Renowned as the ‘Oscar’ of television, Emmys is the most coveted and privileged award ceremony of the Hollywood television industry. The official broadcaster of the 70th Emmys, Star World & Star World Premiere make history once again with the maximum number of Emmy award winning shows. The shows that air on the channel including Game of Thrones, America Crime Story, The Americans, West world and many more have received 31 awards.
Game of Thrones snagged the throne with a whopping 9 awards, the maximum yet again this year at the 70th Emmys. While Peter Dinklage won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, the show itself won the Outstanding Drama Series award. Game of Thrones was a clear winner for the night. The series also topped the awards list at the Creative Emmys with 7 awards.
From The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story to Big Little Lies and now The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, Star World has been home to the maximum award-winning limited series for three glorious years now. From the dream team of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk and illustrious cast including actors such as Penelope Cruz, Darren Criss, Edgar Ramirez, Ricky Martin and others, this sensational series has seized 7 awards. With Darren Criss winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series, Ryan Murphy bagging the Outstanding Directing in a Limited series award and the show receiving the award for Outstanding Limited Series, the series also lead the genre with another 4 Creative Emmy awards.
Nolan clan was another big nominee across categories for two consecutive years at the Emmys, Jonathan Nolan’s Westworld bagged 3 awards at the Creative Emmys and 1 at the Primetime with Thandie Newton taking home the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series trophy.
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Saturday Night LIVE were two other shows at the 70th Emmys that won big, tying both up for eight awards each. The Emmys have always held the standard of recognizing and awarding great talent and entertaining audiences with spectacular performances. This year, it is unrivalled with even a live marriage proposal.
The repeat telecast of the 70th Emmy Awards will be aired tonight at 8PM on Star World, Star World HD and Star World Premiere HD
