Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter secured their first Emmy Awards at the 78th Creative Arts Emmy Awards, moving both artists halfway toward EGOT status.
Key facts
- •Bad Bunny has won six Grammy Awards and 17 Latin Grammys.
- •Sabrina Carpenter won two Grammy Awards in 2025.
- •The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show won seven awards at the ceremony.
- •The Traitors won six awards, including Outstanding Host for Alan Cumming.
- •Octavia Spencer also won her first Emmy for her work on Lost Women of Alaska.
Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter won their first Emmy Awards at the 78th Creative Arts Emmy Awards held in Los Angeles. Both artists are now halfway to achieving EGOT status, having previously won Grammy Awards. Neither artist was present at the ceremony to accept their awards in person.
Award Details and Career Milestones
Bad Bunny received the award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for his performance and production work on the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show. The halftime show won seven awards in total, becoming the most-awarded halftime performance in television history. Sabrina Carpenter won in the Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) category for her work as an executive producer and performer on The Muppet Show, which secured four of its six nominations.
Recognition and Ceremony Context
While neither artist addressed the win on social media immediately following the ceremony, Carpenter later posted on Instagram to express pride in the team's work, noting the effort involved in the project. The Creative Arts Emmys, which honor technical and craft categories, precede the Primetime Emmys scheduled for September 14. Comedian Wanda Sykes opened the event by highlighting the collaborative nature of television production.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Elle.
