What episodes did Game of Thrones stars submit for Emmys?

Game of Thrones received a staggering 23 Emmy nominations for its sixth season, but we’ll have to wait a while to see whether the show will claim any of them. In the meantime, awards news site Gold Derby has the scoop on which episodes each of those people nominated in the acting categories submitted for consideration. These are the episodes the actors want to be judged on, which probably means they think it’s their best work from the year. Let’s take a look.

Outstanding Supporting Actress

This is a tough category. Fully three women from Game of Thrones are up for the award: Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, and Maisie Williams. Joining them are Constance Zimmer (UnREAL), Maura Tierney (The Affair), and Maggie Smith, the latter of whom may well take home the gold, given that this will be the last time she’s eligible for this award for her work on Downton Abbey.

Here’s what the ladies of Game of Thrones put forward:

Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) submitted “The Winds of Winter,” the sixth season finale. This is the episode where Cersei blew up all her enemies, wine-boarded Septa Unella, grieved for her son, and crowned herself queen of the Seven Kingdoms. She does some splashy acting in this one, so it makes sense.

Headey has been nominated for her work as Cersei before, but hasn’t won. Will this be her year?

Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) has submitted “No One,” the episode where Arya convalesced in Lady Crane’s room, ran like hell from the Waif, and confronted Jaqen H’ghar before emancipating herself from the House of Black and White. Williams got to show off a lot of different sides of herself in this one.

This is the first time Williams has been nominated for an Emmy. She is extremely pleased.

Finally, Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) submitted “Book of the Stranger,” the one where Dany barbecues all the khals and claims their khalasars for herself. When it comes to making threatening speeches in made-up languages, Clarke really can’t be beat, so maybe the one she gives to the khals right before immolating them will finally snag her an Emmy—she’s been nominated twice before.

Outstanding Support Actor

Both two-time Emmy winner Peter Dinklage (still the only member of the Game of Thrones team to have won an Emmy for acting) and newbie Kit Harington are nominated in this category. They’re up against Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul), Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline), Michael Kelly (House of Cards), and Jon Voight (Roy Donovan). Here’re their submissions:

Kit Harington (Jon Snow), as expected, submitted “Battle of the Bastards,” the barn-burning penultimate episode of the season that saw Jon Snow in the fight of his life outside Winterfell. From the perspective of someone watching at home, I thought Harington did his career best work here. “Battle of the Bastards” involved a lot of intense physical acting, and Harington sold every moment of it.

I think Harington may have this category sewn up. What do you think?

In hopes of earning a third Emmy for his work on Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) submitted “No One”…wait, he did?

In “No One,” Tyrion bid goodbye to Varys near the docks in Meereen, joked around with Missandei and Grey Worm, and was surprised when Daenerys returned to the city while it was under attack from the slavers. This is odd. It’s not that Dinklage did a bad job in “No One,” but…was it really his best work? What about that remarkable scene in “Home” when he unchains Viserion and Rhaegal, or when he shows off his skill with realpolitik in “Book of the Stranger,” or the touching moment when Daenerys makes him Hand of the Queen in “The Winds of Winter?” I’d deem any of those moments more ripe for reward than his comparatively muted stuff in “No One.”

Not to go all conspiracy theorist here, but is it possible that Dinklage is throwing the fight so Harington can win? After all, Dinklage has already won in this category twice, and is probably aware that Emmy voters tend to go with what they know. Maybe he submitted an episode where he knows he didn’t shine so Harington looked especially good by comparison? Or maybe I’m overthinking this.

Outstanding Support Actor

Finally, the Emmy nominating ballots revealed that Max von Sydow (the Three-Eyed Raven) is being considered for his work in “The Door,” where his character died. If you’re going to go with one episode, go with the one where you died.