Sky is officially the home of Emmy award winning TV with 34 Emmy wins

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A host of shows broadcast by Sky have received awards at the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards, with 5 shows collecting a total of 9 awards.

This gives a grand total of 34 Emmys including wins at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where Chernobyl, Game of Thrones, Barry, Succession and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver all received awards in various categories, with 25 achieved in total. Full list below.

To celebrate the award wins and nominations, a new collection of Emmy award-winning shows are now available to watch on demand on Sky for ALL Sky customers, and are also available on NOW TV. Shows in the collection include Chernobyl, Succession S1, Sharp Objects, and Escape at Dannemora.

Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content, Sky, comments: “This is a stand-out year for Sky at the Emmys, and we’re delighted to see so many of the shows we have co-produced and broadcast collect these iconic awards. To celebrate we’ve launched a new collection of Emmy-winning shows, available from today on both Sky and NOW TV.”

List of shows which received 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards:

CHERNOBYL
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL

BARRY
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

GAME OF THRONES
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
OUTSTANDING VARIETY TALK SERIES
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES

SUCCESSION
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

List of shows which received 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards:

CHERNOBYL
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE

GAME OF THRONES
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN
OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A DRAMA SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE
OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC)
OUTSTANDING FANTASY/SCI-FI COSTUMES
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)

BARRY
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (HALF-HOUR) AND ANIMATION

SUCCESSION
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SERIES
OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR VARIETY PROGRAMMING

CARPOOL KARAOKE: WHEN CORDEN MET MCCARTNEY LIVE FROM LIVERPOOL
OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED)

THE LATE LATE SHOW CARPOOL KARAOKE PRIMETIME SPECIAL 2019
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO CONTROL FOR A SPECIAL

THE SIMPSONS
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM

About Sky
With 24 million customers across seven countries, Sky is Europe’s leading media and entertainment company and is proud to be part of the Comcast group. Our 31,000 employees help connect our customers with the very best of Sports, News, the arts and to our own local, original content. Following the success of Sky originals like Chernobyl, Patrick Melrose, Das Boot and Gomorrah we launched Sky Studios and now plan to more than double our investment in original drama and comedy over the next five years.

Our technology allows customers to watch what they want, when they want, how they want, and as we connect millions of families to content they love, it is our responsibility to do it safely – that’s why we offer services like Sky Broadband Buddy and the Sky Kids app. And our online streaming service, NOW TV, brings viewers all the enjoyment of Sky with the flexibility of a contract-free service.

We also believe that a company of our scale has a responsibility that goes beyond our business, and into the community. Our Sky Ocean Rescue campaign has reached millions across Europe, we’re on track to be free of single-use plastic by 2020, we’re investing £25million over five years in ocean-saving tech and we’re a proud employer – recognised by The Times and Stonewall for our approach to inclusivity.

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September 23, 2019 11:33am ET by SKY  

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