The Last of Us Makes Live-Action Video Game Adaptation History With Emmy Nominations (Full List)

The Last of Us has officially made history as the first live-action video game adaptation to score Emmy nominations, with it getting nods for both Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey’s performances as well as for outstanding drama series.

It is, of course, not the first video game adaptation ever to get Emmy nominations. That honor goes to Netflix’s Arcane, which won the best animated series Emmy in 2022.

Still, today’s nominations mark a big moment for the video game adaptation genre. The Last of Us has officially cemented its place in prestige TV, not that there was much doubt anyway. The series adaptation of Naughty Dog’s beloved game has been a hit both critically and commercially, and quickly scored a Season 2 renewal after its debut earlier this year.

Genre content came out on top elsewhere in the Emmy nominations, too. Andor, House of the Dragon, and Yellowjackets were nominationed alongside The Last of Us in the drama series category. Wednesday was also nominated in comedy series alongside Jenna Ortega for lead actress in a comedy series, and Obi-Wan Kenobi nabbed a nomination for best limited series.

And The Last of Us wasn’t the only series to make history today. For its final season, Succession broke a record by securing three nominations in the lead actor in a drama series category for Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, and Jeremy Strong. Sarah Snook also got a nomination in the lead actress in a drama series category.

See the full list of nominations below.

Drama Series

• Andor
• Better Call Saul
• The Crown
• House of the Dragon
• The Last of Us
• Succession
• The White Lotus
• Yellowjackets

Comedy Series

• Abbott Elementary
• Barry
• The Bear
• Jury Duty
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Only Murders in the Building
• Ted Lasso
• Wednesday

Limited Series

• Beef
• Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
• Daisy Jones & the Six
• Fleishman Is in Trouble
• Obi-Wan Kenobi

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Jeff Bridges (The Old Man)
• Brian Cox (Succession)
• Kieran Culkin (Succession)
• Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
• Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us)
• Jeremy Strong (Succession)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)
• Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets)
• Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
• Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)
• Keri Russell (The Diplomat)
• Sarah Snook (Succession)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Bill Hader (Barry)
• Jason Segel (Shrinking)
• Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
• Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
• Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
• Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
• Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
• Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face)
• Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

• Taron Egerton (Black Bird)
• Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales)
• Evan Peters (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
• Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story)
• Michael Shannon (George & Tammy)
• Steven Yeun (Beef)

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

• Lizzy Caplan (Fleishman Is in Trouble)
• Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy)
• Dominique Fishback (Swarm)
• Kathryn Hahn (Tiny Beautiful Things)
• Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & the Six)
• Ali Wong (Beef)

Variety Talk Series

• The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• Late Night With Seth Meyers
• The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
• The Problem With Jon Stewart

Reality Competition Program

• The Amazing Race
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Survivor
• Top Chef
• The Voice