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Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter Emmy wins

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At the 78th Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show starring Bad Bunny set a record as the most decorated halftime performance in Emmy history, winning seven awards out of nine nominations. The production, titled ‘The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny’, secured Outstanding Variety Special (Live) along with honors for music direction, choreography, sound mixing, lighting design, technical direction/camerawork, and directing. This ~~performance surpassed~~ win marks the ~~previous record held by Lady Gaga’s 2017 halftime show.~~ first time a Spanish-language program has won in the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category. Bad Bunny’s win marks his first Emmy Award. Additionally, an episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosted by Bad Bunny in October 2025 won an Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program. Other notable winners included executive producer Jay-Z and music director Miguel Gandelman. The halftime show, which featured guests such as Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, was noted for its cultural emphasis on Latin American identity. ~~Additionally,~~ Sabrina Carpenter earned her first Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) for her work ~~as an executive producer and performer~~ on the Disney+ special, ‘The Muppet Show’. That special won four awards in total, including honors for writing, editing, and production design. Carpenter’s win in this category placed her ahead of Taylor Swift, who was also nominated for her concert special. Having previously won Grammy Awards, both Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter are now halfway toward achieving EGOT status, requiring only an Oscar and a Tony to join the elite group of winners. The Creative Arts ceremony also saw Apple TV+ ~~emerge~~ emerged as a dominant platform, led by ~~the series~~ ‘Widow’s Bay’, which secured eight awards. Other ~~notable~~ recognitions included ‘The Pitt’, ‘The Traitors’, and ‘Spider-Noir’, which won five awards despite being canceled before broadcast. In a posthumous honor, actor and director Rob Reiner won Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in ‘The Bear’ following his death in December 2025. The Creative Arts ceremony sets the stage for the Primetime Emmy ceremony on September 14, 2026.

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