"Shogun," a sweeping, historical epic set in imperial Japan, claimed the prestigious best drama trophy at Sunday's Emmy Awards, and "Hacks" upset defending comedy champion "The Bear" at television's highest honours. A tale of political machinations, "Shogun" also won acting awards for Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, the first Japaneseactors to win their categories. The series earned 19 total awards, a record for a single season of a drama.
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00:00And the Emmy goes to Shogun.
00:06A big-budget epic about power struggles in feudal Japan, Shogun dominated the Emmy Awards.
00:12The series claimed a record 18 trophies for one season, including the prestigious Best Drama,
00:18the first non-English TV show to win the prize.
00:21Most of Shogun's dialogue is in Japanese with English subtitles.
00:25I'm ready.
00:27Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, who play lead roles in the series,
00:32also took home acting awards, the first Japanese actors to win their categories.
00:37It was an east meets west dream project with respect.
00:44And Shogun taught me that when people work together, we can make miracles.
00:51Thank you to the Academy for naming me alongside my fellow nominees,
00:56whose work I grew up watching and love.
01:00The Bear took home a whopping 11 awards, including Jeremy Allen White as Best Lead Actor in a Comedy.
01:07However, after winning Best Comedy last time, The Bear missed out on the award to HBO's Hacks,
01:13which follows the love-hate relationship between a 70-something comedian and a millennial writer.
01:19There are about 20% of our population is over 60 plus,
01:24and there are only 3% of those characters on television.
01:27And I would like to see more of them because while I'm a great young supporting actor,
01:32I really want to be a good old lead.
01:36Netflix's Baby Reindeer, the chilling story of a bartender stalked by a customer,
01:41was named Best Limited Series, while creator Richard Gad also won an award for his acting.