Photo:Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP ImagesThe Storm has arrived!Storm Reidtook home her first Emmy at the 75th annual Creative ArtsEmmy Awardson Saturday, winning outstanding guest actress in a drama series for her performance in HBO’sThe Last of Us.The actress, 20, faced fierce competition in the category, squaring off against other nominees includingSuccession’sHiam Abbass,Cherry JonesandHarriet Walter, as well as fellowThe Last of UsactorsMelanie LynskeyandAnna Torv.OnThe Last of Us,Reid portrayed Riley, a close friend and crush ofBella Ramsey’s Ellie. While the pair ultimately aren’t meant to be, their experience together is a formative one for Ellie.Reid was in tears as she accepted her award and thanked her friends, family and team. “I’m such a mess!” she said. “This is proof you can do anything. I’m just a young girl from Atlanta, Georgia,“Storm Reid in ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher / HBO / Courtesy Everett Collection"I didn’t really know what I was getting into when I signed on to be Riley,” she told the press afterward. “I think my role inTheLast of Usreinforced my love and passion to tell meaningful stories and representation for … young women, young queer black women.“This is the first Emmy win for Reid, who has also received recognition for her breakthrough performance as Meg in 2018’sA Wrinkle in Time.Here’s a look at all six nominees.Peter Kramer/HBOIt takes an incredibly formidable woman to stand up toSuccession’s Logan Roy (Brian Cox), and the HBO drama found three in Abbass, Jones and Walter.Abbass and Walter portrayed Logan’s steely third and second wives, respectively. Abbass’s Marcia wielded a soft but unmistakable power over Logan’s last chapter of life, while Walter’s withering view of motherhood cut only slightly less deep than her willingness to use her children as pawns in a never-ending post-nuptial negotiation with her ex.Peter Kramer/HBOWhile not married to Logan, Jones' rival media mogul Nan Pierce ended up getting in bed with his children when they foolishly tendered an offer she couldn’t refuse in yet another attempt to destabilize their dad’s empire.Sarah Shatz/HBOAbbass’s 2023 nod was her first, while Walter has been pulling double duty two years in a row thanks to guest actress nominations in the comedy category forTed Lasso. Walter also earned a 2020 nod in the guest drama actress category — though that statuette went to herSuccessioncastmate Jones, herself a three-time Emmy winner and five-time nominee as a result of her impressive turns inThe Handmaid’s Taleand24.Liane Hentscher/HBOTorv earned her first Emmy nomination for her work on three episodes of the first season ofThe Last of Us(including “Long, Long Time” alongside 2023 guest nomineesMurray BartlettandNick Offerman). She played the former smuggling partner of Joel (Pedro Pascal) inTLOU’s post-apocalyptic landscape, ultimately developing protective fondness for Joel’s newfound travel partner Ellie (Bella Ramsey).Liane Hentscher/HBOLynskey channeled every ounce of cold-hearted detachment for her two-episode arc as Kansas queenpin Kathleen. Her pursuit of renegade brothers Henry and Sam (guest actor nominees Lamar Johnson andKeivonn Montreal Woodard) put her at cross purposes with Joel and Ellie to murderous consequences. Death, destruction and darkness is familiar terrain for Lynskey, whose chilling performance in Showtime’sYellowjacketsearned her a second consecutive nomination in the outstanding lead actress in a drama series category.Reid scored her first Emmy nod as Riley Abel, the military schoolmate of Ellie. Their close friendship — and almost more — only played out for one episode, episode 7 “Lost Behind,” but it was long on impact. Fans of HBO’sEuphoriawill recognize Reid as the younger sister ofZendaya’s Rue — and she’s been in good company at Emmys in the last few years, with Zendaya winning last year’s drama actress Emmy among a field that included Lynskey.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.SeePEOPLE’s full coverageof the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which are airing live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles Monday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
Photo:Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images
Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images
The Storm has arrived!Storm Reidtook home her first Emmy at the 75th annual Creative ArtsEmmy Awardson Saturday, winning outstanding guest actress in a drama series for her performance in HBO’sThe Last of Us.The actress, 20, faced fierce competition in the category, squaring off against other nominees includingSuccession’sHiam Abbass,Cherry JonesandHarriet Walter, as well as fellowThe Last of UsactorsMelanie LynskeyandAnna Torv.OnThe Last of Us,Reid portrayed Riley, a close friend and crush ofBella Ramsey’s Ellie. While the pair ultimately aren’t meant to be, their experience together is a formative one for Ellie.Reid was in tears as she accepted her award and thanked her friends, family and team. “I’m such a mess!” she said. “This is proof you can do anything. I’m just a young girl from Atlanta, Georgia,“Storm Reid in ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher / HBO / Courtesy Everett Collection"I didn’t really know what I was getting into when I signed on to be Riley,” she told the press afterward. “I think my role inTheLast of Usreinforced my love and passion to tell meaningful stories and representation for … young women, young queer black women.