Game of Thrones (season 3)

Game of Thrones (season 3)
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Starring	See List of Game of Thrones cast
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	March 31 (2013-03-31) – June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09)
Season chronology
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List of Game of Thrones episodes

The third season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered in the United States on HBO on March 31, 2013, and concluded on June 9, 2013. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes.^[1] The season is based roughly on the first half of A Storm of Swords (the third of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin, of which the series is an adaptation).^[2] The series is adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. HBO renewed the series for a third season on April 10, 2012, nine days after the second season's premiere. Production began in July 2012.^[3] The show was filmed primarily in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Croatia, Iceland and Morocco.

The story takes place in a fictional world, primarily upon a continent called Westeros, with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east known as Essos. Like the novel, the season follows the climactic battle at Kings Landing. Season three like the previous season mainly centers around the war of the five kings; after the death of Renly Baratheon, all four kings in Westeros believe they have a claim to the Iron Throne, besides Robb Stark, who seeks vengeance for the death of his father, Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark.

Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast, including Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington. The season introduced a number of new cast members, including Diana Rigg, Ciarán Hinds, Nathalie Emmanuel and Iwan Rheon.

Critics praised the show's production values and cast. Viewership yet again rose compared to the previous season. It won 2 of the 16 Emmy Awards for which it was nominated, it received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Clarke) and Outstanding Drama Series. It also won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series.

