Sapochnik has worked on American television series , directing episodes of '' Awake '' ( 2012 ) , '' Fringe '' ( 2011-12 ) , '' House '' ( 2011-12 ) and '' Mind Games '' ( 2014 ) . In 2015 , Sapochnik directed two episodes of '' Game of Thrones '' for the show 's fifth season , " The Gift " and " Hardhome . " He returned to direct the final two episodes of '' Game of Thrones '' sixth season , " Battle of the Bastards " and " The Winds of Winter " . All of these episodes received acclaim from both critics and viewers . Sapochnik won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards , for directing " Battle of the Bastards "
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Miguel Sapochnik