Of the 10-episode season, two episodes garnered the bulk of the nominations.
Here, those Emmy-nominated craft department heads give insight into how they recreated the world of Westeros.
The Heirs of the Dragon sets the stage for the series and establishes the design of the world.

Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) with his dragon CaraxesOllie Upton/HBO
Our challenge was to visually show the shifting relationship dynamics between them, she says.

Altar to a fallen dragonOllie Upton/HBO