The creative arts awards at the Emmy Awards were handed out this week. Organized a week before the Emmy Awards, this ceremony highlights technical professions in American television, as well as secondary awards such as best guest or ensemble casting.
Traditionally, the awards for this ceremony are less public than the Emmy Awards, which recognize the best performances of the year, but also the best series in the drama and comedy categories.
But this year, the series made history by winning no fewer than fourteen awards at the pre-Emmy ceremony.
A historical record that will be improved next week!
Fourteen prizes were actually awarded to Shogun, which has already turned out to be one of the big favorites this year. The historical series notably won awards for Best Credits, Best Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series, and Best Cinematography and Best Editing.
So far, a series has never won fourteen awards in a single edition of the Emmys. And that record should improve next week, as Shogun is the heavy favorite in many categories, including best drama series. So the adaptation of James Clavell’s novel goes into history a bit…
Fiction inspired by historical facts
Shogun takes us to Japan around 1600. An English sailor named John Blackthorne washes up on the shores of Japan. Captured, he attracts the attention of Lord Yoshii Toranaga, who decides to ennoble him in order to take advantage of his military and naval knowledge and seize power, which is opposed by the other regent clans.
Shogun takes its inspiration from authentic historical facts. John Blackthorne’s (Cosmo Jarvis) character is loosely inspired by sailor William Adams, history’s first white samurai, while Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) evokes the authentic story of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
The most important series of the year
After the first episode aired, the series became an incredible success, breaking audience records on the Hulu channel, which broadcasts it in the United States. In France, 10 episodes of the show aired on the Disney+ platform.
Note that series made in Japan were up at the Emmys this year. In the category of the best animated series, the Netflix series Blue Eye Samurai, whose animation was commissioned by the French studio Blue Spirit, was awarded (the 2nd season has already been announced by the platform).
Originally conceived as a mini-series, Shogun was renewed for several additional seasons due to its incredible popularity. You’ll no doubt be looking forward to next season even more after the 76th Annual Emmy Awards, which take place on Sunday, September 15 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Season 1 of Shogun is now available in its entirety exclusively on Disney+.
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