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.
“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.