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Episodes

See also: List of Game of Thrones episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
21	1	"Valar Dohaeris"	Daniel Minahan	David Benioff & D. B. Weiss	March 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)	4.37[4]
Some of the Night's Watchmen, including Tarly and Mormont, survive the White Walkers' attack and pledge to return to the Wall to warn the Seven Kingdoms. Snow is brought before Rayder, the "King beyond the Wall", and pledges his loyalty to the Wildlings. A scarred Tyrion tries to get Casterly Rock from Tywin, who promises other things instead. Margaery engages in charity work with the orphans of King's Landing. Baelish offers to help Sansa escape King's Landing. Ros advises Shae not to trust him. Davos is rescued by Saan, who does not want any more connections with Stannis, and returns to Dragonstone, where he unsuccessfully tries to kill Melisandre, who blames him for convincing Stannis not to let her join the battle, and is imprisoned. In Essos, Daenerys arrives in the city of Astapor to buy an army of brutally-trained slave soldiers, the "Unsullied". The warlocks of Qarth attempt to assassinate her, but she is saved by Selmy, the former Kingsguard commander, who pledges his loyalty.
22	2	"Dark Wings, Dark Words"	Daniel Minahan	Vanessa Taylor	April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)	4.27[5]
Brienne continues escorting Jaime across the Riverlands to King's Landing. He engages her in a fight, which is interrupted by Bolton soldiers. After receiving the news of the sack of Winterfell and the disappearance of Bran and Rickon, Robb diverts his attentions from the war against the Lannisters to attend Catelyn's father's funeral in Riverrun, angering Karstark, who seeks vengeance for his sons who were killed by the Lannisters. Arya, Gendry and Hot Pie also make for Riverrun, but are waylaid by a rebel group, the "Brotherhood without Banners", and are taken to an inn, where the captured Clegane reveals Arya's identity. Margaery and her grandmother Olenna, the "Queen of Thorns", convince Sansa to tell them about Joffrey's flawed character. Theon is tortured by unknown captors. Bran, Rickon, Osha and Hodor encounter the siblings Jojen and Meera, children of the Stark bannerman Howland. Jojen, who has been sharing Bran's strange dreams, tells him that he is a warg, able to enter the minds of animals.
23	3	"Walk of Punishment"	David Benioff	David Benioff & D. B. Weiss	April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14)	4.72[6]
Robb and Catelyn attend the funeral in Riverrun. Tywin decides to send Baelish to Lysa intending to have them married in order to secure her alliance, making Tyrion the new Master of Coin. While Hot Pie decides to stay at the inn, Arya and Gendry follow the Brotherhood. Learning of the massacre at the Fist of the First Men, Rayder sends Snow with a band of Wildlings to scale the Wall and attack the Watch while it is weakened. The surviving men of the Night's Watch arrive back at Craster's Keep, where Tarly witnesses Gilly give birth to a son. Theon is freed from torture and captivity by an unknown man, who later rescues him again. Melisandre leaves Dragonstone for an unknown mission, stating that the blood of a King is required for victory. Daenerys agrees to buy all the 8,000 Unsullied and the translator Missandei for one of her dragons, against Selmy's and Jorah's advice. Jaime persuades his captor Locke not to let Brienne be raped, but Locke cuts off the former's sword hand.
24	4	"And Now His Watch Is Ended"	Alex Graves	David Benioff & D. B. Weiss	April 21, 2013 (2013-04-21)	4.87[7]
Theon is betrayed by the rescuer, who returns him to the prison for torture. After a failed escape attempt, Jaime believes that he is lost without his sword hand; but Brienne, knowing what he did for her, urges him not to give up hope. Varys tells Tyrion how he became a eunuch, and that he now has in his power the magician who castrated him, advising Tyrion to be patient for vengeance. At Craster's keep, the surviving Night's Watchmen, starving, come into conflict with their host. Craster and Mormont are slain in the struggle, and Tarly flees with Gilly and her son. Arya and Gendry are taken to the secret cave of the Brotherhood, meeting their leader, Dondarrion, who later sentences Clegane to trial by combat with him. Margaery proposes marriage between Sansa and Loras. Daenerys meets with Kraznys to complete the trade of a dragon for the Unsullied army. She tests the Unsullied, then orders them to kill their former masters, reclaims her dragon and frees the Unsullied, who all decide to follow her freely.
25	5	"Kissed by Fire"	Alex Graves	Bryan Cogman	April 28, 2013 (2013-04-28)	5.35[8]
Tyrion convinces Olenna to pay for part of the royal wedding. Sansa tells Baelish about her decision to stay in King's Landing. The Lannisters discover the Tyrells' plot to marry off Sansa to Loras. To prevent the union, Tywin plans to marry Sansa to Tyrion, and Cersei to Loras, despite the siblings' protests. Stannis confesses his infidelity to his wife, Selyse, who then tells him she already knows and approves of it. His daughter, Shireen, sneaks into the dungeon to visit Davos and starts teaching him to read. Sandor kills Dondarrion and is released. However, Dondarrion is resurrected seemingly by the power of the Lord of Light. Gendry decides to stay with the Brotherhood, and Thoros and Dondarrion plan to ransom Arya to Robb. After being delivered to Bolton, Jaime confesses to Brienne why he killed Aerys. Robb executes Karstark after the latter murders two captive Lannister boys. With the Karstarks abandoning him, Robb plans to make a desperate alliance with Frey. Jon Snow succumbs to Ygritte's seduction and breaks his vows. The Unsullied select a warrior called Grey Worm as their leader on Daenerys' order.
26	6	"The Climb"	Alik Sakharov	David Benioff & D. B. Weiss	May 5, 2013 (2013-05-05)	5.50[9]
In King's Landing, Tywin coerces Olenna into agreeing to marry Loras to Cersei, who reveals to Tyrion that it was Joffrey who tried to have him killed during the siege. Tyrion confesses to Shae and Sansa about the upcoming marriage. Baelish tells Varys that he has caught Ros as Varys' informant and has given her to Joffrey, who kills her. In the Riverlands, Melisandre buys Gendry from the Brotherhood, foretelling that Arya will kill many people. Robb makes a new deal with Frey by agreeing to give him Harrenhal and marry his uncle Edmure to Frey's daughter, Roslin. Bolton plans to send Jaime to King's Landing, but refuses to send Brienne with him. At an unknown location, the mysterious man continues to torture Theon. In the North, tension arises between Osha and Meera. Beyond the Wall, Tarly continues his flight with Gilly and her son, while Snow and Ygritte manage to climb the Wall with two other Wildlings.
27	7	"The Bear and the Maiden Fair"	Michelle MacLaren	George R. R. Martin	May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12)	4.84[10]
In the North, Jojen tells Bran they must go beyond the Wall to find the raven, to Osha's horror. Snow and Ygritte's relationship deepens, making fellow Wildling Orell angry. Theon is emasculated by his torturer. Talisa reveals to Robb that she is pregnant. Arya runs away from the Brotherhood, only to be captured by Sandor. Melisandre reveals to Gendry that his father was Robert. Shae tells Tyrion that she will not continue their relationship once he marries Sansa. Tywin counsels Joffrey and discusses Daenerys with the former dismissing the danger she might pose. Daenerys reaches the city of Yunkai and declares war on them. Bolton departs Harrenhall for Edmure's wedding while Jaime says farewell to Brienne and departs for King's Landing. On the road, he finds out that Locke refused Brienne's father's ransom. Jaime returns to Harrenhall to find Brienne in a pit fighting a bear. He leaps in and saves Brienne and departs once more, this time with her.
28	8	"Second Sons"	Michelle MacLaren	David Benioff & D. B. Weiss	May 19, 2013 (2013-05-19)	5.13[11]
King's Landing hosts Tyrion and Sansa's wedding. Cersei shows displeasure upon Margaery and Loras. At the wedding feast Tyrion gets drunk and causes a scene, with Tywin demanding he make a baby soon. In their bedroom, Tyrion tells Sansa that they will not consummate their marriage until she wants to. Sandor reveals to Arya that they are heading for the Twins to ransom her to Robb. Stannis releases Davos, demanding he respect Melisandre, who arrives in Dragonstone with Gendry, whom she seduces and extracts blood from with three leeches. In a magical ritual, Stannis casts them into a fire naming three usurpers: Robb, Balon and Joffrey. Daenerys finds out that Yunkai has employed a mercenary company called the "Second Sons". One of the lieutenants named Naharis kills the other leaders and pledges his and the company's loyalty to Daenerys. Tarly and Gilly are attacked by a White Walker, whom the former destroys by the dragonglass dagger.
29	9	"The Rains of Castamere"	David Nutter	David Benioff & D. B. Weiss	June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02)	5.22[12]
Tarly, Gilly and her son arrive at the Wall. During a thunderstorm, Bran enters Hodor's mind to calm him down, an ability not possessed by any Wildling. Nearby, Snow refuses to kill a farmer, whom Ygritte kills before Snow is attacked by the other Wildlings. Bran uses his warg ability to save Snow, who kills Orell before escaping, leaving a furious Ygritte behind with chief Tormund. Osha, Rickon and his direwolf depart for the Last Hearth, while Bran and his remaining company plan to go beyond the Wall. Daenerys sends Jorah, Naharis and Grey Worm to infiltrate Yunkai and open the city gate for her army. Yunkai soon falls to her forces. Robb arrives at the Twins and apologizes to Walder, who appears to accept. Edmure marries Roslin and they leave to consummate their marriage before Walder's men murder Catelyn, Talisa and most of the Stark bannermen, while Bolton, revealed to be loyal to the Lannisters, kills Robb. Arya also arrives at the Twins and witnesses a part of the massacre, but Sandor knocks her unconscious and carries her to safety.
30	10	"Mhysa"	David Nutter	David Benioff & D. B. Weiss	June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09)	5.39[13]
The mastermind of the massacre is revealed to be Tywin, who rewards House Frey with the Seat of Riverrun and appoints Bolton Warden of the North. Theon learns he was surrendered by his men in return for safe passage from Winterfell and that his captor is Ramsay, Bolton's bastard. Against Balon's wishes, Yara decides to rescue Theon. Arya and Sandor kill some Frey soldiers mocking Robb's death. Arriving in the capital with Brienne, Jaime is reunited with Cersei. In the North, Tarly's party encounters Bran's and gives them the Dragonglass weapons before arriving back at Castle Black, where he and Maester Aemon send ravens to alert the Seven Kingdoms about the White Walkers. Being hit several times, Jon still manages to escape from Ygritte and returns to Castle Black. In Dragonstone, Davos helps Gendry escape, while Stannis decides to head north and aid the Watch against the White Walker threat, forgiving the former and keeping him. In Essos, the freed slaves of Yunkai receive Daenerys as their "mother".

