‘Squid Game’ Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Dong-hyuk win Best Actor and Best Director
“The result of the director’s fierce efforts and talent blossoming”
“Lee Jung-jae’s acting, character and seeing are one heart”
President Yoon Seok-yeol sent congratulations to director Hwang Dong-hyeok and Lee Jung-jae of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’, which won the Emmy Awards, which boasts the highest authority in the American broadcasting industry.
In a congratulatory message to director Hwang Dong-hyuk on the 13th, President Yoon wrote, “I congratulate the whole nation for winning the Best Director award for the drama ‘Squid Game’ at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.”
He continued, “This award is the result of the director’s intense efforts and talents, which he accumulated across genres through ‘The Crucible’ in 2011, ‘Miss Granny’ in 2014, and ‘Namhansanseong’ in 2017. His meticulous approach and insight into the difficult problems of the world gained great sympathy from people around the world.”
He added, “I applaud director Hwang Dong-hyuk, actors and crew for their hard work, who created a wonderful work called ‘Squid Game’.”
For Lee Jung-jae, who won the Best Actor Award, he said, “It is even more meaningful to receive more love and attention from people around the world through the drama ‘Squid Game’ this year, which marks the 30th anniversary of his debut.” ‘ and ‘Hunt’ and dramas such as ‘Hourglass’ and ‘Aide’ are the result of the blossoming of excellent acting skills.”
President Yoon said, “Actor Lee Jung-jae’s excellent acting has made the character and the viewer’s heart one.
Earlier, at the 74th Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA on the same day, director Hwang and Jung-jae Lee won Best Director and Best Actor for their Netflix series ‘Squid Game’, respectively.
‘Squid Game’ was nominated for 14 Emmys in 13 categories this year.
Previously, on the 4th, the Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Award given to the technical staff and staff won 4 awards including the Guest Award (Yumi Lee), the Visual Effects Award, the Stunt Performance Award, and the Production Design Award. achieved
Kim Soo-young, reporter at Hankyung.com [email protected]