Sawai accepted the award for her performance as Toda Mariko in the series at the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday.

The FX/Hulu series about feudal Japan beat out other favorites including Netflix's "Squid Game" and "The Diplomat"

When Hiroyuki Sanada and I spoke this past summer, the Shōgun star and co-producer was preparing for his first-ever nomination at the Emmy Awards. Though the 64-year-old actor was favored to win, he was stunned when his 17 th century samurai series also became the most-awarded single season of television in Emmy history.

Brady Corbet's drama about a Holocaust survivor and architect received the second most nominations at the ceremony, behind "Emilia Pérez."

Hiroyuki Sanada won best lead actor in a drama series at the 2025 Golden Globes for his role in Shogun as the Japanese actor followed his historic win in the same category at the 2024 Emmys. “Thank you Golden Globes for recognizing me.

After landing his first Emmy award in September, Hiroyuki Sanada landed his first Golden Globe tonight for his portrayal of Lord Toranaga in FX’s Shōgun. He also became the second Asian actor or American actor of Asian decent to win the Lead Actor In Drama Series Golden Globe,

Hiroyuki Sanada, the star and producer of hit series "Shōgun," makes his story with his first ever Golden Globes win.