Cast

See also: List of Game of Thrones characters

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Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) and Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister)

Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) and Kit Harington (Jon Snow)

Richard Madden (Robb Stark) and Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont)

Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark) and Aidan Gillen (Petyr Baelish)

Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) and Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth)

Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon) and Carice van Houten (Melisandre)

Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell) and John Bradley (Samwell Tarly)

Main cast

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister[14] Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister[14] Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen[14] Kit Harington as Jon Snow[14] Richard Madden as Robb Stark[14] Iain Glen as Jorah Mormont[14] Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark[14] Aidan Gillen as Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish[14] Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister[14] Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth[14] Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon[14] Carice van Houten as Melisandre[14] Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell[14] John Bradley as Samwell Tarly[14]

Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon[14] Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark[14] Oona Chaplin as Talisa Stark Sibel Kekilli as Shae[14] Rose Leslie as Ygritte[14] James Cosmo as Jeor Mormont[14] Jerome Flynn as Bronn[14] Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister[14] Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark[14] Maisie Williams as Arya Stark[14] Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy[14] Joe Dempsie as Gendry Rory McCann as Sandor "The Hound" Clegane[14] Conleth Hill as Varys[14]

Guest cast

The recurring actors listed here are those who appeared in season 3. They are listed by the region in which they first appear:

At and beyond the Wall Peter Vaughan as Maester Aemon Ben Crompton as Eddison Tollett Josef Altin as Pypar Mark Stanley as Grenn Luke Barnes as Rast Burn Gorman as Karl Tanner Will O'Connell as Todder Ciarán Hinds as Mance Rayder[14] Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane[14] Edward Dogliani as the Lord of Bones Ian Whyte as Dongo Mackenzie Crook as Orell Skinchanger[14] Robert Pugh as Craster Hannah Murray as Gilly[14] Ross Mullan as White Walkers In King's Landing Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle[14] Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell[14] Finn Jones as Loras Tyrell[14] Ian Beattie as Meryn Trant Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne Paul Bentley as the High Septon Will Tudor as Olyvar Esmé Bianco as Ros[14] Josephine Gillan as Marei Pixie Le Knot as Kayla On the Iron Islands Patrick Malahide as Balon Greyjoy Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy[14] On Dragonstone Tara Fitzgerald as Selyse Florent[14] Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon[14] Lucian Msamati as Salladhor Saan

