<P> IGN's Matt Fowler wrote in his review, "At this point, it seems like the pattern when it comes to the ninth episode of a given season of Game of Thrones is tragic death, amazing battle, tragic death, amazing battle, and so on . And this being Season 6, it was time to land on a phenomenal clash of swords and shields - and' Battle of the Bastards' certainly delivered ." He continued, "Game of Thrones did not disappoint when it came to this season's great northern battle, as Jon and Sansa's differences were spectacularly highlighted in a savagely strong war chapter that saw House Stark overcome huge odds to reclaim their home . Plus, Daenerys got to soar, as her dragons quickly stopped a violent siege with fury and fire ." Fowler gave the episode a top score of 10 . Jeremy Egner of The New York Times also praised the episode: "As directed by Miguel Sapochnik, who also oversaw last season's terrific' Hardhome' episode, the lengthy sequence was terrifying, gripping and exhilarating, sometimes all at once, a sweeping display of all the different ways one can die on the battlefield ." Egner called Ramsay's death an episode highlight ("Ramsay Bolton's demise was arguably the most eagerly anticipated death ever on Game of Thrones and the show handled it with flair, dispatching him in a poetic, canine - fueled fashion that was no less satisfying for being telegraphed early on"), and concluded about Daenerys's scene: "Daenerys Stormborn had a few words for the slave masters who launched their attack last week . Those words included' surrender or die' and' thanks for the ships', as we saw another thrilling action sequence that I believe reunited the dragon triplets for the first time since they were quite young ." Myles McNutt of The A.V. Club wrote in his review, "This battle works as a climactic moment for Game of Thrones as a cultural event, selling us on the scale and ambition of the producers and their production teams, all who should be commended for the accomplishments from a technical perspective ." According to James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly, "Was this the show's best episode? It's hard to immediately process that question . Maybe? Probably . It's almost certainly the most exciting hour and had the most jaw - dropping battle sequence we've seen yet on TV ." </P> <P> Ed Power of The Daily Telegraph discussed the episode's refreshing strong - women theme: "Game of Thrones has been justly criticised for employing young actresses as wobbly - wobbly window dressing and, though the toplessness has been dialed back this season, it's still very much a calling card . However there are reasons for suspecting that the series is attempting to make amends--by arguing that Westeros would be far better off with women in charge . Even as Sansa was turning the tide at Winterfell, in Meereen, Daenerys and Yara Greyjoy were striking up a lady bromance--and seemingly rock - solid alliance--for the ages ." Laura Prudom of Variety agreed: "After seasons of criticism over the show's misogyny (sometimes earned, sometimes not), it's thrilling to see an episode like' Battle of the Bastards', where women like Dany, Sansa and Yara--and emasculated men (either figuratively or literally) like Tyrion and Theon--break the gears of war and the familiar patterns of violence by attempting to' leave the world better than we found it', despite the examples set by the evil white cisgendered men who came before them ." According to Sarah Larson of The New Yorker, "Sansa watches calmly, then smiles . You've come a long way, baby . Or she's become a monster, and so have I . The women of Westeros are on the warpath ." </P> <P> The episode received a record six Primetime Emmy Awards, including awards for writing and direction . "Battle of the Bastards" has been nominated for 32 awards and has won 19 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Nominee (s) </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 68th Primetime Emmy Awards </Td> <Td> Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series </Td> <Td> Kit Harington as Jon Snow </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series </Td> <Td> Miguel Sapochnik </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series </Td> <Td> David Benioff and D.B. Weiss </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards </Td> <Td> Outstanding Make - up for a Single - Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) </Td> <Td> Jane Walker, Kate Thompson, Nicola Mathews, Kay Bilk, Marianna Kyriacou, Pamela Smyth </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Single - Camera Picture Editing for a Drama series </Td> <Td> Tim Porter </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Series </Td> <Td> Ronan Hill, Richard Dyer, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Special Visual Effects </Td> <Td> Steve Kullback, Joe Bauer, Adam Chazen, Derek Spears, Eric Carney, Sam Conway, Matthew Rouleau, Michelle Blok, Glenn Melenhorst </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gold Derby Awards </Td> <Td> Best Drama Episode </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australian Production Design Guild </Td> <Td> 3D Award for Visual Effects Design </Td> <Td> Iloura </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Society of Cinematographers </Td> <Td> ACO / BSC / GBCT Operators TV Drama Award </Td> <Td> Sean Savage, David Morgan & John Ferguson </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hollywood Professional Alliance </Td> <Td> Outstanding Sound </Td> <Td> Tim Kimmel, Paula Fairfield, Mathew Waters, Onnalee Blank, Bradley Katona, Paul Bercovitch </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Editing </Td> <Td> Tim Porter </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Visual Effects </Td> <Td> Joe Bauer, Eric Carney, Derek Spears, Glenn Melenhorst, Matthew Rouleau </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American Society of Cinematographers </Td> <Td> Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series </Td> <Td> Fabian Wagner </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 44th Annie Awards </Td> <Td> Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production </Td> <Td> Nicholas Tripodi, Dean Elliott, James Hollingworth, Matt Weaver </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American Cinema Editors Awards 2017 </Td> <Td> Best Edited One - Hour Series For Non-Commercial Television </Td> <Td> Tim Porter </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Visual Effects Society Awards 2016 </Td> <Td> Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode </Td> <Td> Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Glenn Melenhorst, Matthew Rouleau, Sam Conway </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode or Real - Time Project </Td> <Td> James Kinnings, Michael Holzl, Matt Derksen, Joeseph Hoback--Drogon </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial or Real - Time Project </Td> <Td> Deak Ferrand, Dominic Daigle, François Croteau, Alexandru Banuta--Meereen City </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project </Td> <Td> Patrick Tiberius Gehlen, Michelle Blok, Christopher Baird, Drew Wood - Davies </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real - Time Project </Td> <Td> Kevin Blom, Sasmit Ranadive, Wanghua Huang, Ben Andersen </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thomas Hullin, Dominik Kirouac, James Dong, Xavier Fourmond--Meereen City </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real - Time Project </Td> <Td> Thomas Montminy - Brodeur, Patrick David, Michael Crane, Joe Salazar - Meereen City </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominic Hellier, Morgan Jones, Thijs Noij, Caleb Thompson--Retaking Winterfell </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cinema Audio Society Awards 2016 </Td> <Td> Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing--Television Series--One Hour </Td> <Td> Ronan Hill, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, Richard Dyer, Brett Voss </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 69th Directors Guild of America Awards </Td> <Td> Dramatic Series </Td> <Td> Miguel Sapochnik </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Golden Reel Awards </Td> <Td> Best Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: FX / Foley </Td> <Td> Tim Kimmel, Brett Voss, John Matter, Jeffrey Wilhoit, Dylan Wilhoit, Paula Fairfield and Bradley Katona </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: Dialogue / ADR </Td> <Td> Tim Kimmel and Tim Hands </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Sound Editing in Television, Short Form: Music </Td> <Td> David Klotz </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hugo Award </Td> <Td> Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form </Td> <Td> David Benioff (writer), D.B. Weiss (writer), and Miguel Sapochnik (director) </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Webby Award </Td> <Td> Unscripted (Branded) </Td> <Td> Episode Featurette </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Academy Television Awards </Td> <Td> Must - See Moment </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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