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'Shogun' and 'Only Murders in the Building' win top TV

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Jessica Gunning wins best actor in a TV movie or limited

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Colin Farrell wins best actor in a TV movie or limited

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By Danielle Broadway

LOS ANGELES, Feb 23 (Reuters) - "Shogun," FX's

historical epic set in imperial Japan, claimed the prestigious

best ensemble in a drama TV series award at Sunday's Screen

Actors Guild Awards ceremony.

Hulu's original series "Only Murders in the Building," known

for three strangers who become involved in a murder in their New

York City apartment building, claimed the best TV comedy

ensemble win.

"70% Japanese, and with the subtitles, it must have been a

big gamble of them (FX Studios), they were so brave, but

"Shogun" and this award, show us that acting is a universal

language," Hiroyuki Sanada, who plays Lord Yoshii Toranag, said

during the show's acceptance speech.

"Shogun" follows the character Lord Yoshii Toranag, as he

discovers secrets that can help him destroy his enemies.

A tale of political machinations, "Shogun," also won best

female actor in a drama series and best male in a drama series

awards for first-time winners Anna Sawai and Sanada.

"Very happy, but I'm also kind of sad, because this is

probably the last time I'm able to celebrate the work with you

guys. I love you, the whole FX team," Sawai said with tears

rolling down her cheeks.

Sanada, also emotional, reflected on his acting journey.

"I started acting in Japan when I was five years old, and

moved to LA 20 years ago, and luckily, I worked with great

filmmakers and actors," Sanada said.

"I put everything, every single experience in my life into

"Shogun" then "Shogun" brought me here," he added.

The "Only Murders in the Building" team was surprised by

their win, which beat out frontrunners "The Bear" and "Hacks."

"We never win. This is so weird," Selena Gomez said.

"I'm taking it home for all of us and bringing this back to

New York," she added.

Jessica Gunning won best actor in a television movie or

limited series for her role in the Netflix ( NFLX ) series "Baby

Reindeer" as stalker Martha Scott.

She recalled creating a PowerPoint vision board when she was

working a desk job while acting on the side about eight years

ago.

"It was like a kind of positive thinking vision board of all

the things I wanted to do and the people I wanted to meet and

work with," Gunning said.

"And Cate Blanchard and Jodie Foster and Kathy Bates were on

that vision board," she added, noting the feeling of honor she

felt to be nominated alongside them and then winning the

category.

Colin Farrell took home the best actor in a television movie

or limited series award for his role at the title character in

the HBO Max series "The Penguin," which had him reflecting on

what it means to him to be an actor.

"The beautiful thing, and the annoying thing, about what we

do, it's just unquantifiable," he said.

"It's play time," he added, expressing that to be an actor

is never having to "fully grow up."