The 2014 Emmys have come and gone, and while Thrones scooped up four statues during the technical program, last night’s prime-time broad cast was as barren as the Red Wastes of Essos when it came to awards.
But, even with no big winners, Monday night’s live show was hardly a Thrones-free broadcast.
It’s that time of year again, when Game of Thrones cast members get dolled up in their best and head to Los Angeles to represent the show at the Emmy Awards.
Game of Thrones has already won four Emmys so far this year, at the Creative Arts ceremony held on August 16th, taking home awards for costuming, art direction, special and visual effects, and prosthetic makeup.
Tonight, they’ll be competing in five major categories:
Outstanding Drama Series, the award goes to “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Peter Dinklage, the award goes to Aaron Paul of “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – Lena Headey, the award goes to Anna Gunn of “Breaking Bad”
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series – “The Children,” by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the award goes to “Breaking Bad” for the episode “Ozymandias,” written by Moira Walley-Beckett.
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series- “The Watchers on the Wall,” directed by Neil Marshall, the award goes to Cary Joji Fukunaga, for “True Detective”
Join us tonight as we take in the red carpet looks (photos below!) and cheer on Game of Thrones at the Emmys.
Update: The Emmys have now concluded. Unfortunately, Game of Thrones didn’t pick up any more awards tonight, but the show has won four Emmys total this year. Congratulations to Game of Thrones on the wins and on racking up such a huge amount of nominations this year!
We recently learned that Vila Dalmacija, a historic villa located on the coast of Marjan Hill in Split, had been added to the list of new locations for Season 5. Courtesy of Split.com.hr we now have a first look at some of the changes that have been made, as the villa transforms into a Game of Thrones set.
The backside of the villa has been painted yellow, with a facade of brickwork and carved archways painted over top.
Some of our Game of Thrones cast and crew have descended on Los Angeles for tonight’s Primetime Emmy ceremony, but preparations for Season 5 continue in Croatia.
Our latest look at the new set in Split reveals some darker colours than most of us anticipated, and the installation of an overhead green screen.
Today’s poll for the Watchers on the Wall Awards should be a lot easier than the last category voted on, when our readers here were asked to narrow down a list of 31 “Funniest Scene” nominees to just five.
Then again, maybe it won’t be. We have nine very talented nominees today for Best Guest Actress of Game of Thrones season 4, and room for only five on the ballot in the final round.
We have four, count ’em, four new additions to introduce to the community today. Although some of them are quite familiar to readers of the site already!
But before we get to that, I’d like to announce that our writer Bex will be taking on the position of Features Editor for the site. She’ll be managing the special features, guest editorials and convention reports that we’ll be sharing with you on WatchersOnTheWall.
Now, onto the new blood!
Location shooting in Croatia is almost here, and Game of Thrones has once again booked the cellars of Diocletian’s Palace, according to the local Split news.
The ancient Roman palace served as a filming site for the show in season 4, hosting Emilia Clarke and a large number of actors and extras serving as Unsullied soldiers and Meereenese slaves. The narrow passageways of the palace and its cellars were the main shooting areas.
A few days ago, we had the pleasure of welcoming Game of Owns to the team, as Zack, Kate, Eric and Micah took the black with Watchers On The Wall. They dove right back into work with a new episode featuring a Tyrion chapter from A Storm of Swords.
Now we love our GOO, but there’s still room for other podcasts in our heart, particularly of the very Sullied variety. And so I thought today, it would be fun to share some great Game of Thrones podcasts that include spoilers from all five A Song of Ice and Fire books.
The dates of filming in Croatia have now been confirmed by Embassy Films (HBO’s partner company in Croatia), as reported by this Slobodna Dalmacija article. In brief, the three locations will be visited as follows:
Some funny videos for you today. College Humor has often found inspiration in Game of Thrones in the past years. This is their latest attempt: