Shōgun took home the Best Television Series Drama award at the Golden Globes on Sunday, sweeping all four categories for which the historic epic was nominated. The FX series, a fan favorite among television critics, was up against other hit dramas: The Diplomat, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Slow Horses, Squid Game, and The Day of the Jackal.
As showrunner Justin Marks accepted the award, he delved into the duality of searching for his newly adopted 50-pound tortoise around his home the day before and standing on stage in front of Harrison Ford’s Han Solo. To put it simply, he called the win “insane.”
“Nothing about this show has been expected. It was made on the backs of 1000s of fearless yes’s that we received over the years from our East meets West cast and crew,” Marks said while also thanking the show’s writers, directors, and streaming platforms.
“All of you guys said yes so many times over the years to a show that on paper you should, quite frankly, have never said yes to,” he continued. “It is a miracle that everyone still has their jobs. It is a miracle that we still have our marriages, and it is a miracle if we ever find that tortoise again. So we will get a GPS tracker soon, girls, I promise.”
Adapted from the James Clavell historical novel of the same name, the 10-episode series traces a civil war in feudal Japan and, through its first nine weeks, quickly rose to FX’s “most watched show ever based on global hours streamed.” The drama stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, who won Best Performance by an Actor and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series, Drama, respectively. Shōgun’s Tadanobu Asano also won his nomination for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television and called the prize a “very big present.” The historical drama is also up for six nominations at the Critics Choice Awards.
Shōgun continues its success from the 76th Emmy Awards, where the series picked up a record-breaking 14 awards at the Creative Arts Emmys and an additional four trophies during the live show, including acting awards for Sanada and Sawai and a trophy for best drama series.
Hosted by Nikki Glaser, the 82nd Golden Globes Awards ceremony is airing live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ on Sunday. Presenters include Andrew Garfield, Anya Taylor-Joy, Auliʻi Cravalho, Nicolas Cage, Rachel Brosnahan, Sarah Paulson, Seth Rogen, Vin Diesel, and Viola Davis. Emilia Perez and The Brutalist led the list for most nominations this year, with 10 and seven each, respectively. Ted Danson will also receive the Golden Globe’s Carol Burnett Award for Career Achievements.
