Shōgun
Co-created by Justin Marks ’02CC, who also cowrote several episodes, this lush period drama set in 1600s Japan made Emmy history by breaking the record for most awards (eighteen) given to a television series for a single season. The show, based on the 1975 novel of the same name, won Primetime Emmys for outstanding drama series, directing, and acting, as well as Creative Arts Emmys for sound, cinematography, costume design, and other categories. School of the Arts alumnus Jonathan van Tulleken ’10SOA directed two episodes. Stream on Hulu
Hacks
Lucia Aniello ’04CC is a co-creator and showrunner of Hacks, the HBO comedy about a struggling young writer who helps a fading comedian revive her career. The series, which premiered in 2021, scored the coveted Primetime Emmy for outstanding comedy series as well as a screenwriting award for the episode “Bulletproof,” which Aniello cowrote. Jean Smart additionally won for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series — her third Emmy for Hacks. Stream on Max
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
This late-night talk show won its second Primetime Emmy in a row for outstanding scripted variety series, while also winning for outstanding writing. Columbia graduates Joanna Rothkopf ’14JRN and Tim Carvell ’95CC are members of the series’ winning writing team. Stream on Max
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Costume designer Leah Katznelson ’02CC helped create a convincing 1960s and ’70s look for Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, a limited series about the real-life falling-out between writer Truman Capote and an influential clique of New York City socialites. The series took home the Creative Arts Emmy for outstanding period costumes for a limited series. Stream on Hulu
The Daily Show
As a co–executive producer of The Daily Show, the longtime satirical news program on Comedy Central, Ramin Hedayati ’02CC shared this year’s Primetime Emmy for outstanding talk series with host Jon Stewart and the rest of the producing and hosting team. Stream on Paramount+
Eat Your Catfish
Noah Amir Arjomand ’18GSAS coproduced and codirected the POV film Eat Your Catfish, which won the News and Documentary Emmy for outstanding social-issue documentary. The film, which depicts Arjomand’s mother’s battle with ALS, is a production of American Documentary, an independent film company led by executive director Erika Dilday ’93JRN, ’94BUS. Stream on PBS
