Beyoncé Scores First Emmy, Hits EGOT Midpoint With Beyoncé Bowl Costume Win
Jordan Collins here. Okay, I’ll explain, but try to keep up: Beyoncé just picked up her first Emmy and inching closer to that coveted EGOT status.
If you needed a reminder that Beyoncé operates on her own plane, here’s a neat little update: the 43-year-old superstar won an Emmy for Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming for her Beyoncé Bowl Netflix special. This marks Beyoncé’s first-ever Television Academy trophy and places her squarely at the EGOT halfway point, joining winners of at least two of the four major entertainment awards that make up the title: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. The victory was a jury-selected honor, rather than a traditional peer ballot win, and the physical trophy will be handed out at the Creative Arts Awards ceremony on September 7, 2025.
Let’s be factual about the team behind the sparkle: Beyoncé shared the Emmy with costume designer Shiona Turini, assistant costume designers Erica Rice and Molly Peters, costume supervisor Chelsea Staebell, and head of workroom Timothy White. Those names matter. Costume work on Beyoncé Bowl was an enormous undertaking, and Turini’s public Instagram tributes after the broadcast made the scale clear: over 400 bespoke costume looks, from cowboys to cheerleaders, the Blackbiirds to marching band uniforms, crafted for millions of viewers.
Yes, that’s the same spectacle that featured surprise stage moments and guest cameos from Post Malone and Shaboozey. The special itself is up for more Emmys: Beyoncé is nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special and Outstanding Variety Special. Winners for those categories will be announced at the Primetime Emmys on September 7 and September 14, 2025, respectively. In total Beyoncé Bowl earned four Emmy nominations, which makes this a considerable sweep for a single streaming concert event.
Context matters, since Beyoncé already holds 35 Grammys, which is the kind of pile of hardware that makes tabloids gasp and museum curators salivate. But the Emmy was missing from her personal museum until now. With this costume award, Beyoncé reaches one of those entertainment milestones entertainers love to chase: halfway to EGOT. That’s not just trivia; it’s a career narrative that studios, networks, and award strategists track closely when planning future projects and award campaigns.
This win also shines a light on the backstage professionals who made the lookbook possible. Turini’s Instagram posts called the show “a visual love letter” and celebrated 27 million viewers who witnessed the wardrobe spectacle. Recognition from the Television Academy validates what fans saw live: meticulous design, a huge wardrobe budget and a clear creative vision tailored to Beyoncé’s cultural reclamation themes.
Beyond Beyoncé, the 2025 Emmy season is stacked. Sheryl Lee Ralph returned with another Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nomination for Abbott Elementary, and creator-star Quinta Brunson’s series picked up multiple nominations including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy. Severance’s Adam Scott celebrated the show’s 27 nominations, while Love on the Spectrum surprised fans with five Emmy nods. These subplots matter because they shape the awards narrative leading into September.
So yes, Beyoncé won her first Emmy for costumes and is now halfway to EGOT status. Expect more strategizing, more nominations, and if history is any guide, more wins from the queen when she decides the time is right.
Well, now you finally understand.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! News, Netflix, Instagram (Shiona Turini)
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