Game of Thrones had actresses with nominations for awards.
Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke , Kit Harington , Maisie Williams , Diana Rigg , and Max von Sydow have also received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for their performances in the series.
Headey is best known for portraying Cersei Lannister in HBO 's hit fantasy series Game of Thrones since 2011 , a performance that has earned her three consecutive Emmy award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series -LRB- 2014 -- 16 -RRB- and a Golden Globe Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress -- Series , Miniseries or Television Film in 2016.
Lena Headey -LRB- -LSB- ˈliːnə_ˈhiːdi -RSB- ; born 3 October 1973 -RRB- is an English actress , voice actress and film producer.
Margaret Constance `` Maisie '' Williams -LRB- born 15 April 1997 -RRB- is an English actress.
She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones in 2011 , for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama , the Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Television and Best Young Actor , and the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.
