Hiro Murai wins Emmy for directing Widow's Bay pilot
International Business Times, Singapore Edition
Hiro Murai, a first-generation Japanese immigrant and USC film school graduate, won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the pilot of Apple TV's horror comedy Widow's Bay, becoming the first Asian director to win that category. Murai directed five episodes and served as an executive producer for the series' first season, which won 13 Emmys from 19 nominations. He rose from music-video work with collaborators including Donald Glover and directed the Grammy-winning This Is America, and his Emmy win adds to prior nominations and a previous Emmy as an executive producer on The Bear.
Murai is the first Asian director to win that Emmy directing category.
Context
Murai directed the pilot and several episodes of Widow's Bay. The show won 13 Emmys at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. The win may lead to further recognition and directing opportunities for Murai.
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