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.

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