Hiroyuki Sanada became the second Asian actor to win Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role in the FX series. “Shogun” The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards are not taking place on Sunday. The prolific Japanese actor was honored for his portrayal of Lord Yoshi Toranaga in the first season of the drama series.
With the Emmy success — the first in his six-decade career — Sanada follows in the footsteps of Lee Jung-jae’s historic conquest in 2022, when Lee became the first Asian actor to win a Lead Drama Actor Emmy for the English-language series “Squid Game.”
Along with Sanada, there's Gary Oldman (“Slow Horses”), Donald Glover (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”), Dominic West (“The Crown”), Idris Elba (“Hijack”), and Walton Goggins (“Fallout”).
Sanada is also the producer of “Shōgun” and works in close collaboration with the show's creators. Justin Marks and Rachel KondoWe want the Japanese cast to stay true to the authenticity of Japanese culture. If “Shōgun” wins Best Drama Series, a category in which he is a favorite, Sanada will be the first Asian to win an Emmy for acting and producing a drama series. (Steven Yeun and Ali Wong will do so in 2024, but for limited series, when they each win the categories for atuação and levou home or Netflix's 'Beef' wins grand prize, They produce executives.)
“Shogun” was or The main series is listed for the Emmy Award with 25 indicators.It competes in several important categories, including drama series, lead actress (Anna Sawai), supporting actors (Tadanobu Sano and Takehiro Hira), and guest actors (Nestor Carbonell).
Only a handful of Asian performers have won Emmys for acting in previous years, but more have been cited: Wong and Yeun in 2024 for “Beef,” Lee in 2022 for “Squid Game,” Archie Panjabi in 2010 for CBS’s “The Good Wife” and Riz Ahmed in 2017 for HBO’s “The Night Of.”
Fix/Holo Under development For seasons two and three, I renewed my contract with Sanada (who will also be executive producer) and entered discussions as James Clavell's partner to continue “Shōgun.” Marks, Kondo, and executive producer Michaela Clavell are all on board for more episodes.
“If history involves our culture, and it’s something historical, maybe we’d like to produce it too. But I don’t know, I want to enjoy acting,” said Sanada, who will continue as Lord Toranaga if he or the “shogun” is officially resumed. Or the complex.
Set in 17th-century feudal Japan, Shōgun follows English outcast John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), who is found abandoned in a fishing village, and uncovers secrets that could help Lord Yoshi Toranaga (Sanada) shift the balance of power, weakening or influencing two of Blackthorne's enemies. Their fates are linked by translator Todo Mariko (Sawai), a mysterious messiah name with an unfortunate last line. In serving her master, Mariko is forced to either oil her new partnership with Blackthorne, or commit to the faith that she will save her life for her deceased father.
