It’s the Emmy Awards this weekend.
And after a truly epic Season 6 you won’t be surprised to hear that Game of Thrones is expected to take home several big awards as it rides into battle with nine nominations.
The category for one of the biggest accolades of the night will see them face off against Mr. Robot, House of Cards, Dowton Abbey, Better Call Saul, The Americans and Homeland for Outstanding Drama Series.
Helluva of a panel but you would have to fancy the Thrones crew in a tight battle.
After the nine awards they picked up at the technical Emmys last week brought the overall tally to 35, GoT is just two shy of the Emmy records of 37, held by Frasier.
One of tomorrow night’s nominees is Maisie Williams aka Arya Stark who is nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
She’s joined by GoT co-stars Lena Headey aka Cersei Lannister and Emilia Clarke aka Khaleesi, or, to give her her full title *deep breath* – Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains, Mother of Dragons and former Queen of Meereen.
And breathe.
You might expect Williams, who is 19-years-old, to be gearing up for a big night in California but because she’s still two years off being legally allowed to buy alcohol in lala land she’s having to cut her cloth accordingly and “celebrate like any 19 y/0”.
Good news for Maisie is that she is old enough to go and buy a shotgun*, so if the water ain’t cutting it she could always pick up a rifle in Walmart and let off a few celebratory rounds into the California sky.
Murica.
*Not a handgun though, she’ll have to to wait until she can buy a pint before she get one of those too. Sensible.
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