TWENTY-SIX primetime shows that air exclusively on OSN scooped the maximum number of accolades at the star-studded 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
Broadcast live to subscribers on OSN First HD to audiences across the Mena region, the awards saluted the excellence of some of the silver screen’s most celebrated talent.
Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, renowned for his role as Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, the annual awards brought the crème-de-la-crème of television fame together.
Modern Family took home gold for Best Comedy Series for the fourth consecutive year, as well as Best Directing in a Comedy Series, while Tony Hale of Veep, won the award for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. The Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series award went to Julia Louis-Dreyfus for her brilliant portrayal of Vice President Selena Meyer in the new OSN hit show, Veep, whose second season is airing on OSN First Comedy HD.
Breaking Bad, currently showing same time as the US on OSN with its season finale on October 1, won the Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Anna Gunn), as well as the Outstanding Drama Series award, while Bobby Cannavale of Boardwalk Empire took the award for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Outstanding Variety Series was scooped by The Colbert Report, while the Outstanding Animated Programme award went to South Park.
Jeff Daniels scooped the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series’ for his portrayal of Will MacAvoy in The Newsroom; while Claire Danes, who plays Carrie Mathison on Homeland, was awarded the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The highly anticipated premier of Homeland S3 is on October 1 exclusively on OSN at the same time as the US
OSN showcases the award-winning series at the same time as the US so viewers watch it first. Of the record-breaking 238 nominations across 75 categories, over 50 shows are telecast only on OSN in the region. OSN favourites scooped 46 awards dominating this years Emmy’s.
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