The Emmy Awards opened Sunday in Los Angeles, with the feudal Japan drama “Shogun” and its 25 nominations as the clear favorite: it is widely expected to become the first non-English-language soap opera to win the award for best drama series.
“We haven’t even handed out a single award tonight, and yet Shogun has already made Emmy history,” said actor Daniel Levy, opening the 76th ceremony alongside his father Eugene.
Produced by Disney’s FX network, the series has won 14 awards in supporting categories even before Sunday’s ceremony. That already makes “Shogun” the most awarded drama series for a single season.
The adaptation of James Clavell’s novel, a bestseller from the 1970s that explores feudal power struggles in the Land of the Rising Sun, was a hit in the United States despite its many subtitled dialogues.
“Shogun” is the second non-English-language soap opera nominated in the best drama series category, following the South Korean series “Squid Game” two years ago.
In addition to the top award, actors Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai are also expected to be honored.
– “The Bear” starts well –
“Shogun’s” main rival to succeed the “Succession” saga, which outrageously dominated the Emmy Awards every year, is the final season of Netflix’s “The Crown.”
The conclusion of the saga about the British royal family received mixed critical reception but earned Elizabeth Debicki the Best Supporting Actress award for her portrayal of Princess Diana.
On the comedy side, “The Bear: Eat In or Go Out” tops the nominations for the second year in a row, with a record 23 categories.
The evening got off to a good start for this exhausting dive into the back kitchen of a Chicago restaurant, whose second season follows its transformation into an establishment in search of a star.
Its lead actor Jeremy Allen White won the award for best actor. His sidekick Ebon Moss-Bachrach, another chef in the series, was voted best supporting actor.
The show’s not-so-funny themes – grief, addiction, death – regularly spark debate about its nature. A controversy to which Eugene Levy gave a little nod.
“Some of you may be expecting us to make a joke about whether ‘The Bear’ is really a comedy, but in the true spirit of ‘The Bear’, we won’t make any jokes,” he quipped.
Among the competition, HBO’s “Hacks” should allow Jean Smart to sweep acting awards, for the unlikely duo he forms with Hannah Einbinder, which shows the relationship between an aging American stand-up star and a young comedian charged with renewing his jokes.
– The feeling “My little reindeer” –
In the best mini-series or anthology category, it is the Netflix series “My Little Reindeer” which dominates the predictions.
Presented as a “true story” by its creator, Scottish comedian Richard Gadd, it has sparked controversy: a British woman who is said to have inspired the character of the stalker was stalked on social media and filed a defamation suit against Netflix. She is demanding $170 million in compensation.
The Scottish actor is up against two heavyweights for the best actor award: Andrew Scott for “Ripley,” a black-and-white adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s (“The Talented Mr. Ripley”) novel, and “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm for “Fargo.”
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