--- title: Game of Thrones' Lannisters Rule Over 2018 Emmy Nominations description: Game of Thrones has been nominated for 22 Emmys for its seventh season, with all three Lannister siblings earning acting nominations. canonical: https://time.com/5336865/emmys-2018-game-of-thrones-nominations/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-07-12T16:34:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:48.769Z og:title: Game of Thrones' Lannisters Ruled the 2018 Emmy Nominations og:description: Hear them roar og:url: https://time.com/5336865/emmys-2018-game-of-thrones-nominations/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte64ceb5f17c86090/6988d6034ee262d0bc30e2eb/game-of-thrones-dragonstone-cersei-jaime-lannister.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2100 og:image:height: 1181 og:image:alt: game-of-thrones-dragonstone-cersei-jaime-lannister og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Game of Thrones' Lannisters Ruled the 2018 Emmy Nominations twitter:description: Hear them roar twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte64ceb5f17c86090/6988d6034ee262d0bc30e2eb/game-of-thrones-dragonstone-cersei-jaime-lannister.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Game of Thrones_' Lannisters Ruled Over the 2018 Emmy Nominations With an Iron Fist > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 12, 2018 4:34 PM UTC  Lena Headey and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Game of Thrones Lena Headey and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Game of Thrones Helen Sloan—HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 12, 2018 4:34 PM UTC Although season seven of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5332432/maisie-williams-goodbye-game-of-thrones/)aired in summer 2017, due to the [Emmys’](http://time.com/5334545/emmy-nominations-2018/) eligibility cutoff, the HBO drama had to wait until this year to submit anything for consideration. Nevertheless, it’s shaping up to be a big one for Westeros. [With 38 Emmys](http://time.com/4498870/emmys-2016-game-of-thrones-most-wins/), _Thrones_ is already the winningest scripted show in the award show’s history. And during Thursday’s 2018 Emmy nominations announcement, it was revealed that it’s been nominated for 22 more, including Best Drama Series, Best Directing for a Drama Series and Best Writing for a Drama Series. All three Lannister siblings were also recognized, with Lena Headey earning her fourth Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role as Cersei while her on-screen brothers Peter Dinklage (Tyrion) and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime) picked up Best Supporting Actor nods. This is the seventh nomination for Dinklage (who won in both 2011 and 2015) and the very first for Coster-Waldau. But not all of the Seven Kingdoms’ key players made the Emmys cut. Both Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) were snubbed in the Lead Actor and Lead Actress categories while Sophie Turner (Sophie Turner) and Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) missed out on Best Supporting Actress bids. 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