Combined messages have spilled forth from the Hollywood hype machine, as HBO’s acclaimed online game adaptation, The Final of Us, proved the large winner at January 6’s Artistic Arts Emmy Awards, taking house eight trophies. However the present was utterly snubbed on the following evening’s Golden Globes. Learn on for extra “artwork is subjective” and “awards are dumb” evaluation.
The Artistic Arts Emmys are held individually from Primetime Emmys, the latter going down on January 15, after being delayed from September 2023 by the varied Hollywood strikes. The previous is extra centered on behind-the-scenes parts and visitor stars, quite than shiny A-listers of their sparkly clothes, and it was right here that The Final of Us (TLOU) scooped an armful.
The Artistic Arts Emmys have amazingly particular classes, like Excellent Prosthetic Make-up, and Excellent Most important Title Design, each of which have been received by TLOU. To this the present added Sound Modifying, Sound Mixing, Image Modifying, and Particular Visible Results. It additionally picked up each Excellent Visitor gongs, with Storm Reid choosing up one for her function as Riley Abel within the episode, “Left Behind,” and Nick Offerman grabbing the opposite for his superb portrayal of Invoice in “Lengthy, Lengthy Time.” As such, The Final of Us received probably the most awards of the evening doubling a three-way tie for second place, with 4 every going to The Bear, Wednesday, and The White Lotus.
In the meantime, at The Golden Globes, The Final of Us was up for 3 classes: for Finest Actress in a TV Sequence (Bella Ramsey), Finest Actor in a TV Sequence (Pedro Pascal), and Finest TV Sequence. It received in none of them, on an evening when Succession was the large TV winner, taking the award in all three classes.
The identical battle will happen on January 15, when the Primetime Emmys as soon as extra pit Succession and The Final of Us towards one another for “excellent” drama awards corresponding to, Drama Sequence, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Directing, and Writing. There may also be severe competitors from Higher Name Saul, The White Lotus, and Yellowjackets. And, actually, I don’t fancy TLOU’s probabilities in any of the classes, given it was (whisper it) you already know, fantastic. Surprisingly good for a PlayStation sport adaptation, however, effectively, one other zombie present.
This newfound rivalry between Succession and The Final of Us did result in one stand-out second at an in any other case peculiar Golden Globe ceremony. Whereas new host Jo Koy completely fell on his ass with a dire monologue, Kieran Culkin received the largest snort of the evening when accepting the award for Finest Main TV Actor for Succession. Having overwhelmed Pedro Pascal’s nomination for TLOU, everybody’s new favourite Culkin brother stated that he’d beforehand accepted he was by no means going to be on the stage, and the way this was due to this fact a “good second,” earlier than including, “Suck it, Pedro. Sorry… Mine.” Pascal roared with laughter, earlier than protruding his backside lip and pretending to cry.