In the North Art Parkinson as Rickon Stark[14] Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Jojen Reed[14] Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed[14] Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Snow Charlotte Hope as Myranda Kristian Nairn as Hodor[14] Natalia Tena as Osha[14] In the Riverlands Tobias Menzies as Edmure Tully[14] Clive Russell as Brynden Tully[14] David Bradley as Walder Frey Tom Brooke as Lame Lothar Frey Tim Plester as Black Walder Rivers Michael McElhatton as Roose Bolton[14] John Stahl as Rickard Karstark Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth[14] Dean-Charles Chapman as Martyn Lannister Timothy Gibbons as Willem Lannister Noah Taylor as Locke[14] Jamie Michie as Steelshanks Walton Richard Dormer as Beric Dondarrion[14] Paul Kaye as Thoros of Myr[14] Philip McGinley as Anguy[14] Anton Lesser as Qyburn[14] Ben Hawkey as Hot Pie In Essos Dan Hildebrand as Kraznys mo Nakloz Clifford Barry as Greizhen mo Ullhor George Georgiou as Razdal mo Eraz Ian McElhinney as Barristan Selmy[14] Ed Skrein as Daario Naharis Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei[14] Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm Mark Killeen as Mero Ramon Tikaram as Prendahl na Ghezn

The musicians Will Champion of Coldplay and Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol made cameo appearances,^[15] and Bart the Bear 2 (a.k.a. "Little Bart") was the bear that fought in the pit at Harrenhal.^[16]

Production

Game of Thrones rapidly became a critical and commercial success after it started airing in April 2011. A few days after ratings for the second season's premiere, "The North Remembers", hit a series high of 8.3 million viewers,^[17] HBO announced the show's renewal for a third season. Prior to that announcement, there had been rumors and reports^[18] that showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss planned to shoot seasons three and four simultaneously. Benioff said that this would be very efficient, but impossible to write.^[19]

The ten episodes of the third season are longer than the previous seasons', about 54 or 57 minutes as opposed to about 52.^[20] The season's budget was reported to be around 50 million U.S. dollars.^[21]

Writing

The third season is based on the first half of the novel A Storm of Swords. Benioff had previously said that A Storm of Swords would need to be adapted in two seasons on account of its length.^[22] Benioff and Weiss also noted that they thought of Game of Thrones as an adaptation of the series as a whole, rather than of individual novels, which gave them the liberty to move scenes back and forth across novels according to the requirements of the screen adaptation.^[19] According to Benioff, the third season contains a particularly memorable scene from A Storm of Swords, the prospect of filming which was part of their motivation to adapt the novels for television in the first place.^[19] The writing credits for the third season now state "Written for television by", instead of the usual "Written by" credit.

Season 3 saw the first significant use of the Valyrian languages, spoken in doomed Valyria and its former colonies in Essos. The constructed languages were developed by linguist David J. Peterson based on the few words Martin invented for the novels.^[23] Peterson had previously developed the Dothraki language, used principally in season 1.

Casting

The third season adds previously recurring actors Oona Chaplin (Talisa Maegyr), Joe Dempsie (Gendry) and Rose Leslie (Ygritte) to the series' main cast.

After an absence of one season David Bradley returns as Walder Frey, Ian McElhinney as Barristan Selmy, Peter Vaughan as Maester Aemon, Josef Altin as Pypar and Luke McEwan as Rast.

Crew

David Benioff and D. B. Weiss serve as main writers and showrunners for the third season. They co-wrote seven out of ten episodes. The remaining three episodes were written by Bryan Cogman, Vanessa Taylor, and the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin.

Daniel Minahan, Alex Graves, Michelle MacLaren, and David Nutter each directed two episodes. One further episode was directed by previous series cinematographer, Alik Sakharov, whereas another was co-directed by Benioff and Weiss, both making their directorial debuts, although only Benioff is credited for directing the episode.

