The Last Of Us swept the board at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday night as the post-apocalyptic drama took home a total of eight honours.
The HBO series emerged as the big winner, scooping a series of technical awards for sound editing, special effects and prosthetic make-up.
It also marked the first time Nick Offerman has won an Emmy, as he received the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series award at the ceremony.
The creative branch of the Emmys was held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles as awards season kicks off across the globe.
Nick beat off competition from fellow The Last of Us guest stars Murray Barlett, Lamar Johnson, and Keivonn Montreal Woodward, as well as Succession’s James Cromwell and Arian Moayed to take the honour.
The Last Of Us swept the board at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday night as the post-apocalyptic drama took home a total of eight honours (pictured Nick Offerman)
Storm Reid was also awarded a Guest Star win, as she was chosen ahead of The Last Of Us alum Melanie Lynskey and Anna Torv, as well as Succession’s Cherry Jones, Hiam Abbass, and Harriet Walter (pictured Storm Reid)
During his acceptance speech he thanked his ‘magnificent’ partner, Megan Mullally for encouraging him to take on the role of paranoid survivalist Bill.
Nick has previously been nominated three times however this weekend marked the first time he was able to take home the award.
Reflecting on his win, Nick said: ‘Fortune presents gifts not according to the book.’
Nick’s character Bill touched the heart of viewers in the third episode of series one when he unexpectedly falls in love with trespasser Frank (Murray Bartlett).
The episode, dubbed Long, Long Time, saw the two men fall for each other in the wake of a global apocalypse as they grew from friends to lovers.
When asked if there could be a Bill and Frank spin-off series in the press pen, Nick joked it could make a good musician, in an suspected nod to an emotional scene scored by Linda Ronstadt’s 1970s song which gave the episode its title.
Storm Reid was also awarded a Guest Star win, as she was chosen ahead of The Last Of Us alum Melanie Lynskey and Anna Torv, as well as Succession’s Cherry Jones, Hiam Abbass, and Harriet Walter.
The actor wept 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.’
It also marked the first time Nick Offerman has won an Emmy, as he received the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series award at the ceremony
Nick’s character Bill touched the heart of viewers in the third episode of series one when he unexpectedly falls in love with trespasser Frank (Murray Bartlett) (pictured together)
The actor wept 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’
Lateef Crowder, Paul Damell and Ryan Ryusaki held up their awards for Outstanding Stunt Performance while on the red carpet
Sam Richardson beamed after winning the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on AppleTV+’s Ted Lasso
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic proudly posed with his Emmy after winning the Outstanding television Movie award for his Roku Channel biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Judith Light poses with the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series award that she earned for her work on the Peacock series Pokerface
Saturday’s festivities were initially slated to take place on September 9 and 10, but had to be bumped three months because of the roiling Hollywood strikes.
With the strikes in the rearview, the show is being taped on January 6 and 7, to be chopped together into a truncated version that can hit the airwaves January 13.
Two days later, the main Primetime Emmy Awards will air, honoring such categories as outstanding drama, comedy and limited series.
At the Creative Arts Emmys, an array of other genres will be included, including pre-recorded variety shows, game shows, TV movies and animated programs.
The Creative Arts Emmys rewards the top practitioners in fields like art direction, casting, choreography, cinematography and costumes.
A wide range of celebrity presenters has been assembled for the Creative Arts Emmys telecast, including TikTok superstar Charli D’Amelio and her mother Heidi.
Vanderpump Rules stars Tom Sandoval, Lala Kent, Tom Schwartz, Scheana Shay and Lisa Vanderpump herself have also been tapped to dole out the prizes.
On the comedy side, Sam Richardson took the Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Edwin Akufo in Ted Lasso.
Jasmine Guy wins Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for Tubi’s Chronicles of Jessica Wu
Casting directors Charlene Lee and Claire Koonce each took home an Emmy for outstanding casting for a limited or anthology series or movie for Netflix’s Beef
Casting directors Meredith Tucker, from left, Francesco Vedovati and Barbara Giordani took home the award for outstanding casting for a drama series for HBO’s The White Lotus
John Boogz walked away with the award for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming for his work on STARZ comedy-drama series Blindspotting
Casting directors Jeanie Bacharach, Jennifer Rudnicke, Mickie Paskal and AJ Links were awarded Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series for their work on FX’s The Bear
Derek Sullivan and Denise Wingate won Outstanding Period Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Amazon Prime Video’s Daisy Jones and The Six
Sharon Long, Claire Tremlett, Basia Kuznar and Anna Lau win Outstanding Period Costumes for a Series their work on Hulu’s The Great
Colleen Atwood, Mark Sutherland, Robin Soutar and Claudia Littlefield won Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series for their work on Netflix’s Wednesday
Jany Temime, Katherine Burchill, Rachel George and Joanna Lynch win Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Cosutmes for House Of The Dragon
Helen Huang, Austin Wittick, YJ Hwang and Mark Anthony win Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie award for Netflix’s Beef
Tara McDonald, Freda Ellis, Nirvana Jalalvand, Tamara Meade and Bianca Boeroiu win Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) award for Netflix’s Wednesday
Nic Collins and Giorgio Galliero win the Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling award for their work on Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
John Koyama poses with the Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his work on Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys
Mark Scruton, Adrian Curelea and Robert Hepburn win the Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) award for their work on Netflix’s Wednesday
He was up against Jon Bernthal and Oliver Platt from The Bear, Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel), Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building) and Pedro Pascal (Saturday Night Live).
He gave a brief speech, in which he paid tribute to co-stars Hannah Waddingham and Toheeb Jimoh, as well as Apple for ‘making the show and putting me in it’.
He told reporters afterwards: ‘It means the world to me. Some of my best friends wrote it [Ted Lasso] … so it’s nice to come back to family.’
Poker Face’s Judith Light won Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, and paid tribute to nominees, Saturday Night Live Host Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary guest Taraji P. Henson, and Ted Lasso’s Becky Ann Baker, Sarah Niles and Harriet Walter.
She exclaimed: ‘What a way to start a new year!’
Elsewhere, Ed Sheeran scooped his first Emmy Award, taking Best Original Music and Lyrics in a Television Show for A Beautiful Game, from the show’s season three finale, but wasn’t at the ceremony to accept the honour.
Wednesday also won big, taking home five prizes, including Contemporary Costumes for a Series, Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic), Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More), Composition for a Series (Original Drama Score) and Original Main Title Theme Music.
The ceremony largely focused on the scripted awards that won’t be handed out at the Primetime Emmys on 15 January.
The second installment of the awards on Sunday will be largely devoted to non-fiction and reality TV.
Patrick Howe, Jordan Jacobs and Rich Murray earned the Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) award for their work on Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building
Wade Allen poses backstage after winning the Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program award for his work on HBO’s Barry
Andy Hall, Nadia Tzuo, Gryun Kim, Min Shi, Jun Kim and Xiaolin Zeng win the Outstanding Main Title Design award for HBO’s The Last of Us
Eric Durst, Matthew Whelan, Danny McNair, Goran Pavles, Rafael Solorzano, John MacGillivray and Gonzalo Escudero take home the Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode award for the AppleTV+ drama Five Days at Memorial:
Tamara Deverell wins Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) for her work on Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities
Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson win Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) for The Roku Channel’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Steve Giammaria, Evan Benjamin, Annie Taylor, Chris White, Leslie Bloome and Shaun Brennan won the Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation award for their work on FX’s The Bear
