“House of the Dragon” star Emma D’Arcy has received IMDb’s Breakout STARmeter Award, joining the ranks of previous honorees including “Bridgerton’s” Simone Ashley and Regé-Jean Page, TheWrap exclusively announced. The database also revealed its top 10 star and breakup lists, the latest of which is topped by “Blonde” actress Ana de Armas.
IMDb determines its definitive Top 10 lists using data from the IMDbPro STARmeter rankings, which are based on actual page views of the site’s more than 200 million monthly visitors.
D’Arcy, who uses they/them pronouns, broke out with her portrayal of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen in the “Game of Thrones” prequel, which ranks as one of the most popular TV shows on IMDb this year. They have performed strongly this year on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart, spending three weeks at #1 and an additional eight weeks in the Top 10. D’Arcy was also ranked #2 on the overall Top Stars of 2022 list, and he is followed by his co-star Milly Alcock, who plays the younger version of Rhaenyra in the series.
Past winners of the award include Eiza González, Alexander Skarsgård, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, John David Washington, Anya Chalotra and D’Arcy’s on-screen rival Olivia Cooke, who plays Queen Alicent Hightower.
“I am so grateful to the House of the Dragon fans for welcoming me and the rest of the cast into their universe,” D’Arcy told IMDb. “I am in awe and so humbled by the love with which we have been greeted by newcomers from Westerosi! Never before had I had the privilege of sharing a beloved character with a fanbase – it felt like borrowing a prized possession from a friend. I am very grateful that they trusted me”.
After D’Arcy and Alcock, the emerging top 10 includes, in order, Joseph Quinn (“Stranger Things”), Austin Butler (“Elvis”), Zoë Kravitz (“The Batman”), Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”), last year’s winner Ashley (“Bridgerton”), Alan Ritchson (“Reacher”), Tatiana Maslany (“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law”) and Jessica Darrow (“Charm”). The main stars are the following: de Armas, D’Arcy, Alcock, Quinn, Julia Garner (“Inventing Anna”, “Ozark”), Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”), Butler, Lily James (“Pam & Tommy ”), Kravitz and Bower.
“Fans and professionals around the world turned to IMDb once again this year to discover and learn more about the rising and established stars of fan-favorite titles,” said Col Needham, IMDb Founder and CEO. “We congratulate these huge stars on defining career moments and thank the global community of entertainment professionals, businesses and other trusted supporters who submitted millions of updates to IMDb this year, helping us reach customers on more devices, services, locations and languages. than ever before.”
