Creative Arts Emmys 2024: ‘Shogun’ Wins Record-Breaking 14 Emmys Ahead of Main Event

‘Shogun’ wins big at Creative Arts Emmys 2024 | Photo credit: FX

the shogun Sunday night’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards tied for the most Emmy wins for a single season of a television series with 14, when the bear Seven wins, including Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Jamie Lee Curtis.

The presenters were saying the shogun All night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on the second night of the two-night Creative Arts Emmys, where awards are handed out that don’t quite make it to the primetime Emmy ceremony. It broke the record of 13 sets by the 2008 limited series John Adams Even before it reaches the main event on September 15, when it can pad its record to five more.

The FX series, about political maneuvering in feudal Japan, won all but two of a possible 16 trophies it claimed Sunday night, including Emmys for costumes, makeup, editing, stunts and cinematography, and guest actor for Nestor Carbonell.

As he accepted, Carbonell thanked the crew, then marveled at how many of them were in the audience. “You’re all here! You’re all nominated!” “I love this team’s game,” Carbonell said.

Curtis became emotional on stage after winning his first Emmy, 18 months after winning his first Oscar. Everything everywhere at all times. “I’m the luckiest girl in the world,” Curtis said backstage. “I never thought I would be able to work at this level of depth and complexity and intelligence. It has been the thrill of my creative life over the last few years.”

Asked if he could win a Grammy and a Tony for doing an EGOT, he said, no way. “I can’t sing at all,” he said, “and I’ve never been on stage.”

While the songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul became the 20th and 21st members of the elite EGOT club when they won their first Emmy for a song Only murder in the building. Both had previously won Oscars La La Land And for a Grammy and Tony Dear Evan Hansen.

Curtis won for an episode in the second season the bear titled, “Fish,” in which she played star Jeremy Allen White’s mother at a nightmarish holiday family gathering. Jon Bernthal, who played White’s older brother in the episode, won Best Guest Actor in a Comedy.

Michaela Coyle won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

the shogun The Emmys shook up the race when it switched from the limited series to the drama series category in May and led to 25 nominees when the nominations were announced in July. It won so decisively that those who beat it – it only lost in two music-writing categories – felt the need to comment on it.

“I didn’t write any speeches, because there was no way I could be beaten the shogun Tonight,” said Siddharth Khosla, who won Best Music Composition for a Series Only murder in the building.

When Eric Ande was asked just one question in the media room after winning his first Emmy for his performance on his self-titled talk show, he said with mock exasperation, “Sorry I’m not in it. the shogun!”

Dan and Eugene Levy will host the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 15 at the Peacock Theater.