Netflix’s original series ‘Squid Game’ won two gold medals at the American Critics’ Choice Awards, raising the possibility of winning an Emmy.
The Squid Game won the 2nd tour at the American Critics’ Choice Awards held on the 13th (local time). In addition to the award for Best Foreign Language Series, actor Lee Jung-jae won the award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Unfortunately, in the Best Drama Series category, the HBO series ‘Succession’ gave up its place.
The awards ceremony is hosted by the Critics’ Choice Association (CCA), which is made up of American broadcasting and film critics. Along with the Golden Blob Awards and Emmy Awards, this awards ceremony is considered one of the major awards in the TV broadcasting industry.
Jeongjae Lee said on the podium, “Oh my god, thank you god,” and said, “Thanks to everyone who helped Critics’ Choice and Squid Game. thank you netflix Thank you to the Squid Games team,” he said.
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Squid Game received worldwide attention when it won the award for Best Feature Series at the 31st Gotham Awards. At the 79th Golden Globe Awards, Oh Young-soo received the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama category, and at the 28th American Actors Guild Awards, Jeong Ho-yeon and Lee Jung-jae each received the Male and Female Actor Award and the Stunt Ensemble Award. In addition, at the 37th Independent Spirit Awards, Lee Jung-jae won the Best Actor Award in a TV Series.
In the same way that Minari won Critics’ Choice and other awards in the US, fans around the world are paying attention to whether the Squid Game will also win the Emmy in September.