When the 2019 Emmy nominations were announced earlier this week, Game of Thrones unsurprisingly swept the lineup with a record-breaking 32 nominations, including Best Drama Series, as well as Best Actor nods for two of the series’ main stars Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington. But while the HBO show dominated virtually all of the categories, some of the nominations weren’t put forward by the network itself.

A rep for HBO revealed today that Gwendoline Christie—who portrayed Ser Brienne of Tarth, a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, on the hit series and is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series—actually had to nominate herself after the network failed to do so. HBO only submitted Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), and Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) in the Supporting Actress category. Christie then forked up her own $225 self-entry fee—and ended up securing the nomination. (Talk about the ultimate clap back!)

While it’s not uncommon for actors to self-nominate, it’s reported that it is rare they actually go on to receive a nomination. Christie isn’t the only Game of Thrones castmate who had to take matters into her own hands, either: Apparently her co-stars Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and Carice van Houten (Melisandre), nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, also had to put themselves up for their categories as well.

On Tuesday, Christie acknowledged her nomination with an Instagram post, writing in the caption, “I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!!!!????!?!!?!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”