B.C. shot Shōgun smashes Emmy Awards record

The B.C. shot TV drama Shōgun continued its dominance of the 2024 Emmy Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles.

Heading into the awards at the Peacock Theater the show already had broken Emmy records for most wins in a single year by collecting 14 trophies at the Creative Arts Emmys a week ago. The FX series increased its record wins to 18 at the Primetime Emmy Awards by adding trophies for best drama series, best actress in a drama series for Anna Sawai, best actor in a drama series for Hiroyuki Sanada, and best drama directing for Frederick E.O. Toye.

An epic saga about the political machinations in feudal Japan and adapted from James Clavell’s best-selling novel, was also the first non-English-language series to win in the drama trophy and Sanada, who is also a producer on the show, and Sawai are the first Japanese actors to win Emmys.

“Oh, my goodness. I’m beyond honoured to be here with amazing nominees,” said Sanada onstage collecting his award, adding: “Shōgun taught me that when people work together, we can make a miracle. We can create a better future together.”

The show, which is FX’s most watched ever, has been greenlit for a season two and three.

Shot here in B.C. Shōgun employs many Hollywood North locals and some of those also collected hardware the Creative Emmy Awards.

Suzie Klimack was one of the Vancouver-based winners, taking home an Emmy for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup. The Former Vancouver Film School (VFS) student was in Los Angeles for the awards.

“The Emmy ceremonies were unreal. I found myself sitting in the audience thinking I was watching it from home on the television, and had to pinch myself to realize it was in real life! Hearing the words “and the Emmy goes to … Shogun!” keeps looping through my mind,” said Klimack a couple of days after the event. “This has been my lifelong dream. Ever since I was a little girl I yearned to be a makeup fx artist … I am still in shock! Thank you to VFS for teaching me everything and preparing me to step into this fast paced, challenging and sometimes gut wrenching industry. It is very rewarding to be recognized among my peers for all of the hard work I have poured into my craft.”

Below is a list of the Emmy Awards that Shogun collected:

Outstanding Drama Series

Shōgun

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Anna Sawai, Shōgun

Lead actor in a drama Series

Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun

Directing for a Drama Series

Frederick E.O. Toye, Shōgun, Crimson Sky

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series  Laura Schiff, CSA, Casting by Carrie Audino, CSA, Casting by Kei Kawamura, CSA, Location Casting Maureen Webb, CSA, Location Casting Colleen Bolton, Location Casting

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series  Shogun • Anjin Néstor Carbonell as Rodrigues

Outstanding Main Title Design  Nadia Tzuo, Creative Director Xiaolin Zeng, Designer Ilya Tselyutin, Designer Alex Silver, Animator Lee Buckley, Animator Evan Larimore, Animator

Outstanding Period Or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling  Shogun • A Stick Of Time Sanna Kaarina Seppanen, Hair Designer Mariah Crawley, Key Hairstylist Madison Gillespie, Key Hairstylist Nakry Keo, Key Hairstylist Janis Bekkering, Key Hairstylist

Outstanding Period Or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)  Shogun • The Abyss Of Life Rebecca Lee, Makeup Designer Krystal Devlin, Key Makeup Artist Amber Trudeau, Key Makeup Artist Andrea Alcala, 1st Makeup Leslie Graham, 1st Makeup Krista Hann, 1st Makeup Mike Fields, 1st Makeup Emily Walsh, 1st Makeup

Outstanding Period Costumes For A Series  Shogun • Ladies Of The Willow World Carlos Rosario, Costume Designer Carole Griffin, Costume Supervisor Kristen Bond, Assistant Costume Designer Kenichi Tanaka, Assistant Costume Designer Paula Plachy, Assistant Costume Designer

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Drama Series  Shogun • A Dream Of A Dream Maria Gonzales, Editor Aika Miyake, Editor

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More)  Shogun • Anjin Helen Jarvis, Production Designer Chris Beach, Art Director Lisa Lancaster, Set Decorator Jonathan Lancaster, Set Decorator

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup  Shogun • A Dream Of A Dream Toby Lindala, Special Makeup Effects Department Head Bree-Anna Lehto, Key Prosthetic Makeup Artist Suzie Klimack, Special Makeup Effects Artist

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)  Shogun • Broken To The Fist  Brian J Armstrong, MPSE, Supervising Sound Editor Benjamin Cook, MPSE, Sound Designer James Gallivan, Sound Designer John Creed, MPSE, Dialogue Editor Ayako Yamauchi, ADR Editor Mark Hailstone, Sound Effects Editor Ken Cain, Foley Editor Melissa Muik, Music Editor Matt Salib, Foley Artist Sanaa Kelley, Foley Artist

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)  Shogun • Broken To The Fist Steve Pederson, Re-Recording Mixer Greg P. Russell, Re-Recording Mixer Michael Williamson, CAS, Production Mixer Takashi Akaku, ADR Mixer Arno Stephanian, Foley Mixer

Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie  Michael Cliett, Overall Visual Effects Supervisor Melody Mead, Production Associate Visual Effects Producer Jed Glassford, Onset Visual Effects Supervisor Cameron Waldbauer, Special Effects Coordinator Philip Engström, Visual Effects Supervisor: ILP Chelsea Mirus, Visual Effects Production Manager: ILP Ed Bruce, Visual Effects Supervisor: SSVFX Nicholas Murphy, Visual Effects Producer: SSVFX Kyle Rottman, Visual Effects Supervisor: Refuge

Outstanding Stunt Performance  Shogun • The Eightfold Fence  Hiroo Minami, Stunt Performer Nobuyuki Obikane, Stunt Performer Martin Cochingco, Stunt Performer Johnson Phan, Stunt Performer

Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Award  Shogun — The Making of Shogun Stephanie Gibbons, Executive Producer Sally Daws, Executive Producer Kenna McCabe, Executive Producer Melanie Pimentel, Supervising Producer Joel Kazuo Knoernschild, Senior Producer Andie Newell, Producer [email protected] twitter.com/dana_gee

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