‘Game of Thrones‘, everyone’s favourite epic saga of dragons and boobs, has become such a cultural monolith, with masturbatory praise and accolades coming from every angle always and forever, that you’d expect it to continue to stock up the trophy cabinet for the rest of its run.
So with today’s Emmy Awards just about to kick off over in the States, one would expect another big ol’ sweep of awards for ‘GoT‘ and its many talented creators, actors and butts, but a quick scan of the noms reveals not one single bloody nomination for Westerosi’s finest.
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Yep, ‘Game of Thrones‘ does not feature in a single category. “SNUBBED!” we hear you cry. “DAENERYS WILL NOT STAND FOR SUCH A SLIGHT!”, you may yell.
Well before you make any sacrifices to the Lord of the Light and form an army to full on assault the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, there’s actually a legit reason and it’s pure logistics.
You may remember how this year’s seventh season of ‘GoT‘ didn’t hit screens until two months or so later than usual, mostly because the climate where they were shooting, wasn’t snowy enough yet.
The cut-off for episodes to have aired to be included in each year’s Emmy’s is May 31st, a date the show missed by a whole 45 days, meaning none for ‘Game of Thrones’ bye.
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Whilst this opens up the Best Drama and all the CGI-related gongs ‘GoT‘ normally wins to the likes of ‘Westworld‘ and ‘Stranger Things‘, we doubt today’s Emmy’s will completely free of ‘Game of Thrones‘ related shenanigans, with host and noted uber-nerd Stephen Colbert sure to drop some Jon Snow/incest zingers.
The Emmy’s kick off 10am Sydney time today and we’ll be sure to bring you all the juicy deets as they happen.