Filming

The filming of the third season began in early July 2012,^[3] and concluded with the wrap of the unit filming in Iceland on November 24, 2012.^[24] Filming in Iceland, for scenes in five of the season's ten episodes, took place near Akureyri and Lake Mývatn. Dimmuborgir was used as the location for Mance Rayder's wildling army camp, and the Grjótagjá cave was used as establishing shot of Jon Snow and Ygrite in the cave although most of this scene was filmed in the studio.^[25] The filming in Iceland lasted eight days, as opposed to nearly a month for season 2.^[26]Kit Harington (Jon Snow) broke an ankle in an accident in July, which required the Iceland shoots to be pushed back to give him time to heal, as well as the occasional use of a body double.^[27]

The production was again based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and continued to receive support from the Northern Ireland Screen fund.^[28] The production used various locations in Northern Ireland to film scenes in the North and the Riverlands. Gosford Castle in Armagh, was used as the base for Rivverun Castle, home of House Tully.^[29]

The production also returned to Dubrovnik in Croatia for scenes in King's Landing. Morocco, a new location,^[3] was used to film Daenerys' scenes in Essos such as the city of Astapor, for which locations in Essaouira were used. A scene involving a live bear was filmed in Los Angeles.^[30]

Music

Main article: Game of Thrones: Season 3 (soundtrack)

The U.S. indie rock band The Hold Steady recorded "The Bear and the Maiden Fair", a ribald folk song from Martin's novels. The recording is played over the end credits of episode three, and the song is sung by Brienne and Jaime's captors in the same episode. Set to music by series composer Ramin Djawadi, the recording was released on a seven-inch record on Record Store Day, April 20, 2013.^[31]

The soundtrack for the season was released digitally on June 4, 2013, and on CD on July 2, 2013.^[32]

Reception

Critical response

Review aggregator Metacritic has a score of 91 for season 3, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 25 reviews.^[33] While the season 3 finale ("Mhysa") was generally well received,^[34][35][36]IGN's Matt Fowler stated, "Season 3 may have stumbled slightly with its finale, but up until then it was thrilling and traumatic." Overall, he gave season 3 a 9/10 rating.^[37] On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has a 96% approval rating from 44 critics with an average rating of 8.59 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Game of Thrones continues to deliver top quality drama for adults, raising the stakes even higher and leaving viewers hungry for more."^[38]

Game of Thrones (season 3): Critical reception by episode

Season 3 (2013): Percentage of positive reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes[38]

Ratings

Main article: Game of Thrones § Viewer numbers

Accolades

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Game of Thrones

For the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, the third season received 16 nominations, including for Outstanding Drama Series, Peter Dinklage for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Emilia Clarke for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Diana Rigg for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, and David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode "The Rains of Castamere".^[39] That episode also won the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.^[40]Game of Thrones won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama for the 29th TCA Awards, and also received a nomination for Program of the Year.^[41] For the 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Drama Ensemble, Peter Dinklage was nominated for Best Drama Actor, and the series won for Best Stunt Team.^[42]

