Monday, March 21, 2016

Game of Thrones at the Primetime Emmys




Todd Belok has worked as a mental health and medical technician for the last eight years. When he is not working as a mental health technician at the Temple University Hospital Episcopal Campus Todd Belok enjoys following television shows like Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones.

Since HBO premiered the first season of Game of Thrones in April of 2011, the series has evolved into one of the most critically acclaimed TV shows of recent times. Over the last five years the series has garnered more than 500 award nominations and taken home nearly 200 prizes, including a number of Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globes.

Game of Thrones took home two Emmys in 2011, including a win for Peter Dinklage as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. The first season generated an additional 11 nominations at the Emmys. By 2015, the show’s presence at the Emmys had increased dramatically. Games of Thrones took home 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, breaking the record of nine wins set by The West Wing in 2000. The series received another 12 nominations for 24 total nominations. A few of the show’s 2015 wins included another award for Dinklage as a supporting actor, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for David Nutter’s work on the episode Mother’s Mercy, and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for the same episode.