Shortly after the season 3 premiere in March 2013 , the network announced that '' Game of Thrones '' would be returning for a fourth season , which would cover the second half of '' A Storm of Swords '' along with the beginnings of '' A Feast for Crows '' and '' A Dance With Dragons '' . '' Game of Thrones '' was nominated for 15 Emmy Awards for season 3 . Two days after the fourth season premiered in April 2014 , HBO renewed '' Game of Thrones '' for a fifth and sixth season . Season 5 premiered on April 12 , 2015 and set a Guinness World Records for winning the highest number of Emmy Awards for a series in a single season and year , winning 12 out of 24 nominations , including Outstanding Drama Series . These episodes were watched by 8 million viewers , setting a record number for the series . The sixth season premiered on April 24 , 2016 . These episodes received the most nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards with 23 , winning 12 , including the award for Outstanding Drama Series . The seventh season premiered on July 16 , 2017 . The eighth and final season premiered on April 14 , 2019
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
A Song of Ice and Fire