2016 was a pretty good year forFXas five wins at the PrimetimeEmmysforThe People v. O.J.
Simpson: American Crime Storyhelped it to a total 18 trophies at the 68thEmmy Awards.
Before the show, Disney CEO Bob Iger lauded Landgraf and his team.
‘Shōgun’ and ‘The Bear’FX
Iger particularly talked up the success ofShogunbut admitted that the company had to question it given its big-budget.
Its relatively costly, almost all [in] Japanese, not even current Japanese.
He believes in big, which is really important.
Its not only noise worthy, its newsworthy.
I love the guts, he added.
The series won 18 Emmys this year overall.
The Bearalso broke its own record for most wins for a comedy series in a single year with 11.
The Chicago-set series previously held the record with 10.
The streamer has won some smaller awards, but it was a solid win for NBCU.
It was, however, not the best year for HBO and its sister streamer Max.
