HBO receives 22 Primetime Emmy® Awards, the most of any network this year .

“Game of Thrones” leads all programming with 12 Emmys®

MIAMI, Fla., September 19, 2018 – HBO received 22 Primetime Emmy® Awards, the most of any network for the 15th consecutive year in a row, in the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy® Awards competition. Game of Thrones led all programming with 12 Emmys®.

HBO’s Emmy® wins this year include:

· 12 Emmys® for Game of Thrones, including: Outstanding Drama Series; Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Miguel Sapochnik); Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss); Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More); Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series; Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Movie; Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series; Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic); Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special; Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour); Outstanding Special Visual Effects; and Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie.
· 3 Emmys® for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver including: Outstanding Variety Talk Series; Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series; and Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming.
· 3 Emmys® for Veep, including: Outstanding Comedy Series; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Julia Louis-Dreyfus); and Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series.
· 1 Emmy® for Girls: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Peter Scolari).
· 1 Emmy® for Jim: The James Foley Story: Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.
· 1 Emmy® for Project Greenlight: Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program.
· 1 Emmy® for Vice: Fighting ISIS: Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)

For more information on the program schedule by country, contact your local provider or visit www.hbomax.tv.

About HBO Latin America Group

HBO Latin America is the premium, subscription based, television network leader in the region, recognized for the quality and diversity of its exclusive programming, including: series, films, documentaries, specials and original productions. The content is transmitted in HD in more than 40 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean through its channels HBO, HBO2, HBO Signature, HBO Plus, HBO Family, HBO Caribbean, MAX, MAX Prime, MAX Up, MAX Caribbean and Cinemax. Its programming is also offered across multiple platforms, such as HBO GO, Cinemax GO and HBO On Demand.

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