Game of Thrones was the big winner at last night's Creative Arts Emmy Awards taking home eight trophies for technical achievement including visual effects, casting and stunt work.
The hit HBO series took home the award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, beating out stiff competition from other major dramas Mad Men, Orange is the New Black, Downton Abbey and House of Cards.
Game of Thrones also took home the titles for non-prosthetic make-up, single camera picture editing, sound editing, sound mixing, production design, special visual effects and stunt co-ordination.
The ceremony saw almost 80 awards handed out for technical and behind-the-scenes work, and is a precursor to next week's Primetime Emmy Awards which will take place on September 20.
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, who plays Tyrion Lannister on the series, has been nominated in the Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series category at next week's awards show. Bloodline's Ben Mendelsohn, House of Cards' Michael Kelly, Downton Abbey's Jim Carter, Better Call Saul's Jonathan Banks and The Good Wife's Alan Cumming are also nominated.
Dinklage's co-star Diana Rigg, who Thrones fans will know as Lady Olenna Tyrell, has been shortlisted for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series alongside House of Cards' Rachel Brosnahan, Scandal's Khandi Alexander, How To Get Away With Murder's Cicely Tyson, Masters of Sex's Allison Janney and The Americans' Margo Martindale.
