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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Anna Sawai<\/strong><\/a> just made history at the 2024 Emmy Awards<\/strong><\/a><\/em>!<\/p>\n The 32-year-old actress was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her work on Shogun<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, her first Emmy nomination, and she won. <\/p>\n Prior to the night, the show already made TV awards history with 14 wins at the Creative Arts Emmys<\/em>, and Anna<\/strong>\u2018s win continued to contribute to the history-making series!<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Anna<\/strong> became the very first actor of Asian descent to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress after being only the second nominee, following Sandra Oh<\/strong><\/a>, who was nominated four times for Killing Eve<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you to the Academy for naming me alongside my fellow nominees whose work I grew up watching and I love,\u201d she said in her acceptance speech. \u201cThank you to John Landgraf<\/strong> and the whole FX team for believing in our story. Thank you Justin [Marks]<\/strong> and Rachel [Kondo]<\/strong> for believing in me and giving me this role of a lifetime. Thank you to every single one of the crew and cast, lead by Hiro [Sanada]<\/strong><\/a>. He really has opened doors and continues to open doors for people like me. Thank you so much. Cosmo [Jarvis]<\/strong><\/a>, you are the most honest and truthful and no B.S. actor I know and you made me give my 120%.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLastly, thank you to my team and thank you to my family. Mom, I love you. You are the reason I\u2019m here. You showed me stoicism and that\u2019s how I was able to portray Toda Mariko. This is to all the women who expect nothing and continue to be an example for everyone. Thank you so much,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n At the Primetime Emmys <\/em>that night, Shogun <\/em>also picked up the awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Hiroyuki Sanada<\/strong> and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Frederick E. O. Toye<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Check out the FULL LIST of winners at the 2024 Emmy Awards<\/em>!<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n