HBO’s Succession and The Last of Us appeared to be front runners in this year’s Emmys, so here are all the awards they’ve fought for.
After all the delays, the Emmys are now finally done, and it’s certainly been a big year for television. Stellar shows such as The White Lotus, The Crown, Yellowjackets, Wednesday, Andor, and House of the Dragon have all been nominated since last July.
However, this year there seem to be two major superpowers at play: The Last of Us and Succession, the former of which debuted in 2023, and the latter which ended the same year with its fourth season. Both HBO series have been nominated in multiple categories, and arguably both of them deserve to win. But, alas, only one feasibly can.
So here are the prizes that both series have won and lost, including the ones they duked it out for.
Succession leads in nominations, but The Last of Us has won (most of) them
While Succession gained more nominations overall, with 27 as opposed to The Last of Us’ 24, the latter has lead in terms of actual wins. After both Emmy events, the video game adaptation has scored eight wins, as opposed to Successions’ six.
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Below we have listed all the Emmy awards that The Last of Us won – and Succession didn’t:
- Guest Actor in a Drama Series – Nick Offerman
- Guest Actress in a Drama Series – Storm Reid
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Sound Editing
- Best Picture Editing
- Best Main Title Design
- Best Prosthetic Makeup
- Best Special Visual Effects
Granted, Succession wasn’t nominated for all of these categories, but here’s the list of the nominations they did receive, and specifically lost out to The Last of Us:
- Guest Actor in a Drama Series – James Cromwell and Arian Moayed
- Guest Actress in a Drama Series – Hiam Abbass, Cherry Jones, and Harriet Walter
- Best Sound Mixing
- Best Picture Editing
Succession also lost out to The White Lotus for Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Coolidge), Best Casting, and Best Music Composition, along with Wednesday for Best Contemporary Costumes and Best Production Design. But The Last of Us lost in these categories too, barring Supporting Actress, which they were not nominated for.
As for other awards that The Last of Us lost, and Succession won, check out out list here.