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2013	AFI Awards	AFI TV Award	Game of Thrones	Won	[43]
	ASCAP Awards	Top Television Series	Ramin Djawadi	Won	[44]
	EWwy Award	Best Supporting Actress, Drama	Natalie Dormer	Won	[45]
	Artios Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Drama	Nina Gold	Nominated	[46]
	Young Hollywood Awards	Actor of the Year	Kit Harington	Won	[47]
	3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Drama Series	Game of Thrones	Won	[48]
		Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Emilia Clarke	Nominated
		Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series	Diana Rigg	Nominated
	65th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	Game of Thrones	Nominated	[39]
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Peter Dinklage	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Emilia Clarke	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series	David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for "The Rains of Castamere"	Nominated
	65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series	Gemma Jackson, Frank Walsh, and Tina Jones for "Valar Dohaeris"	Nominated
		Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series	Nina Gold and Robert Sterne	Nominated
		Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-camera Series	Rob McLachlan for "Mhysa"	Nominated
		Outstanding Costumes for a Series	Michele Clapton, Alexander Fordham, and Chloe Aubry for "Walk of Punishment"	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Diana Rigg for "And Now His Watch Is Ended"	Nominated
		Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series	Kevin Alexander, Candice Banks, Rosalia Culora, and Gary Machin for "Second Sons"	Nominated
		Outstanding Interactive Program	Game of Thrones Season Three Enhanced Digital Experience	Nominated
		Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)	Paul Engelen and Melissa Lackersteen for "Kissed by Fire"	Won
		Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Paul Engelen, Conor O'Sullivan, and Rob Trenton for "Valar Dohaeris"	Nominated
		Outstanding Single-camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series	Oral Ottey for "The Rains of Castamere"	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series	Peter Brown, Kira Roessler, Tim Hands, Paul Aulicino, Stephen P. Robinson, Vanessa Lapato, Brett Voss, James Moriana, Jeffrey Wilhoit, and David Klotz for "And Now His Watch Is Ended"	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (1 hour)	Matthew Waters, Onnalee Blank, Ronan Hill, and Mervyn Moore for "And Now His Watch Is Ended"	Nominated
		Outstanding Special Visual Effects	Doug Campbell, Rainer Gombos, Juri Stanossek, Sven Martin, Steve Kullback, Jan Fiedler, Chris Stenner, Tobias Mannewitz, Thilo Ewers, and Adam Chazen for "Valar Dohaeris"	Won
	Hollywood Post Alliance Awards	Outstanding Color Grading – Television	Joe Finley for "Kissed by Fire"	Nominated	[49]
		Outstanding Sound – Television	Paula Fairfield, Brad Katona, Jed Dodge, Onnalee Blank and Mathew Waters for "The Climb"	Won
		Outstanding Visual Effects – Television	Joe Bauer and Jabbar Raisani, Jörn Grosshans and Sven Martin, and Doug Campbell for "Valar Dohaeris"	Won
	International Film Music Critics Association	Best Original Score for a Television Series	Ramin Djawadi	Nominated	[50]
	29th TCA Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Drama	Game of Thrones	Won	[41]
		Program of the Year	Game of Thrones	Nominated
	Gold Derby TV Awards 2013	Best Drama Series	Game of Thrones	Nominated	[51]
		Best Drama Supporting Actor	Peter Dinklage	Nominated
			Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	Nominated
		Best Drama Supporting Actress	Emilia Clarke	Nominated
			Michelle Fairley	Nominated
		Best Drama Guest Actress	Diana Rigg	Won
		Best Drama Episode	"The Rains of Castamere"	Won
		Ensemble of the Year	The cast of Game of Thrones	Won
	IGN Awards	Best TV Episode	The Rains of Castamere	Nominated	[52]
		Best TV Series	Game of Thrones	Nominated
		Best TV Drama Series	Game of Thrones	Nominated
		Best TV Villain	David Bradley as Walder Frey	Nominated
		Best TV Villain	Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon	Nominated
	IGN People's Choice Awards	Best TV Episode	The Rains of Castamere	Nominated
		Best TV Series	Game of Thrones	Nominated
		Best TV Drama Series	Game of Thrones	Nominated
		Best TV Villain	David Bradley as Walder Frey	Nominated
		Best TV Villain	Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon	Won
	18th Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	Nominated	[53]
		Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Emilia Clarke	Nominated
		Best Television Series – Genre	Game of Thrones	Won
2014	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Premium Cable TV Show	Game of Thrones	Nominated	[54]
		Favorite TV Anti-Hero	Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister	Nominated
		Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress	Emilia Clarke	Nominated
	Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards	Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Television	Paul Engelen, Melissa Lackersteen	Nominated	[55]
	American Cinema Editors	Best Edited One-Hour Series For Non-Commercial Television	Oral Norrie Ottey for "The Rains of Castamere"	Nominated	[56]
	ADG Excellence in Production Design Award	One-Hour Single Camera Television Series	Gemma Jackson for "Valar Dohaeris"	Won	[57]
	American Society of Cinematographers	One-Hour Episodic Television Series	Jonathan Freeman for "Valar Dohaeris"	Won	[58]
			Anette Haellmigk "Kissed by Fire"	Nominated
	Costume Designers Guild Awards	Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series	Game of Thrones	Nominated	[59]
	Cinema Audio Society Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Television Series – One Hour	Ronan Hill, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, and Brett Voss for "The Rains of Castamere"	Won	[60]
	11th Irish Film & Television Awards	Best Television Drama	Game of Thrones	Nominated	[61]
		Actor in a Supporting Role – Television	Liam Cunningham	Nominated
			Aidan Gillen	Nominated
		Actress in a Supporting Role – Television	Michelle Fairley	Won
		Best Sound	Ronan Hill	Won
	Astra Awards	Favourite Program – International Drama	Game of Thrones	Won	[62]
	Directors Guild of America Award	Dramatic Series	David Nutter for "The Rains of Castamere"	Nominated	[63]
	Golden Reel Awards	Best Sound Editing – Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television	Jed Dodge and Tim Hands for "The Rains of Castamere"	Won	[64]
		Best Sound Editing – Short Form Music	David Klotz for "The Rains of Castamere"	Won
		Best Sound Editing – Short Form Sound Effects and Foley	Tim Kimmel for "The Rains of Castamere"	Nominated
	Hugo Awards	Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form	David Benioff, David Nutter, and D. B. Weiss for "The Rains of Castamere"	Won	[40]
	Kerrang! Awards	Best TV Show	Game of Thrones	Won	[65]
	Location Managers Guild Awards	Outstanding Location Television Program	Game of Thrones	Won	[66]
		Outstanding Achievement by a Location Professional – TV Program	Robert Boake	Won
	Producers Guild Awards	"The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama"	David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Christopher Newman, Greg Spence, Carolyn Strauss, and D. B. Weiss	Nominated	[67]
	Royal Television Society	International Program	Game of Thrones	Won	[68]
	Saturn Award	Best Television Presentation	Game of Thrones	Nominated	[69]
		Best Performance by a Younger Actor on Television	Jack Gleeson	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor on Television	Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress on Television	Gwendoline Christie	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress on Television	Michelle Fairley	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series	Peter Dinklage	Nominated	[42]
		Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Alfie Allen, John Bradley, Oona Chaplin, Gwendoline Christie, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Mackenzie Crook, Charles Dance, Joe Dempsie, Peter Dinklage, Natalie Dormer, Nathali Emmanuel, Michelle Fairley, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Kristofer Hivju, Paul Kaye, Sibel Kekilli, Rose Leslie, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Michael McElhatton, Ian McElhinney, Philip McGinley, Hannah Murray, Iwan Rheon, Sophie Turner, Carice Van Houten, Maisie Williams	Nominated
		Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series	Rachelle Beinart, Richard Bradshaw, Ben Dimmock, Levan Doran, Jamie Edgell, Bradley Farmer, Jozsef Fodor, Dave Forman, Paul Herbert, Paul Howell, Daniel Naprous, Florian Robin, CC Smiff, Roy Taylor	Won
	Visual Effects Society	Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast	Philip Meyer, Ingo Schachner, Travis Nobles, Florian Friedmann for "Raising the Dragons"	Nominated	[70]
		Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program	Kirk Brillon, Steve Gordon, Geoff Sayer, Winston Lee for "The Climb"	Won
		Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program	Patrick Zentis, Mayur Patel, Nitin Singh, Tim Alexander for "The Climb"	Won
		Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program	Steve Kullback, Joe Bauer, Jörn Großhans, Sven Martin for "Valar Dohaeris"	Won

