The Award season has officially kickstarted, and on the small screen, it was Pedro Pascal’s The Last of Us that triumphed in the first night of Creative Arts Emmy. Debuting earlier last year, the zombie-themed show set a new benchmark for video game adaptations, which was received overwhelmingly well, and was a clear favorite entering the Emmys.
Having attained 24 nods, it was no surprise it dominated the technical department, even surpassing the most acclaimed comedy of 2023, The Bear, starring Jeremy Allen White, which bagged 4 wins.
The Last of Us Dominated the Creative Arts Emmys While the Bear Secured a Three-Way Tie for the Second Place
While releasing so early generally hinders a show or film’s chances to make it big in the Award season, this certainly hasn’t been the case for Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey’s The Last of Us. On the first night, the show bagged 8 wins, which included wins for Nick Offerman and Storm Reid for Best Guest Actor and Actress. At second place, it was a three-way tie between Netflix’s Wednesday, HBO’s The White Lotus, and the highly acclaimed The Bear, starring Jeremy Allen White, which has been deemed one if not the best show 2023 has to offer.
Following The Last of Us‘ domination in the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, fans of the show took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to flower the show with laudation, stating it was well deserved.
— ImJustMeAbel (@ImJustMeAbel) January 7, 2024
Taking home what’s deserved. This show went really above and beyond
— Truly Pete (72%)👽 🔜 Some Rave Eventually (@AStateofPete) January 7, 2024
Deserved for giving us one of the best live action adaptation of a game in decades and kickstarting a new era of similar adaptations that aren’t afraid to just follow the same scripts and respect the source material 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
— Schrodinger’s Matt (@PasswordSuck2) January 7, 2024
Well deserved!
I really enjoyed their adaptation from the game. 🫶
— 🖇🅽🆃🅷🖤🅽🆈 (@MasterOfAnthony) January 7, 2024
8 EMMYS, THAT'S HUHE.
— ArieLo (@automatobs) January 7, 2024
The Last Of Us won more and will win a lot more when the show premieres on January 15th
— Love Craft (@lvuexxx) January 7, 2024
But despite rocking the first night at the Emmys, unfortunately, it was nothing but crickets for the best video game adaptation at the Golden Globes, while The Bear bagged 3 wins under its belt.
Pedro Pascal’s The Last of Us Went Unnoticed at the Golden Globes
Although the Jeremy Allen-led show failed to surpass Pedro Pascal’s The Last of Us on the first night of the Emmys, the comedy shined at the Golden Globes with three wins. Opposed to Pascal and Bella Ramsey, who failed to win Best Actor and Actress accolades for drama, Allen and his costar Ayo Edebiri scored wins for Best Actor and Actress in a TV Series, Musical, or Comedy. The show itself won the Award for Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy, while another HBO outing, Succession defeated The Last of Us for Best Television Series, Drama.
With the Primetime Emmys set to kick off next weekend, it’ll be interesting to see if The Last of Us can continue its dominance at the Emmys or if it’ll be a repeat of the Golden Globes.
The Last of Us is available to stream on Max, and The Bear is available to stream on Hulu.
