From 2012 to 2016, Dormer played Margaery Tyrell in the HBO fantasy TV series "Game of Thrones". She received international recognition for the role, and she received critical acclaim for her performance. Dormer, along with the rest of the ensemble cast, was nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016, and the cast was awarded the Empire Hero Award in 2015 by the Brit film magazine "Empire". For her performance in the third season of the show, Dormer won the Ewwy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Drama.