2016, it became the most awarded series in Emmy Awards history, with a total of 38 wins. To date, Game of Thrones has won 272 awards out of 757 nominations. The show also holds six world records from the Guinness Book of World Records, including "Most pirated TV program" and "Largest TV drama simulcast". Total awards and nominations for the cast Significant guild and peer awards Awards and nominations in this section are given by members of that specific profession's guild or trade union. Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards were established in 1949 in order to recognize excellence in the American television industry, and are bestowed by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Emmy Awards are given in different ceremonies presented annually; Primetime Emmy Awards recognize outstanding work in American primetime television programming, while the Creative Arts Emmy Awards are presented to honor technical and creative achievements, and include categories recognizing work of art directors, lighting and costume designers, cinematographers, casting directors, and other production-based personnel. The Emmy Award corresponds to the Academy Award (for film), the Tony Award (for theatre), and the Grammy Award (for music). Game of Thrones has won 59 out of 160 nominations. Peter Dinklage has been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series eight times for playing Tyrion Lannister, with wins in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2019, making him the only Game of Thrones actor to receive a Primetime Emmy and the only actor to receive a nomination for each season. Showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss have won twice for Writing for a Drama Series. Game of Thrones has eight nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, winning four, in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. Both David Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik have won for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. Game of Thrones holds the Emmy Award record for most wins for a scripted television series, ahead of Frasier (which received 37). At the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards the show's fifth season was nominated for 24 awards. The show ultimately won 12 awards, setting a new record for most Emmy wins by a series in a single year, replacing the previous holder The West Wings nine wins, and tying that show and Hill Street Blues for the most wins by a drama series throughout its run. At the nominee announcement for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, the show's sixth season