On Saturday, January 6, 2024, actress Storm Reid won the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series award at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. Afterward, Reid, who starred in HBO’s Last Of Us, celebrated her first victory at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
“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 said, according to Rosy Cordero of Deadline.
“I’m just so grateful to the show for allowing me to really, re-fall in love with storytelling…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.”
Reid was not the only member of the Last Of Us cast to win at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys. The show captured eight awards during the night. Later today, the cast will reunite once again as the 2024 Golden Globe Awards are set to begin at 8 p.m. EST on CBS.
