Primetime Bookish Emmy Award Winners

Shelf Awareness

Olive Kitteridge, the HBO film based Elizabeth Strout's novel, won big at last night's primetime Emmy Awards, with five major category Emmys and eight total. Here are some of the major category-winning shows that had book connections:

Olive Kitteridge: Outstanding limited series; Richard Jenkins (actor, limited series or movie); Frances McDormand (lead actress, limited series or movie); Lisa Cholodenko (director, limited series, movie or dramatic special); Bill Murray (supporting actor, limited series or movie), Jane Anderson (writing, limited series, movie or dramatic special)
Game of Thrones, based on the novels by George R.R. Martin: Outstanding drama series; Peter Dinklage (supporting actor, drama series), David Benioff & D.B. Weiss (writing, drama series), David Nutter (director, drama series)

Orange Is the New Black, based on Piper Kerman's memoir: Uzo Aduba (supporting actress, drama series)

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, based on Lawrence Wright's book: Outstanding documentary or nonfiction special; Alex Gibney (director, nonfiction programming)

Bessie, based in part on Chris Albertson's biography: Outstanding Television movie