Which Game of Thrones episode won the 2016 Emmy for Outstanding Directing for Miguel Sapochnik?

The Game of Thrones episode that won Miguel Sapochnik the 2016 Emmy for Outstanding Directing was “Battle of the Bastards.” It is the ninth episode of season six and centers on Jon Snow and Sansa Stark’s attempt to reclaim Winterfell from Ramsay Bolton.

The episode’s signature sequence is the Battle of the Bastards, a large-scale confrontation between Jon’s forces and Ramsay’s army. Its tightly staged battlefield action, grim visual style, and escalating sense of chaos were widely praised. Sapochnik also directed the season-five episode “Hardhome,” another famous battle episode.

“Battle of the Bastards” won both Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Writing at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards. A common mix-up is “The Winds of Winter,” the following episode, which Sapochnik also directed but which did not win this directing Emmy. “The Door” was nominated in the same category, with Jack Bender as director.