Bad Bunny Makes Emmys History With Seven Wins For Super Bowl Halftime
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX Halftime Show won all seven Emmy categories it was nominated for, making it the most awarded Super Bowl halftime show in Emmy history and earning the artist his first Emmy.
- The show won Outstanding Variety Special (Live), becoming the second Super Bowl halftime show to win this top prize and the first Spanish-language program to do so.
- Awards also recognized directing, music direction, choreography, sound mixing, lighting design, technical direction, and camerawork, highlighting the creative and technical excellence of the 13-minute performance.
- Bad Bunny also earned an Emmy for Outstanding Makeup as host of the Saturday Night Live season opener, marking a successful night beyond the halftime show.
- Other notable winners included Sabrina Carpenter and The Muppet Show, which won Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and multiple awards, while Taylor Swift received no wins from her five nominations on Night 1.
