Pedro Pascal’s ‘The Last of Us’ Dominates the 2024 Emmy: Bags 8 Wins in Total Across These Categories

Published 01/07/2024, 12:06 AM EST

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2024 has begun with the clamors and buzz of the trophy season. The watchlist of the past year is finally exercising authority with their excellence and the audience is stuck on the screen with their eyes glued. Last year, a post-apocalyptic world horror genius called The Last of Us by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann starring Pedro Pascal, rose to record-breaking viewership with a significant triumph.

Today, the HBO series has raked an apocalypse in the Emmy Awards with sweeping wins across several categories. As The Last of Us struts with head held high with 8 altogether wins, here is a look at its winning chart. 

Which categories did The Last of Us secure its triumph in?

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After holding a high rise in viewership in its conclusive stretch, The Last of Us has come back with a louder bang for the Emmy Awards. The show won Emmys for Best Main Title Design as well as for Best Special Visual Effects. Parading the award season as an all-rounder, the guest stars of the show also bagged awards. Storm Reid from the thriller has won the title for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series while Nick Offerman grabbed Best Guest Actor’s win for The Last of Us

Securing its success in every way, the show also took credit for the Best Prosthetic Makeup category. Clapping hands of victory for the creative genius, The Last of Us is also the 2024 Emmy winner for Outstanding Picture Editing for A Drama Series. Putting the nail in the coffin, the HBO show also became a receiver of accolades for Oustanding Sound Mixing and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or a Drama Series.

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As The Last of Us wrapped itself in its shining armor for the Emmy Awards, it is also stepping into another award event in less than a day with several nominations.

The Last of Us Golden Globe Nominations

Pedro Pascal might be modest in his reception of praises for his genius, but there is no denying its reality. With the swarming season of awards finally onboard, The Last of Us made the most of it in Emmy. However, it has also received a nomination for the 81st Golden Globe Awards for Best Drama TV Series. Furthermore, the frontrunners from the show also received nominations.

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The showrunner, Pascal, bagged a nomination for Best Actor in a Drama TV Series category. And so did his budding partner on-screen, Bella Ramsay, for Best Actress in a Drama TV Series for The Last of Us. Since the show has already conquered the victory roster of Emmy winners, there is hope that the scenario might reincarnate again on January 7th for the Golden Globe Awards.

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What do you think of The Last of Us’s Emmy wins for 2024? Let us know in the comments below!

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Anushka Bhattacharya

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I'm Anushka Bhattacharya, an entertainment journalist at Netflix Junkie. Armed with a degree in literature, I once wielded my words to catalyze change within society through my work with NGOs. However, as I stumbled into the exuberant hole of crime thrillers and documentaries on Netflix, it was love at first sight and pushed me into entertainment journalism.

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