HBO Max Shines at 76th Annual Emmy Awards


The 14 HBO | Max wins represent 6 HBO Originals: Alex Edelman: Just for Us (1), Going to Mars Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (1), The Idol (1), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2), Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music (1) and True Detective: Night Country (1) as well as 5 Max Originals: Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (1), Conan O’Brien Must Go (1), Clone High (1), Hacks (3) and Scavengers Reign (1).

HBO EMMY NOMINATION

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: 

  • Hacks won three (3) Emmys® including OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES marking the first Emmys® program win for Hacks and the first ever Emmy® program win for a Max Original. Additionally, this marks the third time Jean Smart has won the OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS in a Comedy Series Emmy® for her role as Deborah Vance and the second time Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky have won the OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Emmy® after winning the Emmy® for the show’s first season. 
  • HBO and Max combined, won four (4) of the six (6) Emmys® for OUTSTANDING WRITING, making Max the most Emmy®-winning platform for Writing less than a year after the conclusion of the WGA strike. HBO and Max wins for writing include Conan O’Brien Must Go (non-fiction), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (variety series), Hacks (comedy) and Alex Edelman: Just for Us (variety special).
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won two (2) Emmys®, including OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES and OUTSTANDING SCRIPTED VARIETY SERIES. This marks the 9th consecutive Emmy® wins for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for both Program and Writing.
  • Jodie Foster won her first ever Emmy® tonight for OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE for her role as Detective Elizabeth Danvers in True Detective: Night Country
  • Alex Edelman: Just for Us won OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL, marking the first ever Emmy® win for Alex Edelman. 

HBO | MAX PRIMETIME TELECAST EMMY® WINS:

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

Hacks | Max Original

Jen Statsky, Executive Producer; Paul W. Downs, Executive Producer; Lucia Aniello, Executive Producer; Michael Schur, Executive Producer; David Miner, Executive Producer; Morgan Sackett, Executive Producer; Guy Branum, Co-Executive Producer; Andrew Law, Co-Executive Producer; Carol Leifer, Co-Executive Producer; Joe Mande, Co-Executive Producer; Aisha Muharrar, Co-Executive Producer; Samantha Riley, Supervising Producer; Ashley Glazier, Producer and Produced by Nate Young.

 

OUTSTANDING SCRIPTED VARIETY SERIES

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | HBO Original

John Oliver, Executive Producer/Host; Tim Carvell, Executive Producer; Liz Stanton, Executive Producer; Jeremy Tchaban, Co-Executive Producer; Catherine Owens, Supervising Producer; Whit Conway, Producer; Kaye Foley, Producer; Laura L. Griffin, Producer; Christopher McDaniel, Producer; Kate Mullaney, Producer; Matt Passet, Producer; Megan Peck Shub, Producer; Wynn Van Dusen, Producer; Marian Wang, Producer; Charles Wilson, Producer; Rebecca Etchberger, Producer; Nicole Franza, Line Producer. 

 

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Jean Smart, Hacks | Max Original 

 

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country | HBO Original

 

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Hacks | Max Original  

“Bulletproof,” Written by; Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky.

             

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL 

Alex Edelman: Just For Us | HBO Original

Written by Alex Edelman.

 

HBO | MAX CREATIVE ARTS EMMY® WINS:

 

EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project | HBO Original

Produced by Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson and Tommy Oliver.

 

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A NON-FICTION PROGRAM

Conan O’Brien Must Go | Max Original 

“Ireland,” Written by Jessie Gaskell, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien and Mike Sweeney.

 

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | HBO Original

Daniel O’Brien, Senior Writer; Owen Parsons, Senior Writer; Charlie Redd, Senior Writer; Joanna Rothkopf, Senior Writer; Seena Vali, Senior Writer; Johnathan Appel, Writer; Ali Barthwell, Writer; Tim Carvell, Writer; Liz Hynes, Writer; Ryan Ken, Writer; Mark Kramer, Writer; Sofía Manfredi, Writer; John Oliver, Writer; Taylor Kay Phillips, Writer; Chrissy Shackelford, Writer.

 

OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR VARIETY, NON-FICTION OR REALITY PROGRAMMING

Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music | HBO Original 

Machine Dazzle, Costume Designer.

 

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING

The Idol | HBO Original 

Routines: Rehearsal / Music Video Shoot / Dollhouse, Nina McNeely, Choreography.

 

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION (BACKGROUND DESIGN)

Scavengers Reign | Max Original

“The Signal,” Noémie Leroux.

 

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION (CHARACTER ANIMATION)

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake | Max Original 

“The Winter King,” Alex Small-Butera.

 

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION (CHARACTER DESIGN)

Clone High | Max Original 

“Let’s Try This Again,” Tara Billinger.

 

Other Warner Bros. Discovery wins include, Eric André, The Eric Andre Show | Adult Swim for OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES.

Revisit Emmy®-winners HacksTrue Detective: Night Country, Conan O’Brien Must Go and many more on HBO GO. Subscribe to HBO GO online at https://www.hbogoasia.ph/ or the mobile app via the App Store or Play Store for only ₱1,190 on the 12-month plan. Or access HBO GO via Cignal and Globe. HBO GO is also available on Android TV, Apple TV, LG TV and Samsung Smart TV – and comes with AirPlay and Google Cast functionality. 


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