Release

Broadcast

The day after the third season premiered in the U.S., it premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic,^[71] in Australia on Foxtel,^[72] and in New Zealand on SoHo.^[73]

Home media

The third season was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on February 18, 2014 (2014-02-18),^[74] in region 2 on February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)^[75] and in region 4 on February 19, 2014 (2014-02-19).^[76]

It was made available for purchase as a digital download on the iTunes store, in Australia only, in parallel to the U.S. premiere.^[77]
However, on May 14, 2013, Foxtel blocked the Australian iTunes store from making the episodes available soon after they screened in the U.S.^[78] Season 3 was reported to be the most infringed TV show via torrents during spring 2013, estimated to be 5.2 million downloads via BitTorrent.^[79]

Game of Thrones: The Complete Third Season
Set details		Special features
Format: AC-3, Blu-ray, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Language: English Subtitles: English, French, Castilian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Swedish, Turkish 16:9 aspect ratio 5-disc set, 10 episodes		"A Gathering Storm": Look back at the stormy events of Season 2 in this 14-minute recap with cast and crew. "The Politics of Marriage": Cast and crew examine the institution of marriage and its place in Game of Thrones. "Inside the Wildlings": Go beyond the Wall with this introduction to the wildlings. "New Characters": Meet the new faces in Season 3: Olenna Tyrell, Missandei, Mance Rayder, Tormund Giantsbane, Orell, Jojen & Meera Reed, Blackfish & Edmure Tully, Thoros of Myr, and Beric Dondarrion. Deleted Scenes/Extended Scenes: Five deleted and extended scenes. Twelve audio commentaries by, among others, Benioff, Weiss, Martin, Headey, Clarke, Fairley, Harington, Madden and more. Blu-ray exclusive: "In-Episode Guide": In-feature resource that provides background information about on-screen characters, locations, and relevant histories. "Histories & Lore": Learn about the mythology of Westeros as told from the varying perspectives of the characters themselves. "The Rains of Castamere Unveiled": Get an in-depth look at the creation of the most pivotal episode of Season 3 in this comprehensive exposé featuring cast and crew. "Roots of Westeros":Explore the interconnected web of relationships, rivalries, and conflicts between the noble houses of Westeros with this interactive guide.[74][80]
DVD release dates
Region 1		Region 2		Region 4
February 18, 2014[74]		February 17, 2014[75]		February 19, 2014[76]

Copyright infringement

The third season of Game of Thrones was the most-pirated TV series in 2013.^[81]

