Storm Reid Wins First Emmy Award For Role In HBO’s ‘The Last Of Us’
Storm Reid is a newly minted Emmy winner following her big win tonight for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her work on HBO’s The Last of Us. The 20-year-old portrayed Riley Abel alongside stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.
“I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into when I signed on to be Riley in The Last of Us. I knew it was going to be special, but I didn’t know it was gonna be quite this special,” Reid told the media backstage at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday night.
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“I’m just so grateful to the show for allowing me to really, re-fall in love with storytelling,” she continued. “It’s not that I fell out of love with storytelling, but I think my role in The Last of Us really reinforced my love and passion to be able to tell meaningful stories and to be a representation for young women, young Black women, young, queer Black women. I’m grateful to Bella, Craig [Mazin] and the entire team for making the show. It was absolutely special to watch and I always say that I feel like I would be a big fan of the show, even if I wasn’t a part of the show.”
The Last of Us departs from the first night of the Award ceremony with a total of 8 golden statuettes, the most of the night. In addition to Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Reid, Nick Offerman won Guest Actor in a Drama Series, with the show also winning Emmys for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup, Visual Effects, Main Title Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Picture Editing.
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