Shogun crowned his big night at the 2024 Emmys with a decisive victory.
The FX/Hulu series won for best drama series, securing its fourth award of the evening. Shogunwhich received 25 Emmy nominations for its first season, beat the other nominees in the category The Crown, Stand out, The Gilded Age, The morning show, Mr and Mrs Smith, Slow horses And 3 Body problem.
In his acceptance speech, co-creator Justin Marks thanked those responsible for making the show possible. “You greenlit a very expensive subtitled Japanese historical drama that culminates in a poetry contest,” Marks joked. “I have no idea why you did that, but thank you for putting your faith in this incredible team.”
He continued: “Shogun is a show about translation – not about what gets lost, but about what you find when you conduct safety meetings in two languages and learn not to walk on tatami mats in work boots.”
Marks then shared the spotlight with star Hiroyuki Sanada, who delivered a message in Japanese that was partially translated as: “The passion and dreams we inherited from you have crossed oceans and borders.”
That was Shogun’It is the fourth award at the ceremony, following wins for Sanada for Best Actor in a Drama Series, Anna Sawai for Best Actress in a Drama Series and Frederick EO Toye for Directing a Drama Series. Shogunbased on the 1975 novel of the same name by author James Clavell, also set a Creative Arts Emmy record last weekend with 14 awards.
Consequence took home the award for Best Drama Series at the 2023 Emmys for its final season, marking the third consecutive year that the HBO program led the category.
Eugene Levy and Dan Levy hosted the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
