‘Shogun’ Breaks Record with 14 Emmy Wins at Creative Arts Ceremony, While Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates Her First Emmy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards held on Sunday evening, the FX series “Shogun” set a new record by winning 14 Emmys, the most ever for a single season of a television show. Meanwhile, “The Bear” took home seven awards, including one for Jamie Lee Curtis as the best guest actress in a comedy series.

Throughout the night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, presenters frequently mentioned “Shogun” during the second night of the two-night Creative Arts Emmys. This event celebrates awards that are not part of the main Primetime Emmys ceremony. “Shogun” broke the previous record of 13 Emmys, which was held by the 2008 limited series “John Adams,” even before reaching the main Emmys ceremony on September 15, where it could potentially add up to five more awards to its tally.

The show, which explores political intrigue in feudal Japan, secured nearly all of the 16 awards it was eligible for on Sunday, winning honors in categories like costumes, makeup, editing, stunts, and cinematography. Néstor Carbonell also won an Emmy for best guest actor in a drama series.

During his acceptance speech, Carbonell expressed gratitude to his team and was delighted to see so many of them in the audience. “You’re all here! You’re all nominated!” he exclaimed. “I love the teamwork aspect of this.”

Jamie Lee Curtis was visibly moved when she accepted her first Emmy, coming 18 months after she won an Oscar for her role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Backstage, she reflected on her journey, saying, “I’m the luckiest girl in the world. I never imagined I would get to work at such a deep, complex, and intelligent level. These last couple of years have been the most thrilling of my creative life.”

When asked if she hoped to win a Grammy and a Tony to achieve EGOT status (winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony), Curtis replied that she thought it was unlikely. “I can’t sing at all,” she noted. “And I’ve never performed on stage.”

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

Curtis won the Emmy for her guest role in the episode titled “Fishes” from season two of “The Bear,” where she played the mother of the lead, Jeremy Allen White, during a chaotic holiday family gathering. Jon Bernthal, who portrayed White’s older brother in that episode, also won for best guest actor in a comedy series.

Michaela Coel was awarded best guest actress in a comedy series for her role in the show “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.”

“Shogun” stirred the competitive landscape at the Emmys when it shifted from the limited series category to the drama series category in May. It led all nominees with a total of 25 nominations when they were announced in July.

The series won consistently throughout the night, with only two losses in the music-composition categories, prompting comments from those who did win. Siddharta Khosa, who received the Emmy for best music composition for a series for “Only Murders in the Building,” said, “I didn’t prepare a speech because I knew there was no way I was beating ‘Shogun’ tonight.”

When Eric André was asked a single question in the media room after winning his first Emmy for his talk show, he joked, “Sorry I’m not in ‘Shogun!’”

Notable winners during the previous night included Maya Rudolph and Angela Bassett. Rudolph won her sixth career Emmy for her voice-over work in the animated series “Big Mouth,” while Bassett won her first Emmy for narrating the National Geographic documentary series “Queens.”

Both nights of the Emmys will be edited into a single 2.5-hour show that will air on FXX on September 14 and will be available for streaming the following day on Hulu. Dan and Eugene Levy are set to host the Primetime Emmy Awards, which will also take place at the Peacock Theater and air on ABC on September 15.

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