Anna Sawai Explains Why She’s Not Worried About the 2025 Golden Globes

Shogun stand out Anna Sawai preparing for her first Golden Globe Awardsbut she is not worried about the ceremony or the possibility of taking the stage and walking away with a trophy.

“I feel like when I think about it too much, I get quite nervous,” Sawai, 32, said exclusively Us Weekly in 2025 WWD Style Awards on Friday, January 3, while stunning in a custom Louis Vuitton outfit. “So, I don’t think about it at all.”

He added, “I’m going to enjoy it, I don’t want to cry anymore. I’ll think about it when I’m there.”

Sawai is nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series, Drama. She is against Kathy Bates (Matlock), Emma D’Arcy (Dragon House), Maya Erskine (and Mrs. Smith), Keira Knightley (Black Pigeons) a Keri Russell (The Diplomat).

Shogun also up for three more Golden Globes, including Best TV Series, Drama and individual acting nods for Sawai’s costars Hiroyuki Sanada a Asano identified. Before Sawai stepped out at the Golden Globes on Sunday, January 5, she explained Us how is she recent Emmy win informs the preparation and thinking of his award show.

“I feel like the Emmy win has allowed me to not worry about it anymore, in the sense that it doesn’t matter,” Sawai said Friday. “I got an Emmy and that’s amazing, and this time it’s just a celebration of everyone. I don’t want to focus on who wins and what doesn’t. I think it made me learn a little bit.”

Sawai took the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the Emmys in September 2024 – the first performer of Asian descent to win the honour.

“I was crying before my name was announced. I’m a mess today,” she said in her acceptance speech at the time. “Thank you to my team and thank you to my family. Mom, I love you. You are the reason I am here. You showed me stoicism and that’s how I was able to portray it. This is for all the women who expect nothing and continue to be an example to all.”

Sawai has since honored her loved ones after her victory.

“I bought a Cartier ring for my sister and my mother,” she said Us. “But, not for myself. I always try to give more than I handle myself.”

Sawai’s Emmy win and Golden Globe nod were both in her honor Shogun the role of Mariko, who died at the end of season 1.

“Personally, I feel like her story is over, and it’s perfect,” she quipped on Friday. “So, I’m not asking to come back.”

Having said that, if the Shogun the creative team was interested in Mariko’s return, then Sawai would “totally do it.”

Until then, Sawai has her eyes on the big screen.

“I want to make a film. I feel like I haven’t made a film in a long time, and I want to do something that feels independent,” he said. “I’m just reading scripts, something that is maybe like a bittersweet love story. I’d love that.”

With reports by Mariel Turner