Peter Dinklagejust won one last award for his belovedGame of Thronescharacter.
On Sunday, the actor, 50, won outstanding actor in drama series at theSAG Awardsfor his performance as Tyrion Lannister in thefinal seasonof HBO’s epic saga.
“Oh my, I think he was onGame of Thrones,” Dinklage joked while looking at his award.
The actor then turned his attention to his fellowGame of Thronescast members.
“I would like to thank the people of Northern Ireland, who put up with us for nine years,” he said of the show’s filming location. “Then I would also like to thank people at table nine and 10 and beyond over there. We put up with each other for nine years.”
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He also gave his wife, Erica Schmidt, a sweet shout-out.
“Finally and most importantly, I’d like to thank my wife who put up with me for more than nine years,” he said. “But lived in a place far away from home, but made it home because we were together.”
Tyrion Lannister.Helen Sloan/HBO
Other nominees recognized in the category includedSterling K. Brown(This Is Us),Steve CarellandBilly Crudup(The Morning Show) andDavid Harbour(Stranger Things).
Responding to fan backlash over the landmark fantasy series’ final season, Dinklage toldThe New Yorkerthat the distaste was likely due to avid fans’ strong connection to the material.
“Everybody’s always going to have an opinion, and that means an ownership. It’s like breaking up with somebody. They get upset,” he said at the time. “I can’t speak for everybody, but my feeling is they didn’t want it to end, so a lot of people got angry.”
The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are airing live Sunday starting at 8 p.m. ET on TNT and TBS.
source: people.com
