The HBO adaptation of the popular action-adventure video game The Last of Us was a huge success. The TV series, which premiered in 2022, earned a lot of appreciation from fans and critics, especially for its plot, acting, and direction. The show just received two Emmy Awards for two outstanding performances in Season 1.
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey received praise for bringing the iconic characters Joel Miller and Ellie Williams to life. However, there were some other performances on the TV series that grabbed the audience’s attention. Nick Offerman received the Emmy Award for Best Guest Actor for his role as Bill in Episode 3, while Storm Reid won the Emmy Award for Best Guest Actress for her role as Riley in Episode 7.
‘THE LAST OF US’ has already won 8 Emmys.
• Best Guest Actor
• Best Sound Mixing
• Best Sound Editing
• Best Guest Actress
• Best Picture Editing
• Best Main Title Design
• Best Prosthetic Makeup
• Best Special Visual Effects pic.twitter.com/QuPa1oUZtQ— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 7, 2024
Aside from the award for the two guest performances, this HBO version also received honors for visual effects, makeup, title design, picture editing, sound editing, and mixing at the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmys. The Last of Us TV series took home a total of eight Emmys Awards.
Last of us got soo many awards
— Henry (@Henrychiboyy) January 7, 2024
Deserved.
— LG KarimCheese (@KarimCheese) January 7, 2024
That Bill and Frank episode was a beautifully constructed and unexpected surprise. Such a standout piece within the entire season.
— ⛓ (@GRIMMYRAX) January 7, 2024
Great actress, love watching her!
— RPGoblin (@RPGoblin) January 7, 2024
Congratulations! That’s awesome!
— House of Fire and Blood (@HouseofFireand2) January 7, 2024
Fans weren’t surprised to see the HBO adaptation of the renowned video game win so many titles. They couldn’t help but praise Offerman and Reid for their limited yet incredible performances. The Last of Us fans claimed the shows like The White Lotus, The Bear, and Wednesday.
The Last of Us HBO adaptation just can’t stop winning
The eight Emmys are only a few of the many awards The Last of Us TV series has won so far. It has won titles at other prestigious awards like The Game Awards for Best Adaptation and MTV Movie & TV Awards for being the Best Show, Best Hero, and Best Duo. This 2022-released show has also been nominated for many upcoming awards. Seeing how the show has performed so far, it might continue adding more titles to the list.
This TV show was based on Naughty Dog’s 2013 action adventure, which was also a big hit and earned a lot of accolades from the gaming community. The Last of Us also won various honors, including multiple Game of the Year titles. Furthermore, Season 2 will adapt the critically acclaimed sequel, which won Game of the Year in 2020.
Following the popularity of the show’s Season 1, fans are wondering if the upcoming season will stay true to the source material. It will be intriguing to see if the second season can live up to the previous season’s excellence.
