Bad Bunny Wins His First Emmy Award — SkimNews
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- Bad Bunny won his first Emmy as his Super Bowl LX Halftime Show swept all seven Creative Arts Emmy nominations on Saturday, making it the most-decorated nominee of the night.
- The show became only the third halftime show to win Outstanding Variety Special (Live), and also claimed six other awards: music direction, choreography, sound mixing, lighting design, technical direction/camerawork, and directing.
- The sweep dethrones Kendrick Lamar's 2025 Super Bowl LIX halftime show as the most-decorated Super Bowl performance in Emmy history.
- Jay-Z, an executive producer on Bad Bunny's halftime show, now holds two Emmys from Super Bowl productions after previously winning for the Lamar show.
- Bad Bunny technically has a claim to an eighth Emmy — the SNL episode he hosted last season won Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program — though the statuette itself won't be issued in his name.
Why it matters: Bad Bunny's halftime show now holds the record for most Emmys won by a single Super Bowl performance, dethroning Kendrick Lamar's 2025 show in one night. For Jay-Z, who executive produced both, it cements his role as the producer behind the last two record-breaking halftime shows.
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