The Game of Thrones star, who took home the prize for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television', revealed that his mother had no faith in him winning the award.
"I was talking to my mother in Jersey before I came out and she said, 'Have fun, but have you seen Mildred Pierce? Guy Pearce is so good, he's gonna win'," Dinklage recounted. "So, I haven't seen Mildred Pierce, but I'm sure it's really good."
"I just love our mums 'cause they keep us humble," he continued to appreciative laughter from the audience.
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Thanking Game of Thrones author George R R Martin, the television show's creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss and broadcaster HBO, the actor went on to reveal that he is a proud new father of a baby girl with wife Erica Schmidt.
He added that his "lovely" newborn daughter "has her first babysitter tonight" and admitted that he's "a little nervous".
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