Shōgun, FX’s acclaimed historical drama, has swept the Emmys by force with 18 wins out of more than 20 nominations. The series won the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Frederick E.O. Toye), Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Anna Sawai), and Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Hiroyuki Sanada), in addition to their 14 Creative Arts Emmy wins, which you can see in full below:
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Néstor Carbonell (for “Anjin”) |
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Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino, Kei Kawamura, Maureen Webb, and Colleen Bolton |
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Sam McCurdy (for “Crimson Sky“) |
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Carlos Rosario, Carole Griffin, Kristen Bond, Kenichi Tanaka, and Paula Plachy (for “Ladies of the Willow World“) |
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Sanna Kaarina Seppanen, Mariah Crawley, Madison Gillespie, Nakry Keo, and Janis Bekkering (for “A Stick of Time“) |
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Nadia Tzuo, Mike Zeng, Alex Silver, Lee Buckley, Ilya Tselyutin, and Evan Larimore |
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Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) |
Rebecca Lee, Krystal Devlin, Amber Trudeau, Andrea Alcala, Leslie Graham, Krista Hann, Mike Fields, and Emily Walsh (for “The Abyss of Life“) |
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Toby Lindala, Bree-Anna Lehto, and Suzie Klimack (for “A Dream of a Dream“) |
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Maria Gonzales and Aika Miyake (for “A Dream of a Dream”) |
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Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) |
Helen Jarvis, Chris Beach, Lisa Lancaster, and Jonathan Lancaster (for “Anjin”) |
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Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) |
Brian J Armstrong, Benjamin Cook, James Gallivan, John Creed, Ayako Yamauchi, Mark Hailstone, Ken Cain, Melissa Muik, Matt Salib, and Sanaa Kelley (for “Broken to the Fist“) |
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Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) |
Steve Pederson, Greg P. Russell, Michael Williamson, Takashi Akaku, and Arno Stephanian (for “Broken to the Fist“) |
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Michael Cliett, Melody Mead, Jed Glassford, Cameron Waldbauer, Philip Engström, Chelsea Mirus, Ed Bruce, Nicholas Murphy, and Kyle Rottman |
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Hiroo Minami, Nobuyuki Obikane, Martin Cochingco, and Johnson Phan (for “The Eightfold Fence“) |
The Emmy-Winning Lead Actors of Shōgun: Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai
Shōgun was in a difficult field this year, surrounded by prestige period dramas (The Crown, The Gilded Age), beloved big-budget sci-fi shows (3 Body Problem, Fallout), and deeply acclaimed Apple TV+ dramas (The Morning Show and Slow Horses). It’s also a bilingual series and one without the deep-pocket backing of HBO or Netflix. On top of that, it’s a remake of a previous series, and remakes have almost never won major awards. So it’s all the more impressive that this show, in just its first season, garnered nearly 20 Emmy Awards.
Perhaps most heartening among all the wins was iconic Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada’s award for Best Lead Actor for a Drama Series, something that brings him more international recognition than he has arguably ever had. Which is a great thing — this is a soulful actor who has spent decades in action and drama films delivering beautifully honed performances. Before he won his Emmy for Shōgun, arguably his biggest title was John Wick: Chapter 4. Check out our interview with Sanada (and co-star Shamier Anderson) from that film below:
Additionally, Shōgun won the Best Lead Actress award for Anna Sawai, who has quickly risen to international fame in recent years. Before Shōgun, she portrayed one of the greatest characters in the surprisingly multifaceted MonsterVerse series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Check out our interview with Sawai for that show here.