A TV series that was largely filmed in Port Moody and other locations around the Tri-Cities has won a record-breaking 14 Creative Arts Emmys that recognize the behind-the-scene contributions like casting, cinematography and title design.
Shogun, produced for the FX network and Hulu and streamed in Canada on Disney+, was nominated in 25 of 49 total categories.
Its wins included:
- Outstanding casting for a drama series
- Outstanding cinematography for a series (one hour)
- Outstanding guest actor in a drama series
- Outstanding main title design
- Outstanding period or fantasy/sci-fi hairstyling
- Outstanding period or fantasy/sci-fi makeup
- Outstanding period costumes for a series
- Outstanding picture editing for a drama series
- Outstanding production design for a narrative period or fantasy program (one hour or more)
- Outstanding prosthetic makeup
- Outstanding sound editing for a comedy or drama series (one hour)
- Outstanding sound mixing for a comedy or drama series (one hour)
- Outstanding special visual effects in a season or a movie
- Outstanding stunt performance
The winners were announced over two days of gala events at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.
Shogun could win yet more Emmys at the Primetime awards, to be presented on Sunday, Sept. 15, where it’s nominated in the following categories:
- Best drama series
- Outstanding lead actor in a drama series for Hiroyuki Sanada
- Outstanding lead actress in a drama series for Anna Sawai
- Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira
- Outstanding directing for a drama series for Frederick E.O. Toye
- Outstanding writing for a drama series for Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks and for a second episode by Rachel Kondo and Caitlin Puente
Shogun tells the story of British sailor John Blackthorne who is rescued by a local samurai after he shipwrecks off the coast of Japan. While captive, he becomes embroiled in a plot of intrigue between feudal rivals and falls in love with a mysterious female translator, forcing him to become Japanese.
Production of the series took over the old Flavelle cedar mill property on Port Moody’s waterfront for several months in 2021 and 2022, transforming it into a 17th-century Japanese fishing village. The set also included a large temple and a landlocked ship.
Scenes were also filmed around Belcarra and Coquitlam, as well as Ucluelet and North Vancouver.
While originally intended as a limited anthology of 10 episodes, the Hollywood Reporter confirmed in May a second and third season would be forthcoming.
But plot details and much of the casting have yet to be announced, let alone production plans. The Port Moody set was dismantled when production of the first season ended.
The series was originally supposed to be produced in Japan and the United Kingdom, but the COVID-19 pandemic and global travel restrictions retrenched the show to British Columbia.
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