HBO Takes the Crown with Most Wins at 71st EMMY AWARDS

HBO Takes the Crown with Most Wins at 71st EMMY AWARDS

September 23, 2019 Off By Michael Stagno

The 71st installment of the Emmy Awards has come-and-gone, but not before seeing premium cable supersede the streaming platform to emerge as king.

Entering the show, HBO had a record-breaking 137 nominations, powered by 32, alone, by Game of Thrones, the most of any other show.

Results saw HBO having pulled in a total of 34 awards, while Netflix, having garnered 27 wins, finished second. Rounding out the Top 3 was Prime Video, with 15.

The theme of the night, upsets. Big ups to the underdogs, including, but not limited to:

Outstanding Drama Series went to GoT, while Outstanding Comedy Series was earned by Amazon‘s Fleabag. In fact, Phoebe Waller-Bridge won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series as well, while Bill Hader, for his work on Barry, garnered Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

Billy Porter (Pose) earned Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, while Killing Eve‘s Jodie Comer was named Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series went to Jason Bateman, for Ozark.

Click HERE for a complete list of winners, via Entertainment Weekly, and HERE for total-award counts, via Deadline.

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TagsAmazon Amazon Prime Barry Bill Hader Billy Porter comedy Deadline drama Emmy Emmy Awards Emmys Entertainment Weekly EW Fleabag Game Of Thrones HBO Jason Bateman Jodie Comer Killing Eve Netflix Ozark Phoebe Waller-Bridge Pose Prime Video

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Michael is a New England native, raised in Florida and fluent in Italian. He graduated with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism (RTVF) from Auburn University. He is a BIG fan of the Boston sports scene, X-Men, space, science fiction and horror. He also does crossfit, surfs and is a boulderer, marathoner and gamer.