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“Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin took a dig at US President Donald Trump without taking his name while accepting the Outstanding Limited Series award for the series at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony here.
“I hope that in some small ways our show has helped remind people of the value of the truth and the danger of the lie,” Mazin said on the stage.
“Chernobyl” dramatises the story of the 1986 nuclear accident near the Ukrainian city of Pripyat. It also puts the spotlight on the cleanup efforts that followed.
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The show has been compared frequently as timely in the age of the truth and fact-challenged by Trump, reports deadline.com.
The show fought with ‘Escape at Dannemora’, “Fosse/Verdon”, “Sharp Objects” and “When They See Us”.
“Chernobyl” also took home Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or TV Movie (Johan Renck) and Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or TV Movie (Mazin). Renck thanked the team behind the scenes and cast of the limited series while accepting the honour.