We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve set a date for this year’s Watchers on the Wall Awards! The ceremony, celebrating the best of Game of Thrones season 6, will be on Wednesday, October 12th at 8PM EDT, and we’re inviting you all to join us!
The Watchers will be broadcasting live via Youtube announcing the results of the voting. As we announce the award winners, we’ll be sharing our thoughts on season 6 and throwing a few worldwide giveaways of amazing Game of Thrones swag at our party. The broadcast will be embedded into a post right here on the 12th, so be ready for the event to begin, because the giveaways will start with the very first commenter on the ceremony post! So be there at 8PM sharp. The rest of the contests will be pop up throughout the ceremony so tune in and join in on the fun.
If you miss the ceremony, don’t worry- we will be posting the awards results afterward.
Save the date, and thank you all for your contribution to making this year’s Watchers on the Wall Awards happen!
The Kit in The North !
Sadly a little too late for me to watch in live.
Looking forward to this. If I manage to stay awake, that is. That’s, what, 1 AM over here?
Last year’s was a lot of fun so I’ll definitely be there… despite the court order.
Not sure I will be able to watch it live, but I’ll do my best.
oh good, just about the time I get home. Can’t wait!
Excellent, I’ll most likely be able to catch this! 🙂
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The Winners List 2015
Best Episode: “Hardhome” Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Directed by Miguel Sapochnik
Best Actress: Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
Best Actor: Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon
Best Supporting Actor: Alfie Allen as Reek/Theon Greyjoy
Best Supporting Actress: Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon
Best Guest Actor: Ciarán Hinds as Mance Rayder
Best Guest Actress: Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Karsi
Best Quote: “You will find little joy in your command, but with luck you will find the strength to do what needs to be done. Kill the boy, Jon Snow. Winter is almost upon us. Kill the boy, and let the man be born.” – Maester Aemon
Funniest Quote: “Fewer.” – Stannis, Grammar King of Westeros
Best Special Effects Scene: With Jon at sea, the Night’s King raises the dead of Hardhome
Best Action Scene: Jon battles a White Walker one-on-one at Hardhome
Best Death Scene: The sacrifice of Shireen Baratheon
Best Comedic Scene: Stannis quietly corrects the grammar of the Night’s Watch
Best Dramatic Scene: The Night’s King raises the dead at Hardhome
The winners list 2014
Funniest Quote– “What the fuck’s a Lommy?” – The Hound
Best All-Around Quote– “You raped her! You murdered her! You killed her children!” – Oberyn Martell
Best Guest Actor– Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon
Best Guest Actress– Kate Dickie as Lysa Arryn
Best Dramatic Scene– Oberyn visits Tyrion’s cell, and the Imps finds a champion
Best Action Scene– Castle Black courtyard fighting in the Battle, captured with 360 degree long shot
Best Visual Effects Scene– The giants and a mammoth attack the gate at the Wall
Funniest Scene– Arya and the Hound talk Lommies and the naming of swords.
Best Death Scene – Oberyn Martell
Best Supporting Actress – Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell
Best Supporting Actor– Pedro Pascal as Oberyn Martell
Best Actor – Rory McCann as The Hound
Best Actress – Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark
Best Season 4 Episode – S4E9 The Watchers on the Wall
The winners list 2013
Best Episode: “The Rains of Castamere”
Best Actor: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister
Best Actress: Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark
Best Supporting Actor: Michael McElhatton as Roose Bolton
Best Supporting Actress: Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth
Best Scene Stealer: David Bradley as Walder Frey
Best CGI Scene: Daenerys’s dragon unleashes its fire on Astapor
Best Action Scene: Beric Dondarrion duels the Hound
Best Dramatic Scene: The Red Wedding
Best Death Scene: Catelyn Stark
Best Comedic Scene: Small Council musical chairs
Best One-Liner: “A sword swallower through and through.” – Olenna Tyrell discussing Loras in “The Climb”
Best Quote: “If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.” -Ramsay Snow, “The Climb”
The winners list 2012
Best Episode: “Blackwater”
Best Actor: Alfie Allen
Best Actress: Maisie Williams
Best Supporting Actor: Jack Gleeson
Best Supporting Actress: Gwendoline Christie
Best Scene Stealer: Tom Wlaschiha
Best CGI Scene: Wildfire explosion
Best Action Scene: Battle of the Blackwater
Best Dramatic Scene: Theon seizes Winterfell, executes Ser Rodrik
Best Death Scene: Ser Rodrik Cassel is executed
Best Comedic Scene: Tyrion, Varys and Bronn talk battle plans
Best One-Liner: “There is no cure for being a cunt.” – Bronn
Best Line: “Fuck the Kingsguard. Fuck the city. And fuck the king.” – The Hound
The winners list 2011
Best Fight Scene: Syrio vs the guards
Best Dramatic Scene: Ned’s execution
Best Comedic Scene: Tyrion confesses his crimes
Best Added Scene: Robert and Cersei discuss the kingdom and their marriage
Best Monologue: Khal Drogo promises a gift for Rhaego
Best One-Liner: “You wouldn’t know him.” – Bronn
Best Line: “There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to death: not today.” – Syrio Forel
Best CGI Element: The Wall
Best Supporting Actor: Iain Glen
Best Supporting Actress: Natalia Tena
Best Actor: Sean Bean
Best Actress: Maisie Williams
Best Episode: Baelor
Will we be able to listen to the show after it has been screened live?
