HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us won eight Emmys on the opening night of the two-night Creative Arts Awards in Los Angeles on January 6. Netflix’s Wednesday won four.

Categories won by The Last of Us include guest actor and actress in a drama series for Nick Offerman and Storm Reid, respectively. The series also won for visual effects, picture editing, sound editing and other key craft categories.

The 2023 Emmy Award season was delayed by three months due to labor strife in Hollywood last year.

The second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards airs tonight, January 7, and the main ceremony — the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards — will take place on January 15, 2024. 

Below are the winners of genre interest from the first night. (Variety has the complete list of Night 1 winners.)

OUTSTANDING FANTASY COSTUMES

• House Of The Dragon • The Heirs Of The Dragon • HBO Max • HBO in association with 1:26 Pictures, Bastard Sword, and GRRM Productions, Jany Temime, Costume Designer; Katherine Burchill, Paul Yeowell, Rachel George, Assistant Costume Designer; Joanna Lynch, Costume Supervisor

OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES FOR A SERIES

• Wednesday • Wednesday’s Child Is Full Of Woe • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An MGM Television Production, Colleen Atwood, Costume Designer; Mark Sutherland, Co-Costume Designer; Robin Soutar, Assistant Costume Designer; Claudia Littlefield, Costume Supervisor; Adina Bucur, Costume Supervisor

OUTSTANDING PROSTHETIC MAKEUP

• The Last Of Us • Infected • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
  Barrie Gower, Prosthetics Designer
  Sarah Gower, Prosthetics Makeup Co-Department Head
  Paul Spateri, Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist
  Nelly Guimaras Sanjuan, Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist
  Johnny Murphy, Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist
  Joel Hall, Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist
  Lucy Pittard, Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist

OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY MAKEUP (NON PROSTHETIC)

• Wednesday • Woe What A Night • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An MGM Television Production
  Tara McDonald, Makeup Designer
  Freda Ellis, Key Makeup Artist
  Nirvana Jalalvand, Makeup Artist
  Tamara Meade, Makeup Artist
  Bianca Boeroiu, Makeup Artist

OUTSTANDING PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIRSTYLING

• Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story • Crown Jewels • Netflix • A Netflix Series in association with shondalandmedia
  Nic Collins, Hair Designer
  Giorgio Galliero, Assistant Hair Designer

OUTSTANDING STUNT COORDINATION FOR A DRAMA SERIES, LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE

• The Boys • Prime Video • Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Studios
  John Koyama, Supervising Stunt Coordinator

OUTSTANDING STUNT PERFORMANCE

• The Mandalorian • Chapter 24: The Return • Disney+ • Lucasfilm Ltd.
  Lateef Crowder, Stunt Performer
  Paul Darnell, Stunt Performer
  JJ Dashnaw, Stunt Performer
  Ryan Ryusaki, Stunt Performer

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE PERIOD OR FANTASY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)

• Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities • Netflix • Netflix / Double Dare You, Production Designer Tamara Deverell, Art Director Brandt Gordon, Set Decorator Shane Vieau

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)

• Wednesday • Wednesday’s Child Is Full Of Woe • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An MGM Television Production, Production Designer Mark Scruton, Art Director Adrian Curelea, Set Decorator Robert Hepburn

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SEASON OR A MOVIE

• The Last Of Us • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games,
  The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
  Alex Wang, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor
  Sean Nowlan, Overall Visual Effects Producer
  Joel Whist, Production SFX Supervisor
  Stephen James, Visual Effects Supervisor, DNEG
  Nick Marshall, Digital Effects Supervisor, DNEG
  Simon Jung, Visual Effects Supervisor, WETA FX
  Dennis Yoo, Animation Supervisor, WETA FX
  Espen Nordahl, Visual Effects Supervisor, Storm Studios
  Jonathan Mitchell, Visual Effects Supervisor, Distillery FX

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN

• The Last Of Us • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games,
  The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
  Andy Hall, Creative Director
  Nadia Tzuo, Creative Director
  Gryun Kim, 3D Artist
  Min Shi, Designer
  Jun Kim, 3D Artist
  Xiaolin (Mike) Zeng, Designer

OUTSTANDING MOTION DESIGN *JURIED*

• “Ms. Marvel” • Disney+ • Marvel Studios
  Ian Spendloff, Director
  David Lochhead, Designer
  Daniella Marsh, Designer
  David Stumpf, Designer
  Philip Robinson, 3D Artist
  Matthew Thomas, 3D Artist

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)

• The Last Of Us • When You’re Lost In The Darkness • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
  Michael J. Benavente, Supervising Sound Editor
  Joe Schiff, Dialogue Editor
  Christopher Battaglia, Sound Designer
  Chris Terhune, Sound Designer
  Mitchell Lestner, Sound Effects Editor
  Jacob Flack, Sound Effects Editor
  Matt Yocum, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor
  Maarten Hofmeijer, Music Editor
  Randy Wilson, Supervising Foley Editor
  Justin Hele, Foley Editor
  David Aquino, Foley Editor
  Stefan Fraticelli, Foley Artist
  Jason Charbonneau, Foley Artist
  William Kellerman, Foley Artist

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)

• The Last Of Us • When You’re Lost In The Darkness • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
  Marc Fishman, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
  Kevin Roache, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
  Michael Playfair, CAS, Production Mixer

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)

• Weird: The Al Yankovic Story • The Roku Channel • The Roku Channel, Funny or Die, Tango Entertainment
  Leo Birenberg, Composer
  Zach Robinson, Composer

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC

• Wednesday • Netflix • A Netflix Series / An MGM Television Production
  Danny Elfman, Composer

OUTSTANDING PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

• The Last Of Us • Endure And Survive • HBO Max • HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
  Timothy A. Good, ACE, Editor
  Emily Mendez, Editor

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SERIES (HALF-HOUR)

• Atlanta • Andrew Wyeth. Alfred’s World • FX • FX Productions, Director of Photography Christian Sprenger (ASC)

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Storm Reid (“The Last of Us”)

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Nick Offerman (“The Last of Us”)

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE

• Weird: The Al Yankovic Story • The Roku Channel • The Roku Channel, Funny or Die, Tango Entertainment