Hit TV drama Shogun wins 11 Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Historical drama television series Shogun has won a whopping 11 awards at the Creative Arts Emmys.
The steady stream of wins came from 25 total nominations the show received between Sunday’s creative arts ceremony that honoured mostly behind-the-scenes crew members and the main Primetime Emmy Awards on September 15.
Shogun, the FX show about political machinations in feudal Japan, won in categories including costumes, makeup, editing and stunt work, along with a best guest actor in a drama Emmy for Néstor Carbonell. The cast includes New Zealand actor Anna Sawai.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.As he accepted, Carbonell thanked the crew, then marvelled at how many of them were in the audience.
“You’re all here! You’re all nominated!” Carbonell said. “I love the team sport of this.”
The hefty total for Shogun, acclaimed by critics and embraced by audiences, may be a harbinger of a big night for the series when Dan and Eugene Levy host the main Emmys at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.
The Bear, the top nominee in the comedy categories with 23, won four times, including Emmys for best guest actor for Jon Bernthal and best guest actress for Jamie Lee Curtis.
And Michaela Coel won best guest actress in a comedy series for her appearance on Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
While Sunday night’s Creative Arts ceremony focused on scripted work, on Saturday night Emmys were handed out for reality and variety television.
Maya Rudolph and Angela Bassett were among Saturday night’s winners. Rudolph won her sixth career Emmy, for her voice-over work on the animated Big Mouth. Bassett won her first, for her narration of the National Geographic wildlife documentary series Queens.
