Gwendoline Christie's Emmys Dress Is A Religious Experience

By Lauren Rearick


The 2019 Emmys ceremony has only just began, yet Twitter has already crowned Gwendoline Christie because the evening’s most divine being.


For her walk down the evening’s purple carpet, the Game of Thrones star chose a cream-colored dress (or, is it a robe?) With red accents and elaborate golden specifics, and as several on social media pointed out — the look was heaven-sent.


"The G in Gwendoline Christie stands for God," one Twitter user wrote. Another person agreed, tweeting, "GOD IS A WOMAN AND HER NAME IS GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE." This person just cut to the chase, tweeting, "IT IS OFFICIAL. GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE IS JESUS."  And yes, the all caps are suitable in this situation.


The gown was a definite departure from the armor she wore on Game of Thrones as Brienne of Tarth, nevertheless the dress still may have included specifics inspired by the show. As some people pointed out, the gown’s color was “Lannister red” and featured lion accents, which is the symbol of Residence Lannister on the series.


Possible tributes to the famous HBO series aside, it only makes sense that Christie could make a serious statement on the red carpet, and even spawn a few epic memes. As MTV News previously reported, HBO didn’t submit the actor for consideration in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama series category, so she did as anyone would, and submitted the nomination herself.


HBO confirmed to CBS News that it had submitted nominees for Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark). All three, and also Christie ended up obtaining nominations.


Fans of GoT will have to wait and visualize whether Christie ends up taking residence a Emmy, although with this look, she appeared to have stolen the hearts of Twitter users, and maybe even saved several souls. Get you a preference actress that can do both.