Home to the World’s Best Content with 156 Emmy Nominations

Star World, India’s leading English Entertainment channel, is known for airing some of the most popular and critically acclaimed television shows in the country. Once again, with the announcement of the 71st Emmy Awards nominations, the channel establishes itself as the source of all things entertainment and television as its groundbreaking shows such as Game of Thrones, Barry, Fosse/Verdon, Chernobyl, This Is Us, True Detective, Pose, Succession, Fosse/Verdon and many more, collectively bag a whopping 156 nominations!

As Game of Thrones leads the nominations once again this year, it is not without another plot twist. The series has broken a 15-year long record to become the show with the highest nominations ever for a single season with 32 nominations this year! From acting to visual effects, writing, make-up and much more, the show is a contender to every show across the drama categories. This Is Us continues to march ahead as its third season brings actor Sterling K Brown, his third consecutive nomination for the role of adopted son, Randall Pearson, while it nabs 9 nominations overall.

VEEP, the comedy show that has bagged the award as Outstanding Comedy series, for every season since its first, is yet again a contender for its seventh and final season. Lead actress of the series, Julia Louis-Dreyfus also stands as a strong contender, having previously won in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress, six seasons in a row. Barry continues to make critics chuckle and laugh as the series seizes 17 nominations in the category too.

Coming full circle at the 71st Emmy Awards nominations, Chernobyl and Fosse/Verdon among others that also air on Star World, stand tall with 19 and 17 nominations respectively in the category of Limited Series which ranges from acting, directing, music, visual effects, its elaborate production and more

With Star World airing most of the most stellar, Emmy nominated shows, the channel is not only home to the biggest shows from around the globe but also the sole broadcaster for the most prestigious television awards platform in the world!

The 71st Emmy Awards will air LIVE in India on Star World, Star World HD and Star World Premiere HD on 23rd September!