At Emmys 2024, Shogun wins best drama and The Bear, Baby Reindeer each earn 4 awards

Best drama series goes to Shogun, and the lead drama acting honours, after The Bear and Baby Reindeer make the early running at Emmys 2024

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Series co-creator Justin Marks (left), lead drama actor winner Hiroyuki Sanada (centre) and other members of the cast and crew of Shogun accepts the award for outstanding drama series during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. Photo: AP

Published: 8:41am, 16 Sep 2024Updated: 12:19pm, 16 Sep 2024

Japan-set historical epic Shogun smashed all-time records and was named best drama at television’s Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, as Hacks, The Bear and Baby Reindeer also racked up big wins.

Shogun, the FX series about power struggles in feudal Japan, won best drama series, while Hiroyuki Sanada and co-star Anna Sawai became the first Japanese performers to win an Emmy when they won the awards for best actor and best actress in a drama.

“Shogun taught me when we work together, we can make miracles,” Sanada said in his acceptance speech. “It was an East-meets-West dream project, with respect,” added the veteran leading man.

Along with 14 Emmys it claimed at the precursor Creative Arts Emmys and a directing win, it had an unmatched performance with 18 overall for one season. The previous record for any season of a television show was 13 Emmys.

Anna Sawai accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for Shogun during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. Photo: AP

Shogun is the first non-English-language winner of the highly coveted award for best drama series.

Hacks was the surprise winner of the best comedy series award for the first time, topping The Bear, which scored early wins at the 2024 Emmys for best actor, best supporting actor and best supporting actress in a comedy. The Bear also won the Emmy for best comedy series directing.