FX’s Shogun claimed a record-breaking 14 awards in the drama category at the two-day Creative Arts Emmys ceremony on Sunday night at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theatre, a week ahead of the main Primetime Emmys scheduled for September 15.
Shogun wins 14 Emmys
Based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same name, Shogun is set in 17th-century Japan and revolves around the political power play of the time. The period drama show took home 14 of the 16 awards it was nominated for. The wins included Emmys for costumes, makeup, editing, stunts and cinematography, as well as a best guest actor award for Néstor Carbonell.
With its 14 wins, Shogun is now positioned to have the highest overall Emmy tally after the main ceremony, where it’s still in the running for major categories like best drama and best actor in a drama for Hiroyuki Sanada.
The dominance of Shogun even had winners in other categories acknowledging the show’s sweep. “I didn’t write a speech because there was no way I was beating Shogun tonight," said Siddharta Khosa, who won best music composition for a series for Only Murders in the Building.
The Bear sweeps comedy awards
Jeremy Allen White-starrer The Bear swept the comedy categories at the Creative Arts Emmys with seven awards, including the outstanding guest actor award in a comedy series for Jon Bernthal. Bernthal’s performance in the Season 2 episode titled Fishes was up against fellow cast members Bob Odenkirk and Will Poulter, who were also nominated in the same category.
In addition to Bernthal, Jamie Lee Curtis also took home her first Emmy for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her appearance in The Bear. The show also bagged awards for outstanding casting for a comedy series, outstanding picture editing, outstanding sound editing and outstanding sound mixing.
Other winners
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul joined the prestigious EGOT club — winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony — after they won their first Emmy for a song they co-wrote for Only Murders in the Building. Their previous wins include an Oscar for La La Land, a Grammy for The Greatest Showman and Tony for Dear Evan Hansen.
Other notable winners from the Creative Arts Emmys included Maya Rudolph and Angela Bassett. Rudolph earned her sixth career Emmy for her voiceover work in Big Mouth, while Bassett won her first Emmy for narrating National Geographic’s Queens.
Additionally, Michaela Coel took home the best guest actress in a comedy Emmy for her role in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Television veteran Sandra Oh, known for her roles in Grey’s Anatomy and Killing Eve, bagged her first Emmy award after 14 nominations. She served as the executive producer for Quiz Lady, which bagged the award for best television movie.
Meanwhile, RuPaul's record-breaking streak at the Emmys has officially ended as Alan Cumming took home the award for best host. Cumming, who hosts The Traitors, won the Emmy for outstanding host for a reality or reality competition programme, a title RuPaul had claimed for the past eight consecutive years.
