The end of the year is nigh, awards season is on hand, and nominations are breaking out all over for HBO’s GAME OF THRONES series.

This morning the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the finalists for their Golden Globe Awards, GAME OF THRONES was nominated in the Best Television Series – Drama category, where we’ll be competing with AMERICAN HORROR STORY, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, BOSS, and HOMELAND.

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Peter Dinklage also earned a noomination, for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister. For a full list of all the Golden Globe nominations, go to: http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2011/12/the-69th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/

The Golden Globes will be presented in Beverly Hills on Sunday, January 15.

GAME OF THRONES also rated a nod in the 18th annual Screen Actor’s Guild awards for outstanding performances, where the entire cast won a nomination for Outstanding Performance for an Ensemble in a Drama Series. The other nominees are DEXTER, BREAKING BAD, THE GOOD WIFE, and BOARDWALK EMPIRE.

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SAG also nominated our sensational stuntmen (and stuntwomen) for Oustanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series. We’ll be competing against SPARTACUS, TRUE BLOOD, SOUTHLAND, and DEXTER.

For a full list: http://www.sagawards.org//awards/nominees-and-recipients/18th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards. The winners of the SAG awards will be announced on Sunday, January 29, from Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, over at the Writers Guild, our writing staff was twice nominated in the 64th annual WGA awards. In Best Drama, we will be on the ballot beside BREAKING BAD, THE GOOD WIFE, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, and HOMELAND. We’re also up in Best New Series, where we will be competing against EPISODES, HOMELAND, THE KILLING, and NEW GIRL.

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The full list of nominees can be found at http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1516 The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in LA on Sunday, February 19.

Congratulations to all our nominees… ((and condolences to those who were not nominated, and deserved to be. You were robbed! Wait till next year!!)).

Keep your fingers crossed. Toes too! Tentacles, if you’ve got ’em!

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HBO rolled out a new teaser for the second season of GAME OF THRONES night before last, just before the season finale of BOARDWALK EMPIRE.

In case you missed it — (as I did, watching the exciting finish of the Giants victory over the Cowboys) — here you go:

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The voiceover is by Stephen Dillane, who will be portraying Stannis Baratheon.

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I’ve signed 5 copies of the script I wrote for Game of Thrones Season 1. Want to enter to win one? Head over to http://www.barnesandnoble.com/container/stores.asp?PID=41441 to pre-order your copy of the first season on Blu-ray or DVD and while you are there, enter to win one of the scripts.

Edit:

My HBO person sent me a new link to try.

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Arya… erh, I mean Arry… has a new wardrobe and hair style for season two of GAME OF THRONES.

HBO tells all in their latest promotional video:

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And by the way, if you’re not following HBO’s “Making Game of Thrones” site, you should be. They’ll be posting lots more goodies there in the weeks and months to come.

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HBO gave us all a little taste of season two of GAME OF THRONES tonight, with an “In Production” feature before the latest kickass episode of BOARDWALK EMPIRE.

In case you missed it…

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Lots of our new second season characters can be glimpsed therein… Melisandre, Stannis, Davos, Brienne, Margaery, and so many more…

You’ll meet them all in April.

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Sorry, Froggy. You want to plunk your magic twanger and pop in here in a cloud of smoke muttering about jumping on a zebra with a firearm, no doubt, but I just don’t have the time right now. Too much to do, too little time.

So instead of hinting around, I’ll just flat out announce that the part of the Lord o’ Bones, the wildling raider mocked as Rattleshirt, will be played by EDWARD DOGLIANI.

Welcome to Westeros, Edward. I’m looking forward to seeing you in your bone armor.

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TV GUIDE is allowing the members of Facebook to vote on which series will be featured on the cover of the December 12 issue of the magazine. GAME OF THRONES is vying for the honor with nine other series.

http://www.facebook.com/TVGuideMagazine?sk=app_262168817154382

If I understand correctly, to vote you first have to “Like” TV GUIDE. Then you get to cast a ballot.

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No time today to have Froggy pluck his magic twanger and come forth to torment you with more casting hints. He’s game, but I have to head out in a half hour or so, to enjoy cocktails on a mesa.

You nailed Lord Karstark, though, so here as a reward are two more recent castings for HBO’s second season of GAME OF THRONES.

As Ygritte, we have the lovely ROSE LESLIE, kissed by fire.

Rose is best known for her role in the first season of DOWNTON ABBEY, the British miniseries that scored big at this year’s Emmies. She’ll make a great addition to our GOT cast. Check out this recent interview with her.

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And seeing as how we’ve added a wildling to the cast, it’s only fair that we add a man of Night’s Watch too.

Playing Qhorin Halfhand will be SIMON ARMSTRONG.

Simon is a veteran of stage and screen, and another great addition to our cast. Whether or not he is willing to have half his hand chopped off to better portray QHorin remains to be seen…

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