Emmy-winning 'Shōgun' actress Anna Sawai talks big wins, what's next and how she'll choose a role now that everyone is talking to her. She spoke to THR moments after her Emmy win on Disney post-Emmy carpet.
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00:00Emmy winner hold up that trophy. Let's see that. I can't believe it. What is happening?
00:04I don't know you gave such an emotional and moving speech
00:07What was going through your mind when they called your name when you were up there giving that speech?
00:11Um, I couldn't believe it. But I also know that this trophy is not just for me
00:15It's it's for everyone who worked on this show. I was supported by an amazing crew the writers. They're so important
00:23It's it's everybody. So I think I was thinking about
00:27Them and I got really teared up
00:30You gave such a nice shout out to your mom
00:31What did it mean to get to bring her to the Emmys and have her there in the audience?
00:34It means everything. I just want to make her proud. She's not someone to ask for a lot
00:38She doesn't say too much. But when she was coming to LA for this
00:43She told me how excited she was and I saw her cheering up
00:46I know that she's proud of me and that means the whole world. It was just such a huge night for Shogun
00:52What is all the love and support for the show meant to you?
00:55It's huge. I think that
00:57I'm getting love
01:00For for our culture for the people like that means a lot. It's it's you see that there's an acceptance there
01:06There's a curiosity. There's an interest
01:09For other people like different people that you don't not necessarily understand but want to
01:16I think that it's opening doors for our community. So yeah, that's huge
01:21Who was the first person who texted you or called you after your Emmy win?
01:24I actually don't know because when I saw my phone I had a hundred eighty notifications
01:30I don't know who the first person is. The first person I called was my sister
01:33Oh, that's so amazing
01:35And like I was saying it's such a big night for the cast of Shogun who from the cast
01:39Do you think is gonna party the hardest at this after party?
01:42Um, I feel like it might be Tokuma-san who is probably the oldest cast
01:47But he is such a young soul. I know that we're gonna have an amazing time
01:52And of course so many people have seen the show now, so it's not a spoiler
01:55But we will miss you so much in season 2
01:57Do you think there's any chance maybe your character could come back in a flashback as a ghost when I was talking to Hiro
02:04A couple days ago. He said as a twin. Maybe he threw that out there. We love those jokes
02:08I feel like it would all I would say yes if they wanted me to but the way that the story
02:14Completed for her was perfect and I don't want to touch that. Yeah following your performance on this show
02:19What sort of doors has it opened for you in terms of roles? I don't know yet. I'm still looking for my next role
02:25I'm shooting a second season of a show that I did Monarch Legacy of Monsters right now, but I'm looking for the next one
02:32Um, I feel like people are more interested in me
02:35And I'm also I also know what I can do well and what I want
02:40So it's just a matter of like finding the right match. What kind of role do you want to take on next?
02:45Just human roles things that are grounded things that talk about life things that will make you
02:51Mad or sad or I don't know. It feels you know something intense. I want to do that. We can't wait to see it
02:57Congratulations get into the after-party. Have fun. Thank you