Historic Night at Emmys: Shogun Sweeps 14 Awards, Jamie Lee Curtis Wins First Emmy

“Shogun” made history at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday night by winning 14 Emmys, the most ever for a single season of a television series. Meanwhile, “The Bear” secured seven awards, including Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Jamie Lee Curtis.

The second night of the Creative Arts Emmys, held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, saw presenters repeatedly mentioning “Shogun,” as the FX series about political machinations in feudal Japan claimed all but two of the 16 possible trophies. This includes wins for costumes, makeup, editing, stunts, and cinematography, as well as a Best Guest Actor in a Drama Emmy for Néstor Carbonell.

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Upon receiving his award, Carbonell thanked the crew and noted their significant presence in the audience. “You’re all here! You’re all nominated!” he exclaimed, expressing his love for the collaborative nature of the project.

Jamie Lee Curtis, who won for her role in the “Bear” episode “Fishes,” was visibly emotional as she accepted her first Emmy, just 18 months after winning her first Oscar for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Backstage, Curtis expressed her gratitude, saying, “I’m the luckiest girl in the world. I just never thought I would get to do work at this level of depth and complexity and intelligence.”

When asked if she could achieve an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), Curtis humorously dismissed the idea. “I can’t sing at all,” she laughed. “And I’ve never been on stage.”

However, the songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul did join the EGOT club, winning their first Emmy for a song they co-wrote for “Only Murders in the Building.” The duo had previously won an Oscar for “La La Land” and both a Grammy and Tony for “Dear Evan Hansen.”

Michaela Coel also took home an award for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” In addition, Jon Bernthal won Best Guest Actor in a Comedy for portraying the older brother of Jeremy Allen White’s character in “The Bear.”

“Shogun” further stirred the Emmys landscape when it shifted from the limited series to the drama series category in May, leading all nominees with 25 nominations announced in July. Its dominance prompted comments from others who were up for awards. Siddharta Khosa, who won Best Music Composition for a Series for “Only Murders in the Building,” remarked, “I didn’t write a speech, because there was no way I was beating ‘Shogun’ tonight.”

Eric Andre, upon winning his first Emmy for his talk show performance, humorously noted in the media room, “Sorry I’m not on ‘Shogun!’”

The awards for reality and variety TV were handed out on the first night, with Maya Rudolph winning her sixth career Emmy for voice-over work on “Big Mouth” and Angela Bassett winning her first for narrating the National Geographic documentary series “Queens.”

Both nights of the ceremonies will be combined into a single 2.5-hour show airing on FXX on Sept. 14 and streaming on Hulu the following day. The Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Dan and Eugene Levy, will take place at the Peacock Theater and air on ABC on Sept. 15.