section_path: Reception/Awards and nominations
section_name: Awards and nominations
paragraph_text: Awards and nominations
  
  The Last of Us led the television nominees of the 25th Golden Trailer Awards with nine nominations for its marketing, winning Best Drama / Action Poster, and the 5th Critics' Choice Super Awards with six nominations, including two each for Pascal and Ramsey. It received 13 nominations at the 5th Astra TV Awards, including Best Drama Series and nine acting nominees; Merced and Wright won Best Supporting Actress and Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series, respectively. For the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, Pascal's limited second-season role prompted a decision between a Lead or Supporting Actor submission, while Dever similarly had to decide between Supporting and Guest Actress; Pascal submitted for Lead Actor and Dever for Guest Actress. Over a third of the season's Emmy submissions were for the second episode. Merced won the Next Generation Impact Award at the NHMC Impact Awards Gala for her roles in The Last of Us and Superman (2025), and Mazino received an honorable mention for Outstanding Supporting Performance from Gold House 's Gold List in Television.
  
  The Last of Us led the television nominees of the 25th Golden Trailer Awards with nine nominations for its marketing, winning Best Drama / Action Poster, and the 5th Critics' Choice Super Awards with six nominations, including two each for Pascal and Ramsey. It received 13 nominations at the 5th Astra TV Awards, including Best Drama Series and nine acting nominees; Merced and Wright won Best Supporting Actress and Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series, respectively. For the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, Pascal's limited second-season role prompted a decision between a Lead or Supporting Actor submission, while Dever similarly had to decide between Supporting and Guest Actress; Pascal submitted for Lead Actor and Dever for Guest Actress. Over a third of the season's Emmy submissions were for the second episode. Merced won the Next Generation Impact Award at the NHMC Impact Awards Gala for her roles in The Last of Us and Superman (2025), and Mazino received an honorable mention for Outstanding Supporting Performance from Gold House 's Gold List in Television.