# List of awards and nominations received by House of the Dragon

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 A Song of Ice and Fire 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 Television | Catherine Goldschmidt (for "The Lord of the Tides") | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episode of a Series for Non-Commercial Television | Alejandro Martinez (for "The Green Council") | Nominated |
| 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") | Nominated |
| Annie Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Jason Snyman, Manjoe Chan, Chloe McLean, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Vincent Lee | Nominated |
| BAFTA Cymru Awards | 2023 | Best Actor | Rhys Ifans | Nominated |
| BAFTA Television Craft Awards | 2023 | Best Make Up and Hair Design | Amanda Knight, Barbie Gower, Rosalia Culora | Won |
| BAFTA Television Craft Awards | 2023 | Best Sound: Fiction | Alastair Sirkett, Doug Cooper, Martin Seeley, Paula Fairfield, Tim Hands, Adele Fletcher | Won |
| BAFTA Television Craft Awards | 2023 | Best Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Angus Bickerton, Nikeah Forde, Asa Shoul, Mike Dawson, MPC, Pixomondo | Won |
| British Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2023 | Best Cinematography in a Television Drama | Fabian Wagner (for "The Heirs of the Dragon") | Nominated |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2023 | Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television | Jany Temime (for "The Heirs of the Dragon") | Won |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2025 | Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television | Caroline McCall (for "The Red Dragon and the Gold") | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2023 | Best Drama Series | House of the Dragon | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Matt Smith | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Milly Alcock | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | 2023 | Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | House of the Dragon | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | 2023 | Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Matt Smith | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | 2023 | Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Milly Alcock | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards | 2023 | Best Villain in a Series | Matt Smith | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2023 | Best Television Series – Drama | House of the Dragon | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2023 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Emma D'Arcy | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2025 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Emma D'Arcy | Nominated |
| 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 (for "The Red Dragon and the Gold") | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | 2022 | Best Drama for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot) | House of the Dragon | Won |
| Golden Trailer Awards | 2023 | Best Fantasy Adventure for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot) | "Heir" (GrandSon) | Nominated |
| Golden Trailer Awards | 2023 | Best Sound Editing for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot) | "Heir" (GrandSon) | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | 2023 | Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Emma D'Arcy | Nominated |
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | 2023 | Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Matt Smith | Nominated |
| 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 | Nominated |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | 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 | Nominated |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2023 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Emma D'Arcy | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2022 | Favorite TV Show of 2022 | House of the Dragon | Nominated |
| People's Choice Awards | 2022 | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2022 | House of the Dragon | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Drama Series | House of the Dragon | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series | House of the Dragon: Inside the Episode | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | 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") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) | Catherine Goldschmidt (for "The Lord of the Tides") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes | Jany Temime, Katherine Burchill, Paul Yeowell, Designer Rachel George, Joanna Lynch (for "The Heirs of the Dragon") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | 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") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Barrie Gower, Sarah Gower, Emma Faulkes, Duncan Jarman, Paula Eden (for "The Lord of the Tides") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | 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") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2024 | Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie | Angus Bickerton, Nikeah Forde, Thomas Horton, Sven Martin, Mark Spindler, Mark Dauth, Sebastian Meszmann, Mike Bell and Tobias Graa Winblad | Nominated |
| Queerties Awards | 2023 | Best TV Performance | Emma D'Arcy | Runner-up |
| Saturn Awards | 2024 | Best Fantasy Television Series | House of the Dragon | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2024 | Best Actress in a Television Series | Emma D'Arcy | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2024 | Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Matt Smith | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2024 | Best Performance by a Younger Actor on Television | Milly Alcock | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2025 | Best Fantasy Television Series | House of the Dragon | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2025 | Best Actress in a Television Series | Emma D'Arcy | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2025 | Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Matt Smith | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2024 | Best Genre Series | House of the Dragon | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | House of the Dragon | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | House of the Dragon | Nominated |
| 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") | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in an Episode | Kevin Friederichs, Sean Raffel, Florian Franke, Andreas Steinlein (for "The Black Queen") | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project | Matt Perrin, James Thompson, Jacob Doehner, P.J. Dillon (for "The Red Dragon and the Gold" ("Battle at Rook's Rest") | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | 2025 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Daði Einarsson, Tom Horton, Sven Martin, Wayne Stables, Mike Dawson (for "The Red Dragon and the Gold" ) | Nominated |