HBO Receives 29 Primetime Emmy Awards, the Most of Any Network this Year; Big Little Lies Leads HBO Programming with 8 Emmys

HBO Receives 29 Primetime Emmy Awards, the Most of Any Network this Year; Big Little Lies Leads HBO Programming with 8 Emmys September 18, 2017

LOS ANGELES - HBO received 29 Primetime Emmy Awards, the most of any network for the 16th year in a row, in the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards competition. Big Little Lies led HBO programming with 8 Emmys , while The Night Of, Veep and Westworld each received 5 Emmys , and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver received 4 Emmys .

HBO's Emmy wins this year include:

* 8 Emmys for Big Little Lies, including Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie (Nicole Kidman), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie (Laura Dern), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie (Alexander Skarsg rd), Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special (Jean-Marc Vall e), Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special, Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series, Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Music Supervision.

* 5 Emmys for The Night Of, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie (Riz Ahmed), Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie.

* 5 Emmys for Veep, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less), Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour).

* 5 Emmys for Westworld, including Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program, Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series, Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic), Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) and Outstanding Special Visual Effects.

* 4 Emmys for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, including Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Outstanding Interactive Program and Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming.

* 1 Emmy for 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony : Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special.

* 1 Emmy for Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas : Outstanding Children's Program.

Catch up with HBO's Emmy -winning programming on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and affiliate portals.

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