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10th December 2019
07:09pm GMT

"I didn't expect to be nominated," the actor told The Hollywood Reporter. "I thought the show might be, but I was just at home, learning lines, and then my publicists called. It was very unexpected and wonderful."
"Every time I go to say goodbye to this show, something comes along that reminds me of the story of it," he continued. "This is one of those moments. I have to say thanks to the HFPA for nominating me. We spent a lot of years with this thing. Obviously, I dearly loved it. I loved every moment of it. I loved the character. It's a weird feeling, but I feel kind of happy for him, the character, if that makes sense."
Reflecting on being the one nominee for Game of Thrones this year, the actor dubbed himself "the loner Throner".
"I'm the 'loner Throner,' it seems," he said. "I just imagine myself sitting down at a table all by myself as the 'loner Throner!'
"Obviously, I'm sad I'm not going to be there with Emilia [Clarke], Peter [Dinklage], the rest of the cast, or [David Benioff and Dan Weiss]," he explained. "I wanted everyone to be nominated, and I feel like they should, as anyone who loves their show and loves their cast and crew would feel and want. I'm happy for my nomination, and I'd love the show to be represented [more], but it won an Emmy, and it wasn't nominated for a Globe.
"So I'll represent the show on my own. I'll do my best... 'You know no-one, Jon Snow!'"Explore more on these topics: