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

"Shōgun" actress Anna Sawai is wearing custom Dior to the 2025 Golden Globes, and the dress reportedly took 450 hours to create. See the full look here.

When I hop on the phone with Anna Sawai, it’s 8:30 a.m. in Los Angeles, and the actress tells me she’s just woke up, after what was a very late bedtime following the 2025 Golden Globes. “It was a good night,

If Sawai wins tonight in the Best Actress category, she would be following in the footsteps of Yoko Shimada, who also won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Mariko in the 1980 Shōgun miniseries. Shimada was the first Asian actress to ever win a Golden Globe, and for the evening, she wore a traditional kimono in a floral pattern.

Emma D’Arcy, Maya Erskine, Keira Knightley and Keri Russell were also nominated this year for their performances

Jen Statsky, Paul W Downs, Lucia Aniello during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Nnamdi Asomugha during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Emilia Peréz,' 'The Brutalist,' 'Shogun,' 'Hacks' and 'Baby Reindeer' were among the big winners, while Zoe Saldaña, Fernanda Torres, Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin, Jean Smart, Jeremy Allen White, Colin Farrell,

Meanwhile, the immigration saga “The Brutalist” and Adrien Brody solidified their Oscar contender status, and Fernanda Torres made history by becoming the first Brazilian to win a best actress Golden Globe for her work in “I’m Still Here,” a quarter-century after Torres’ mother, Fernanda Montenegro, was nominated for “Central Station” in 1999.

Anna Sawai took home a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Lady Mariko. More than 40 years ago, the late Yoko Shimada won the very same category for the same role.