Washington: Squid game winning streak continues! The South Korean drama has become the first non-English series to be nominated for multiple Emmys. ‘Squid Game’ earned a total of 14 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series.
Star Lee Jung-jae was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, while Jung Ho-yeon was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Park Hee-soo and Oh Yeong-su were both approved as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category.
Show creator Hwang Dong-hyuk received nominations for writing and directing, Variety reported. Hwang Dong-hyuk created the series for Netflix; The first season starred Lee Jung-jae (who plays Gi-hyun), Park Hee-soo (Sang-woo) and Jung Ho-yeon (Sae-byeok). And in the win column, the show received a SAG Awards honor for male. Actor (Lee) and female actor (Jung).
Lee also won the Independent Spirit Award for Male Performance in a New Screenplay Series and Drama Actor at the Critics’ Choice Awards. (Additionally, O Yeong-su won this year’s unreleased Golden Globes for Supporting Actor in a Drama.
The Emmys ceremony is scheduled for September 12 and will air on NBC, with a host yet to be announced. Meanwhile, the makers are all set to come up with the second season of ‘Squid Game’, a violent satire in which marginalized children of the society compete for cash in deadly versions of the game.