That’s a shame. I wish you could have chosen a time that some more non-Americans could have attended as well, like maybe Sunday lunchtime/afternoon or so. Of course, not everyone would have chosen to watch it then either, but at least more of us would have had the option. But I guess you couldn’t make it work yourselves at any other date/time.
I’m a bit sad – I had been looking forward to this. But alas, I have to go into work the next morning, and 3,5 hours of sleep is just not enough, so no WotW Award show for me.
didi,
The thing is, there is no time we can choose when everyone will be able to attend. If we throw this at Sunday lunchtime/afternoon, chances are we couldn’t make that time, being busy with our families at that time. Personally, I have an 8 year old son I have to look after. And weekends are generally very busy for people. The video will be available after the ceremony is over.
mau,
Thanks for posting those; a nice trip down memory lane. Wish we wtill had the catagory of best monologue and best one liner. That would make choosing best quote a lot easier!
Sue the Fury,
Yes, I thought so. That’s why I said that you probably couldn’t make it work yourselves at any other time or date. I just wish that once in a while these things would work out for me. I, too, have family and know what it’s like. Still, it would have been nice not to have this at 2 am in the middle of the week.
Anyway, that’s where the limitations of global fan culture lie. If you choose to participate in fangroup activities whose main creators are half a globe away, you just have to accept that your access/participation will be limited to some degree.
We do have those categories. Best Speech and best monologue are the same thing- one person speaking a lot of words for a while. And “One Liner” was always too confusing a title for people- it was really a funny quote category, which we still have, with a more straightforward title.
Alas, barring an unexpected change in my schedule, I don’t think I’ll be able to make the live ceremony this year. But I look forward to watching it afterward, and to seeing the winners the community chose for this remarkable season! Being able to follow along live last year was really fun – I hope everyone who is able to attend this year has a great time!
mau,
Thanks for posting those. Looking back at the past results, I’m struck again by just how surprising it is that Peter Dinklage – arguably the show’s biggest star and, to date, its only Emmy winner for acting – has never won the Best Actor category at these awards. But the funny thing is, once I look at the winners, I honestly can’t take issue with him not being crowned for any particular year! For example, I know that I voted for Dinklage as Best Actor in both Season 2 and Season 4, but I can’t exactly dispute Alfie Allen and Rory McCann being anointed in those years. They were superb, and deserving winners.
To a certain extent, I feel like we’ve taken Dinklage’s consistent excellence for granted (even in seasons during which Tyrion didn’t have quite as much to do, he’s delivered several moments that I thought were absolutely brilliant). But I expect that he was the runner-up, or close to it, in several of those years. The lesson, as always, is that the depth and strength of the acting talent on Game of Thrones is absurdly strong.
Mau thanks for posting those
I had never been involved in the awards before last season so nice to see 🙂
Alas! Wednesday at 8 p.m. I will be sitting through a boring town board meeting taking notes on my yellow pad for the next week’s newspaper. Nice to know that we can access the broadcast afterwards, though.
Sue the Fury,
Its just that best speech and best quote are too confusing – there were selections in quotes were more like a speech and vice versa. At least I was confused. But thats ok, I know in the long run it all comes out in the wash, and its not a big deal.
Jared,
Totally agree, and yeah likely he came close. He is amazing but like you, I am in awe of the incredible talent this show manages to put together
My husband, daughters and I have had a very difficult year with some real heartaches to face. I do not know what I would have done without Game of Thrones and Watchers on the Wall. Sometimes you have no idea the impact you are having on someone’s life. Watchers on the Wall and the many Fans I have ‘met’ through this wonderful website have made life tolerable on days it would not have been otherwise. Thank you, Watchers on the Wall. Thank you to the many fans that have helped me forget reality for a moment here and there. Thank you to all the crew, Actors, HBO, Weiss, Benoiff and esp. GRRM. You have all given me strength without even knowing it. I am no one but you have made me feel like Arya Stark going home to Winterfell. See you on October 12th – CAN’T WAIT!
Daisy Stargaryen,
That’s an amazing thing to say. Thank you for that. I’m glad the community here has been a part of your life. I hope things have gotten a bit better for you in general!
Looking forward to next week! <3