Anna Sawai has won the Emmy for best actress in a drama series for the FX show “Shogun,” becoming the first actor of Asian descent to win in the category. With her win, Sawai beat out fellow nominees Jennifer Aniston (Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show”),

The FX epic series featuring the power struggle of 17th-century Japanese feudal lords and a shipwrecked English sailor dominated Sunday's 76th Primetime Emmy Awards with three awards, including historic wins for best actress Anna Sawai and best actor Hiroyuki Sanada — the first Japanese actors to win an Emmy,

"This is to all the women who expect nothing and continue to be an example to everyone," she said in her acceptance speech.