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‘Shōgun’ Caps Record Emmy Run With Win No. 18 For Outstanding Drama Series As Star Hiroyuki Sanada Pays Homage To Samurai Period Dramas
Disney/FX's Shōgun went for a historic sweep, adding four more wins tonight for a staggering total of 18 Emmys, a bench mark that may never be reached.
Marks thanked Disney and FX executives for greenlighting “a very expensive subtitled Japanese period piece whose central climax revolves around a poetry competition.” Added Sanada in Japanese, with Marks reading the translation, “We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all the crew directors and masters who have inherited and supported our samurai period dramas up until now. It won all but two categories it was nominated for at the Creative Arts to break the previous record for most wins in a single year with 14 Emmys under its belt ahead of the main telecast.
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