Lee BAFTA Cymru Awards 2023 Best Actor Rhys Ifans BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2023 Best Make Up and Hair Design Amanda Knight, Barbie Gower, Rosalia Culora Best Sound: Fiction Alastair Sirkett, Doug Cooper, Martin Seeley, Paula Fairfield, Tim Hands, Adele Fletcher Best Special, Visual & Graphic Effects Angus Bickerton, Nikeah Forde, Asa Shoul, Mike Dawson, MPC, Pixomondo British Society of Cinematographers Awards 2023 Best Cinematography in a Television Drama Fabian Wagner Costume Designers Guild Awards 2023 Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television Jany Temime (for "The Heirs of the Dragon") 2025 Caroline McCall Critics' Choice Awards 2023 Best Drama Series House of the Dragon Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Matt Smith Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Milly Alcock Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series House of the Dragon Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Matt Smith Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Milly Alcock Best Villain in a Series Matt Smith 2026 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series House of the Dragon Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Matt Smith Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Emma D'Arcy Best Villain in a Series Ewan Mitchell Golden Globe Awards 2023 Best Television Series – Drama House of the Dragon Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Emma D'Arcy 2025 Golden Reel Awards 2025 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Effects and Foley Alastair Sirkett, Paula Fairfield, Martin Cantwell, Ruth Knight, Mathias Schuster, Rebecca Glover, Barnaby Smyth Golden Trailer Awards 2022 Best Drama for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot) House of the Dragon 2023 Best Fantasy Adventure for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot) "Heir" (GrandSon) Best Sound Editing for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot) 2025 Best Fantasy Adventure (Trailer/Teaser) for a TV/Streaming Series "Season 2: Official Trailer" (HBO MAX / Intermission Film) Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Emma D'Arcy Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Matt Smith Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards 2023 Best Period and/or Character Make-Up in a Television Series, Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series Amanda Knight, Sara Kramer, Heather McMullen 2025 Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Television Series, Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series Waldo Mason, Emma Faulkes, Hannah Ecclestone, Heather McMullen MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023 Best Breakthrough Performance Emma D'Arcy People's Choice Awards 2022 Favorite TV Show of 2022 House of the Dragon Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2022 House of the Dragon Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 Outstanding Drama Series House of the Dragon Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2024Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality SeriesHouse of the Dragon: Inside the Episode Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)Jim Clay, Dominic Masters, and Claire Nia Richards (for "The Heirs of the Dragon")Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)Catherine Goldschmidt (for "The Lord of the Tides")Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi CostumesJany Temime, Katherine Burchill, Paul Yeowell, Designer Rachel George, Joanna Lynch (for "The Heirs of the Dragon")Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)Amanda Knight, Hannah Eccleston, Heather McMullen, Kashiya Hinds, Harriet Thompson, Natalie Wickens, Bonny Monger (for "We Light the Way")Outstanding Prosthetic MakeupBarrie Gower, Sarah Gower, Emma Faulkes, Duncan Jarman, Paula Eden (for "The Lord of the Tides")Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)Al Sirkett, Tim Hands, Adele Fletcher, Paula Fairfield, David Klotz, Timeri Duplat, Mathias Schuster, Barnaby Smyth, Paula Boram (for "The Black Queen")Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a MovieAngus Bickerton, Nikeah Forde, Thomas Horton, Sven Martin, Mark Spindler, Mark Dauth, Sebastian Meszmann, Mike Bell and Tobias Graa Winblad 2025 Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Caroline McCall, Joanna Lynch, Polixeni Kyriacou, Aaron Timperley, Isabelle Conaghan Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling Rosalia Culora, Stacey Johnson, Kashiya Hinds, Tania Couper, Sarah Spears, Ella Burton Outstanding Title Design Garson Yu, Mulan Leong-Suzuki, James Robertson, Damian Stricker, Dan Tegnelia, Gregory Jones Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Amanda Knight, Sara Kramer, Harriet Thompson, Bonny Monger, Helen Currie, Natalie Wickens, Vickie Ellis Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup Waldo Mason, Claire Cameron, Heather McMullen, Emma Faulkes, Hannah Eccleston Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie Daði Einarsson, Lev Kolobov, Thomas Horton, Mike Dawson, Sven Martin, Fausto Tejeda, Wayne Taz Stables, Marcus Goodwin, and Martin Pelletier Queerties Awards 2023 Best TV Performance Emma D'Arcy Saturn Awards 2024 Best Fantasy Television Series House of the Dragon Best Actress in a Television Series Emma D'Arcy Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series Matt Smith Best Performance by a Younger Actor on Television Milly Alcock 2025 Best Fantasy Television Series House of the Dragon Best Actress in a Television Series Emma D'Arcy Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series Matt Smith Satellite Awards 2024 Best Genre Series House of the Dragon Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023 Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series House of the Dragon 2025 Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series House of the Dragon Set Decorators Society of America Awards 2024 Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Fantasy or Science Fiction Series Claire Nia Richards, Jim Clay Visual Effects Society Awards 2023 Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Angus Bickerton, Nikeah Forde, Sven Martin, Michael Bell, Michael Dawson (for "The Black Queen") Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in an Episode Kevin Friederichs, Sean Raffel, Florian Franke, Andreas Steinlein (for "The Black Queen") 2025Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG ProjectMatt Perrin, James Thompson, Jacob Doehner, P.J. Dillon (for "The Red Dragon and the Gold" ("Battle at Rook's Rest") Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Daði Einarsson, Tom Horton, Sven Martin, Wayne Stables, Mike Dawson (for "The Red Dragon and the Gold" )
See also List of awards and nominations received by Game of Thrones
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