“This is the first Emmy win for Reid, who has also received recognition for her breakthrough performance as Meg in 2018’sA Wrinkle in Time.Here’s a look at all six nominees.Peter Kramer/HBOIt takes an incredibly formidable woman to stand up toSuccession’s Logan Roy (Brian Cox), and the HBO drama found three in Abbass, Jones and Walter.Abbass and Walter portrayed Logan’s steely third and second wives, respectively. Abbass’s Marcia wielded a soft but unmistakable power over Logan’s last chapter of life, while Walter’s withering view of motherhood cut only slightly less deep than her willingness to use her children as pawns in a never-ending post-nuptial negotiation with her ex.Peter Kramer/HBOWhile not married to Logan, Jones' rival media mogul Nan Pierce ended up getting in bed with his children when they foolishly tendered an offer she couldn’t refuse in yet another attempt to destabilize their dad’s empire.Sarah Shatz/HBOAbbass’s 2023 nod was her first, while Walter has been pulling double duty two years in a row thanks to guest actress nominations in the comedy category forTed Lasso. Walter also earned a 2020 nod in the guest drama actress category — though that statuette went to herSuccessioncastmate Jones, herself a three-time Emmy winner and five-time nominee as a result of her impressive turns inThe Handmaid’s Taleand24.Liane Hentscher/HBOTorv earned her first Emmy nomination for her work on three episodes of the first season ofThe Last of Us(including “Long, Long Time” alongside 2023 guest nomineesMurray BartlettandNick Offerman). She played the former smuggling partner of Joel (Pedro Pascal) inTLOU’s post-apocalyptic landscape, ultimately developing protective fondness for Joel’s newfound travel partner Ellie (Bella Ramsey).Liane Hentscher/HBOLynskey channeled every ounce of cold-hearted detachment for her two-episode arc as Kansas queenpin Kathleen. Her pursuit of renegade brothers Henry and Sam (guest actor nominees Lamar Johnson andKeivonn Montreal Woodard) put her at cross purposes with Joel and Ellie to murderous consequences. Death, destruction and darkness is familiar terrain for Lynskey, whose chilling performance in Showtime’sYellowjacketsearned her a second consecutive nomination in the outstanding lead actress in a drama series category.Reid scored her first Emmy nod as Riley Abel, the military schoolmate of Ellie. Their close friendship — and almost more — only played out for one episode, episode 7 “Lost Behind,” but it was long on impact. Fans of HBO’sEuphoriawill recognize Reid as the younger sister ofZendaya’s Rue — and she’s been in good company at Emmys in the last few years, with Zendaya winning last year’s drama actress Emmy among a field that included Lynskey.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.SeePEOPLE’s full coverageof the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which are airing live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles Monday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
The Storm has arrived!
Storm Reidtook home her first Emmy at the 75th annual Creative ArtsEmmy Awardson Saturday, winning outstanding guest actress in a drama series for her performance in HBO’sThe Last of Us.
The actress, 20, faced fierce competition in the category, squaring off against other nominees includingSuccession’sHiam Abbass,Cherry JonesandHarriet Walter, as well as fellowThe Last of UsactorsMelanie LynskeyandAnna Torv.
OnThe Last of Us,Reid portrayed Riley, a close friend and crush ofBella Ramsey’s Ellie. While the pair ultimately aren’t meant to be, their experience together is a formative one for Ellie.Reid was in tears as she accepted her award and thanked her friends, family and team. “I’m such a mess!” she said. “This is proof you can do anything. I’m just a young girl from Atlanta, Georgia,”
Storm Reid in ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher / HBO / Courtesy Everett Collection
Liane Hentscher / HBO / Courtesy Everett Collection
“I didn’t really know what I was getting into when I signed on to be Riley,” she told the press afterward. “I think my role inTheLast of Usreinforced my love and passion to tell meaningful stories and representation for … young women, young queer black women.”
This is the first Emmy win for Reid, who has also received recognition for her breakthrough performance as Meg in 2018’sA Wrinkle in Time.
Here’s a look at all six nominees.
Peter Kramer/HBO
It takes an incredibly formidable woman to stand up toSuccession’s Logan Roy (Brian Cox), and the HBO drama found three in Abbass, Jones and Walter.
Abbass and Walter portrayed Logan’s steely third and second wives, respectively. Abbass’s Marcia wielded a soft but unmistakable power over Logan’s last chapter of life, while Walter’s withering view of motherhood cut only slightly less deep than her willingness to use her children as pawns in a never-ending post-nuptial negotiation with her ex.
While not married to Logan, Jones' rival media mogul Nan Pierce ended up getting in bed with his children when they foolishly tendered an offer she couldn’t refuse in yet another attempt to destabilize their dad’s empire.
Sarah Shatz/HBO
Abbass’s 2023 nod was her first, while Walter has been pulling double duty two years in a row thanks to guest actress nominations in the comedy category forTed Lasso. Walter also earned a 2020 nod in the guest drama actress category — though that statuette went to herSuccessioncastmate Jones, herself a three-time Emmy winner and five-time nominee as a result of her impressive turns inThe Handmaid’s Taleand24.
Liane Hentscher/HBO
Torv earned her first Emmy nomination for her work on three episodes of the first season ofThe Last of Us(including “Long, Long Time” alongside 2023 guest nomineesMurray BartlettandNick Offerman). She played the former smuggling partner of Joel (Pedro Pascal) inTLOU’s post-apocalyptic landscape, ultimately developing protective fondness for Joel’s newfound travel partner Ellie (Bella Ramsey).
Lynskey channeled every ounce of cold-hearted detachment for her two-episode arc as Kansas queenpin Kathleen. Her pursuit of renegade brothers Henry and Sam (guest actor nominees Lamar Johnson andKeivonn Montreal Woodard) put her at cross purposes with Joel and Ellie to murderous consequences. Death, destruction and darkness is familiar terrain for Lynskey, whose chilling performance in Showtime’sYellowjacketsearned her a second consecutive nomination in the outstanding lead actress in a drama series category.
Reid scored her first Emmy nod as Riley Abel, the military schoolmate of Ellie. Their close friendship — and almost more — only played out for one episode, episode 7 “Lost Behind,” but it was long on impact. Fans of HBO’sEuphoriawill recognize Reid as the younger sister ofZendaya’s Rue — and she’s been in good company at Emmys in the last few years, with Zendaya winning last year’s drama actress Emmy among a field that included Lynskey.
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SeePEOPLE’s full coverageof the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which are airing live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles Monday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
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