House of the Dragon

Director Miguel Sapochnik accepted the honor and thanked HBO for trusting “us with that golden goose,” adding he hoped “it was worth it.” “It was really ...

HBO’s House of the Dragon won a Golden Globe for best drama series Tuesday night, a feat its iconic predecessor never accomplished. So thank you very much.” House of the Dragon director Miguel Sapochnik accepted the honor and thanked HBO for trusting “us with that golden goose,” adding he hoped “it was worth it.”

Game of Thrones had its own cradle of controversies, and a lot of them stirred extreme hatred among a lot of fans towards the show.

[drop us a message here](https://wikiofthrones.com/contact-us). [Interview15 hours ago ](https://wikiofthrones.com/bella-ramsey-wont-watch-pedro-pascals-gruesome-game-of-thrones-death-scene-due-to-her-unhealthy-attachment-to-him) [Interview13 hours ago ](https://wikiofthrones.com/showrunner-ryan-condal-calls-house-of-the-dragon-a-true-feminist-story) [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-female-gaze-sex-scenes-queer-rhaenyra-1235462483/) in an interview, “This story was always a female-centric one, so it was important to me to have multiple female voices on the creative team. I’m incredibly proud of the result: What this team has built together has resonated with audiences and has done so in a way that is complex and nuanced. Game of Thrones had its own cradle of controversies, and a lot of them stirred extreme hatred among a lot of fans towards the show.

In a surprise to almost everyone, especially to co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik, the HBO series won the top prize for a Television Drama at the 2023 Golden ...

[Milly Alcock](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6854116/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and a bewildered [Emma D'Arcy](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8458664/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). D'Arcy was also nominated for their performance as Rhaenyra, ultimately losing to [Zendaya](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3918035/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1) for [Euphoria](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772296/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_2_act). When HotD was called I think the most shocked person in the world was co-showrunner [Miguel Sapochnik](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0764601/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). I love how little faith HBO had in HotD's prospects that they sent a contingency of a mere three people to the show. [House of the Dragon](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11198330/?ref_=nm_knf_t_2) took home top honors. Part of that boils down to different perceptions of the quality of performances, and others to performers being blackballed *cough* Brendan Fraser.

The 'Game of Thrones' prequel series 'House of the Dragon' managed to do what its sequel couldn't at the Golden Globe Awards '23.

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The Golden Globes just held its 80th ceremony, honoring the best in film and TV that the world had to offer in 2022. Amidst a somewhat lackluster ceremony ...

Regardless of the reasoning, fans were naturally upset that someone who is no longer involved with the show, still accepted the award. Unlike its predecessor Game of Thrones, the HBO prequel House of the Dragon aired its first season, promptly scoring a Golden Globe for Best Drama Series mere months after. The Golden Globes just held its 80th ceremony, honoring the best in film and TV that the world had to offer in 2022.