This year, Dinklage bested stiff competition from such nominated actors as Game of Thrones cast-mate Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, David Harbour in Stranger Things (Netflix), British actor Joseph Fiennes in The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu), Mandy Patinkin in Homeland, and Matt Smith in The Crown (Netflix).
Dinklage was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series” for his acting work in the episode “The Dragon and the Wolf.”
This marks his third career Emmy win in the “Supporting Actor” drama category for playing the same role (Tyrion Lannister). In his acceptance speech, Dinklage thanked his wife, Erica, for putting up with him despite being “temperamental,” George R. R. Martin for creating Game of Thrones, as well as his fellow cast member Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, whom he described as an “amazing, handsome brother.”
Game of Thrones won the 2018 Primetime Emmy award for “Outstanding Drama Series.”
Read More: Emmy winner Peter Dinklage chatted with Digital Journal this past February about his Super Bowl LII commercial.
