The 2026 Emmys have delivered a major milestone for Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican singer and rapper has won his first Emmy for the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny, which dominated the first night of the Creative Arts Emmys with seven wins.
The win came in the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category, making Bad Bunny an Emmy winner for the halftime show he headlined and produced. The show also became the most-awarded Super Bowl halftime show in Emmy history.
Why Is Bad Bunny’s Emmy Win Historic?
Bad Bunny’s Emmy win is significant for more than just the number of awards. The Super Bowl LX halftime show was the first halftime performance headlined by a Latino solo artist and was performed almost entirely in Spanish.
The show ultimately picked up seven Emmys, surpassing the three awards won by the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent.
It also became only the second Super Bowl halftime show to win the top programme Emmy, following the 2022 hip-hop halftime show.
How Many Emmys Did Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Win?
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show earned seven wins at the Creative Arts Emmys. Among the categories in which it prevailed were Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special, Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming and Outstanding Sound Mixing. The Television Academy lists the show among the 2026 winners across these categories.
The show had received a record nine Emmy nominations before the ceremony, more than any previous Super Bowl halftime show.
What Made Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Special?
Bad Bunny headlined Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on February 8, 2026. The performance featured appearances from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin and showcased Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican roots and Spanish-language music on one of the world’s biggest television stages.
The Emmy recognition adds another major achievement to Bad Bunny’s already remarkable awards run. Seven months earlier, he became the first artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year for a Spanish-language album, taking home the award for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.
What Else Happened At The 2026 Emmys?
Bad Bunny was not the only major music star celebrating. Sabrina Carpenter won her first Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) for The Muppet Show, on which she served as an executive producer and performer. The special received six nominations and won four awards.
Actress Octavia Spencer also picked up her first Emmy, winning Outstanding Narrator for Lost Women of Alaska. Her victory came over nominees including Sir David Attenborough, Jodie Foster and Werner Herzog.
The 2026 Creative Arts Emmys are being held across September 5 and 6, with the main 78th Primetime Emmy Awards scheduled for September 14.
