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76th Primetime Emmy Awards: Shōgun Takes Home Top Honor; Wins Outstanding Drama Series
FX’s Shōgun won Outstanding Drama Series at the 2024 Primetime Emmys. The show, which received 25 nominations, also secured 14 Creative Arts Emmys last weekend, highlighting its critical acclaim.
FX’s Shōgun, which charmed audiences with its portrayal of 17th-century Japan, was named Outstanding Drama Series by the TV Academy on Sunday, September 25, at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. The annual gathering, hosted by father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, was broadcast live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
“Thank you for this incredible honor. We are so grateful,” the show’s co-creator Justin Marks said while accepting the accolade before thanking the aforementioned network’s John Landgraf, Gina Balin, Kate Lambert, Lindsay Donahue, and Nick Grad for greenlighting a “very expensive, subtitled Japanese period piece.”
Marks then handed the microphone to Hiroyuki Sanada, the lead actor of Shōgun, who expressed his gratitude to the entire crew, directors, and mentors for their support.
Sanada, who also won Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role as a political player in lordly Japan, described the show as an “East meets West dream project” during his acceptance speech. He highlighted how the production brought together American and Japanese filmmakers to portray the first English contact with Japan in 1600. “And Shōgun taught me that when people work together, we can make miracles and create a better future,” he said.
While the drama entered the Primetime Emmys with a massive 25 nominations, it also took home 14 golden girl statuettes at the Creative Arts Emmys last weekend.
The series, for those who may not know, chronicles the lives of two men from different worlds — John Blackthorne, aka Anjin-san (Cosmo Jarvis), an English sailor who finds himself stranded in the East Asian country, and Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada) — a samurai warlord navigating elaborate power conflicts.
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