Game of Thrones: Quick Facts

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Awards And Honors	Emmy Award

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister, Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Jason Momoa as Khal Drogo, and Sean Bean as Eddard Stark in costume, standing and sitting in front of a stone wall.

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in armor stands on stone steps in a dimly lit scene from Game of Thrones, Season 2, episode 9.

Jason Momoa wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, with long wavy hair and a beard, poses at the No Time To Die premiere in London.

Turner in a still from Game of Thrones

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Partial cast of Game of Thrones Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister, Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, Jason Momoa as Kahl Drogo, and Sean Bean as Eddard 'Ned' Stark

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