Here’s what to know about the award-winning actress who is making waves in Hollywood
Anna Sawai has made history as the first actress of Asian descent to win the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series, a groundbreaking moment for representation in entertainment.
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Here’s what to know about the award-winning actress who is making waves in Hollywood
Anna Sawai has made history as the first actress of Asian descent to win the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series, a groundbreaking moment for representation in entertainment. The New Zealand-born Japanese actress, who took home the award for her role as dutiful samurai woman Toda Mariko in FX’s Shōgun, captivated audiences with her portrayal of a sharp-witted translator navigating the complexities of Sengoku-period Japan.
Sawai’s win marks her first-ever Emmy nomination and victory, and she accepted the award with tearful emotion, confessing, “I was crying before my name was announced. I’m a mess today.”
In her speech, Sawai thanked her co-stars Hiroyuki Sanada, who also won an Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama, and Cosmo Jarvis, as well as her mother, who inspired her…