The HBO drama series The Last Of Us has made history with its first wins of this award season at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards last night, according to Comic Book. Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, We’re the Millers), who guest starred in the third episode of the series entitled “Long, Long Time” and won the Guest Star in a Drama Series award, was also on the list. HBO is no stranger to winning these awards, and The Last Of Us has also received a lot of praise for its adaptation of the critically acclaimed PlayStation game. Due to the upcoming Primetime Emmy Awards, no actors, writers or directors were recognized last night. Even so, the series received several Creative Arts Emmy Awards last night, and they comprise:
- Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Storm Reid, Episode 7, “Left Behind”
- Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup, Episode 2, “Infected,” awarded to Barrie Gower, Prosthetics Designer; Sarah Gower, Prosthetics Makeup Co-Department Head; Paul Spateri, Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist; Nelly Guimaras Sanjuan, Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist; Johnny Murphy, Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist; Joel Hall, Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist; and Lucy Pittard, Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist.
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or Movie, awarded to Alex Wang, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor; Sean Nowlan, Overall Visual Effects Producer; Joel Whist, Production SFX Supervisor; Stephen James, Visual Effects Supervisor, DNEG; Nick Marshall, Digital Effects Supervisor, DNEG; Simon Jung, Visual Effects Supervisor, WETA FX; Dennis Yoo, Animation Supervisor, WETA FX; Espen Nordahl, Visual Effects Supervisor, Storm Studios; Jonathan Mitchell, Visual Effects Supervisor, Distillery FX
- Outstanding Main Title Design, awarded to Andy Hall, Creative Director; Nadia Tzuo, Creative Director; Gryun Kim, 3D Artist; Min Shi, Designer; Jun Kim, 3D Artist; Xiaolin (Mike) Zeng, Designer
- Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour), Episode 1, “When You’re Lost In The Darkness,” awarded to Marc Fishman, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer; Kevin Roache, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer; Michael Playfair, CAS, Production Mixer
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour), Episode 1, “When You’re Lost In The Darkness,” awarded to Michael J. Benavente, Supervising Sound Editor; Joe Schiff, Dialogue Editor; Christopher Battaglia, Sound Designer; Chris Terhune, Sound Designer; Mitchell Lestner, Sound Effects Editor; Jacob Flack, Sound Effects Editor; Matt Yocum, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor; Maarten Hofmeijer, Music Editor; Randy Wilson, Supervising Foley Editor; Justin Hele, Foley Editor; David Aquino, Foley Editor; Stefan Fraticelli, Foley Artist; Jason Charbonneau, Foley Artist; William Kellerman, Foley Artist.
- Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series, Episode 5, “Endure and Survive,” awarded to Timothy A. Good, ACE; Emily Mendez
These are just some of the awards given last night for the series. The Last Of Us is also nominated for a plethora of other categories that will be announced and given during the Primetime Emmy Awards on January 15, such as:
- Outstanding Drama Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Pedro Pascal (for Episode 6, “Kin”)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – Bella Ramsey (for Episode 8, “When We Are in Need”)
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – Peter Hoar (for Episode 3, “Long, Long Time”)
- Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series – Craig Mazin (for Episode 3, “Long, Long Time”)
Season two of The Last Of Us is set to begin production in the first quarter of this year. However, the new episodes are not expected to debut until 2025. Following the show’s recent wins, and possibly on Jan. 15, it is uncertain if the series will receive any further awards until September of 2025.