‘Shōgun’ sweeps the Golden Globes — and scores the same drama hat trick the original series did

Break out the brooms because Shōgun swept the Golden Globes on Sunday, converting all four of its nominations — Best Drama Series, Best TV Drama Actor for Hiroyuki Sanada, Best TV Drama Actress for Anna Sawai, and Best TV Supporting Actor for Tadanobu Asano — into wins. The FX epic’s victories in the drama categories replicated the same haul the original 1980 series nabbed.

At the 38th Golden Globes in 1981, NBC’s adaptation of James Clavell‘s novel also pulled off a clean sweep but in just those three categories: drama series, actor for Richard Chamberlain, and actress for Yoko Shimada. Chamberlain played John Blackthorne, who was portrayed by Cosmo Jarvis in the FX version. Shimada played Sawai’s role, Toda Mariko. (Sanada’s role of Lord Toranaga was played in 1980 by Toshiro Mifune, who, like Jarvis, was not nominated by the Globes.)

The OG Shōgun was the first show in Golden Globes history to win all three drama categories. Other shows that have since achieved this are The X-Files in 1997, The Sopranos in 2000, Homeland in 2013, The Crown in 2021, and Succession in 2024.

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After winning a record-breaking 18 Emmys in September, including drama series and acting honors for Sanada and Sawai, Shōgun was the runaway favorite to take home these three categories at the Globes. Asano was second in the odds in the all-inclusive TV supporting actor category behind Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear). Its series win marks the first time a remake of a previous drama series winner has won the same award.

Unlike the first series, there could be more Golden Globes in Shōgun 2.0’s future as a second and third season are in development. Though it was in drama at the Globes, the first Shōgun was a miniseries that aired over five straight nights in September 1980 and competed as such at the Emmys in September 1981. It had a much less robust Emmy performance compared to that of its successor, winning three awards, including Best Limited Series, from 14 nominations.