Entertainment TV HBO's 'Chernobyl' Triumphs with Outstanding Limited Series Win The acclaimed show won over Showtime's Escape at Dannemora, FX's Fosse/Verdon, HBO's Sharp Objects and Netflix's When They See Us By Dave Quinn Dave Quinn Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book, Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of the Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It. People Editorial Guidelines and Georgia Slater Georgia Slater Georgia Slater is an associate editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Her work has previously appeared in USA Today and Washington Life Magazine. People Editorial Guidelines Published on September 22, 2019 10:06PM EDT It was a big night for Chernobyl at Sunday’s 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The acclaimed HBO show took home the win for outstanding limited series, triumphing over Showtime’s Escape at Dannemora, FX’s Fosse/Verdon, HBO’s Sharp Objects and Netflix’s When They See Us. Chernobyl came into the night with the most nominations of the bunch, at 19. The series explores the aftermath and problem-solving of the world’s biggest nuclear disaster, when the nuclear power plant in the Soviet state of Ukraine exploded during system testing on April 26, 1986 — killing an estimated 4,000 to 90,000 victims and leaving areas of Eastern Europe heavily effected by radiation to this day. The show’s creator Craug Mazin said in his acceptance speech that the series showed “the value of the truth and the danger of the lie.” Everything to Know About Chernobyl, HBO’s Hit Series Chernobyl also took home the Emmy for outstanding writing for a limited series and outstanding directing for a limited series. Last year, the Emmy for outstanding limited series went to FX’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards are airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.