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v t e George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire
A Game of Thrones (1996) A Clash of Kings (1998) A Storm of Swords (2000) A Feast for Crows (2005) A Dance with Dragons (2011) The Winds of Winter (TBA)
Franchise media	Novellas Tales of Dunk and Egg (1998–2010) The Princess and the Queen (2013) The Rogue Prince (2014) The Sons of the Dragon (2017) TV series Episodes Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Awards Characters Music "Game of Thrones Theme" "The Rains of Castamere" "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" "Light of the Seven" Catch the Throne Live Concert Experience Soundtracks Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Title sequence After the Thrones Thronecast Video games A Game of Thrones: Genesis Game of Thrones (2012) Game of Thrones Ascent Game of Thrones (2014) Reigns: Game of Thrones Other media The World of Ice & Fire (2014) Fire & Blood (2018) Board game Card game (Second edition) Comic book series
Characters	Petyr Baelish Joffrey Baratheon Myrcella Baratheon Renly Baratheon Robert Baratheon Stannis Baratheon Tommen Baratheon Ramsay Bolton Roose Bolton Bronn Gregor Clegane Sandor Clegane Khal Drogo Gendry Tormund Giantsbane Gilly Theon Greyjoy Hodor Cersei Lannister Jaime Lannister Tyrion Lannister Tywin Lannister Oberyn Martell Melisandre Missandei Jorah Mormont Daario Naharis Ellaria Sand Davos Seaworth Jon Snow High Sparrow Arya Stark Bran Stark Catelyn Stark Ned Stark Rickon Stark Robb Stark Sansa Stark Daenerys Targaryen Viserys Targaryen Samwell Tarly Brienne of Tarth Margaery Tyrell Olenna Tyrell Varys Ygritte
The Known World	Languages Dothraki Valyrian Themes Iron Throne White Walker
Miscellaneous	Fandom
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v t e Game of Thrones episodes
Season 1	"Winter Is Coming" "The Kingsroad" "Lord Snow" "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things" "The Wolf and the Lion" "A Golden Crown" "You Win or You Die" "The Pointy End" "Baelor" "Fire and Blood"
Season 2	"The North Remembers" "The Night Lands" "What Is Dead May Never Die" "Garden of Bones" "The Ghost of Harrenhal" "The Old Gods and the New" "A Man Without Honor" "The Prince of Winterfell" "Blackwater" "Valar Morghulis"
Season 3	"Valar Dohaeris" "Dark Wings, Dark Words" "Walk of Punishment" "And Now His Watch Is Ended" "Kissed by Fire" "The Climb" "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" "Second Sons" "The Rains of Castamere" "Mhysa"
Season 4	"Two Swords" "The Lion and the Rose" "Breaker of Chains" "Oathkeeper" "First of His Name" "The Laws of Gods and Men" "Mockingbird" "The Mountain and the Viper" "The Watchers on the Wall" "The Children"
Season 5	"The Wars to Come" "The House of Black and White" "High Sparrow" "Sons of the Harpy" "Kill the Boy" "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken" "The Gift" "Hardhome" "The Dance of Dragons" "Mother's Mercy"
Season 6	"The Red Woman" "Home" "Oathbreaker" "Book of the Stranger" "The Door" "Blood of My Blood" "The Broken Man" "No One" "Battle of the Bastards" "The Winds of Winter"
Season 7	"Dragonstone" "Stormborn" "The Queen's Justice" "The Spoils of War" "Eastwatch" "Beyond the Wall" "The Dragon and the Wolf"
Season 8	"Winterfell"

v t e Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series
Mad Men, season 4 (2011) Homeland, season 1 (2012) Breaking Bad, season 5, part I / Game of Thrones, season 3 (2013) Breaking Bad, season 5, part II (2014) The Americans, season 3 (2015) Mr. Robot, season 1 (2016) Game of Thrones, season 6 (2016) The Handmaid's Tale, season 1 (2017) The Americans, season 6 (2018)

v t e TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama

The Jewel in the Crown (1985) Death of a Salesman (1986) L.A. Law, season 1 (1987) St. Elsewhere, season 6 (1988) Lonesome Dove (1989) Twin Peaks, season 1 (1990) thirtysomething, season 4 (1991) I’ll Fly Away, season 1 (1992) I’ll Fly Away, season 2 (1993) NYPD Blue, season 1 (1994) My So-Called Life, season 1 (1995) Homicide: Life on the Street, season 4 (1996) Homicide: Life on the Street, season 5 (1997) Homicide: Life on the Street, season 6 (1998) The Sopranos, season 1 (1999) The West Wing, season 1 (2000) The Sopranos, season 3 / The West Wing, season 2 (2001) Six Feet Under, season 1/season 2 (2002) Boomtown, season 1 (2003) The Sopranos, season 5 (2004) Lost, season 1 (2005) Lost, season 2 (2006) The Sopranos, season 6, part II (2007) Mad Men, season 1 (2008) Mad Men, season 2 (2009) Breaking Bad, season 3 / Lost, season 6 (2010) Mad Men, season 4 (2011) Breaking Bad, season 4 (2012) Game of Thrones, season 3 (2013) The Good Wife, season 5 (2014) The Americans, season 3 (2015) The Americans, season 4 (2016) The Handmaid's Tale, season 1 (2017) The Americans, season 6 (2018)

v t e Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
24, season 6 (2007) Heroes, season 3, part I (2008) 24, season 7 (2009) True Blood, season 3 (2010) Game of Thrones, season 1 (2011) Game of Thrones, season 2 (2012) Game of Thrones, season 3 (2013) Game of Thrones, season 4 (2014) Game of Thrones, season 5 (2015) Game of Thrones, season 6 (2016) Game of Thrones, season 7 (2017) GLOW, season 2 (2018)

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