
14 July 2017
WATCH: Best of HBO, Emmy edition 2017
HBO topped the charts with the number of Emmy nominations for any network this year, with a total of a whopping 111. The good news for Showmax subscribers is that we’ve got a whole host of the nominated shows in our line-up.
- Westworld, which was nominated for the most awards this year, with a bumper crop of 22 nods!
- The Night Of, coming on Monday, 17 July (nominated for 13 Emmys)
- Veep (nominated for 17 Emmys this year, and winner of 12 in previous years)
- Girls (nominated for a total of 15 Emmys over the years, and winner of two)
- Fargo (winner of 5 Emmys and too many nominations over the years to count – including a massive 16 this year)
- Big Little Lies, which is due to hit Showmax in September this year, and garnered 16 Emmy nominations in 2017)
- Silicon Valley (nominated for 10 Emmys this year and two-time Emmy winner)
These and more award-winning titles all live in the Best of HBO boxset on Showmax.
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