Bad Bunny And Sabrina Carpenter Win Their First Emmy Awards
With their recent wins, both Grammy Award-winning superstars are now halfway through achieving EGOT status.
Bad Bunny: Courtesy of Getty Images. Sabrina Carpenter: Courtesy of @sabrinacarpenter.
Bad Bunny: Courtesy of Getty Images. Sabrina Carpenter: Courtesy of @sabrinacarpenter.
Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter have just brought home their first Emmys, as announced at the 78th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, from September 5 to 6, 2026.
Recognized for her role as executive producer and performer in The Muppet Show (2026), Carpenter won the award for the Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) category.
“Thank you @televisionacad,” the “Espresso” singer wrote on her Instagram story. “So incredibly proud of the whole muppets crew on our Emmy wins!!!!! A lot of love and happiness and hard work and diva fights went into making this special.”
Featuring the pop star’s single “Manchild,” the 2026 TV special was a revival of the 1976 Muppet Show made in honor of the original program’s 50th anniversary. The show’s 2026 version also received three other awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special, Outstanding Picture Editing for a Variety Special, and Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special.
Meanwhile, Bad Bunny made Emmy history, taking home seven Emmys for his performance at the Super Bowl LX halftime show, the most a halftime show performer has gotten to date.
The Puerto Rican rapper’s performance won in the categories for Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Music Direction, Choreography, Sound Mixing, Lighting Design, Technical Direction/Camerawork, and Directing.
With their recent Emmy wins, the two multi-Grammy-holding superstars are now also just halfway through achieving EGOT status. Other artists who have achieved this milestone include Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.
Frequently Asked Questions
Bad Bunny won seven Emmys for his Super Bowl LX halftime show, the most a halftime performer has received to date, including Directing, Choreography, and Music Direction.
Sabrina Carpenter won Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) for executive producing and performing in The Muppet Show (2026), a revival marking the original 1976 program’s 50th anniversary.
The 78th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, from September 5 to 6, 2026.
The 2026 Muppet Show revival won four Emmys: Best Variety Special (Pre-Recorded), Outstanding Writing, Outstanding Picture Editing, and Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special.
Yes. With their 2026 Emmy wins added to existing Grammys, both stars are now halfway to EGOT status, previously achieved by Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.