The Netflix series “SQUID GAME” has been nominated in 14 categories at the “Emmy Awards” in the United States. This is the first time that a non-English drama has been nominated.
When the list of nominees for the 74th “Emmy Awards” was revealed on July 12 (local time), “SQUID GAME” was nominated for Best Drama, Best Actor (Lee Jung Jae), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Park Hae Soo, Oh Young Soo), Best Actress (Jung Ho Yeon), Best Director, Best Screenplay, Filming, Editing, V-F.
HBO’s “Succession” was nominated in 25 categories, making it a strong contender as well.
At the award ceremony, “SQUID GAME” will compete for prizes alongside “Succession”, “Stranger things”, “Better call saul”, “Euphoria”, “Ozark”, “Severance” and “Yellow Jacket”. “.
Lee Jung Jae, who plays lead character Sung Kihoon, will compete with Jason Bateman from “Ozark”, Brian Cox from “Succession”, Bob Audenkirk from “Better caul saul”, Adam Scott from “Severance” and Jérémy Strong from ” Succession”.
Park Hae Soo, who plays Cho Sang Woo, and Oh Young Soo, who plays Oh Yoo Nam, were both nominated for best supporting actor in the drama category. Jung Ho Yeon, who played Kang Sae Byeok, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the drama category, and Lee Yu Mi, who played Ji Young, was nominated for Best actress. Hwang Dong Hyuk was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay in the drama category.
The drama “SQUID GAME” tells the story of a game in which actors will bet with their lives to become the final winner of 45.6 billion won. In the first 28 days since its release in September last year, the drama has logged 1.6 billion to 50.45 billion hours of viewing, reaching the highest watch time ever on Netflix and enjoying worldwide popularity.
At the “2021 Gotham Awards” last year, it won the award in the “Breakthrough Series-over 40 Minutes” category, which is “Best Feature Film Series.” At the “People’s Choice Awards 2021“, it won the “Straight Driving Series of the Year” award. Earlier this year, Oh Young Soo was the first Korean actor to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama category, and Lee Jung Jae and Jung Ho Yeon were the first Korean actors to win the Golden Globe Award. “Best Male and Female Actor Award” at the SAG.
The 74th Emmy Awards will take place on September 12.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS EMMY AWARDS, NETFLIX
