The Creative Arts Emmy Awards witnessed a clean sweep by The Last Of Us, as the post-apocalyptic drama claimed a total of eight awards.
Among the victories for HBO series were guest actor and actress in a drama series awarded to Nick Offerman and Storm Reid, respectively. The series also secured wins for Outstanding Main Title Design, Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup, Outstanding Special Visual Effects, Outstanding Sound Mixing, Outstanding Sound Editing, and Outstanding Picture Editing.
Offerman has previously been nominated three times however this was the first time he was able to take home the award. During the acceptance speech he said, “Fortune presents gifts not according to the book.”
Reid secured a Guest Star victory, surpassing The Last Of Us alum Melanie Lynskey and Anna Torv, along with Succession’s Cherry Jones, Hiam Abbass, and Harriet Walter. The actor wept on stage and as she choked back tears, she said, “I’m such a mess! This is proof you can do anything. I’m just a young girl from Atlanta, Georgia.”
FX’s The Bear, Netflix’s Wednesday, and HBO’s The White Lotus each clinched four wins, while Netflix’s Beef secured three awards during the initial night of the two-night Creative Arts Awards at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Ed Sheeran got his first Emmy Award, winning Best Original Music and Lyrics in a Television Show for A Beautiful Game from the show’s season three finale. However, he was not present at the ceremony to receive the honor.
The Roku Channel surpassed more seasoned competitors to claim the award for TV movie with Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Al Yankovic himself was present to accept the trophy, echoing sentiments expressed by fellow winners about the significance of embracing one’s authentic self. “Live the life you want to live. Be as weird as you want to be. Believe me, you will never find true happiness until you can truly accept who you are.”
The 2023 Emmy Award season was delayed three months owing to labor conflicts in Hollywood the previous year.
