Squid Game was the first Korean drama to receive the Gotham Awards trophy. However, Lee Jung-jae, who was the prime minister, was disappointed that he could not receive the trophy.
Netflix original Squid Game won the trophy for the Breakthrough Series - Long Format (over 40 minutes) at the 2021 Gotham Awards in United States of America New York on the 29th (local time).
Squid Game is a story about people who participated in a questionable survival with a prize money of 45.6 billion won risking their lives to become the last winner and challenging the extreme Game. Within four weeks of its release, more than 140 million former World homes were watched and gained hot popularity, with the long-term reign of the top World Top (TOP) in the Netflix TV program category.
Squid Game, which is still at the top of the top of the World Top (TOP) list in the Netflix TV program category, is still running the box office after competing with prominent works such as The Good Lord, It's a God, Small X, The Underground Rail Lord, and The White Lotus. He proved his popularity by winning a trophy.
“After the release on September 17, there was a miracle, and the most miraculous thing was the support I sent from the former World to this small show in Korean,” said Kim Ji-yeon, CEO of Cylon Pictures. “I think I can not thank you more than this, but I want to send the greatest gratitude to the former World Squid Game fans. “All the actors and staff members who were involved in the Squid Game showed perfect teamwork at their respective positions,” the award-winning remarks said.
Hwang Dong-hyuk shared the joy of the prime minister with Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon, who flashed the trophy. “I told him that if he came up to the stage and thought the crowd was naked, he would be less nervous, but it doesn’t help. I’m more nervous,” Hwang said, giving a nervous laugh.
“I wrote this show in 2009, 12 years ago, some of which were violent and unrealistic, but now it’s the most famous show on the planet. I just thank you for what I can say. Thank you for watching and loving Squid Game.”
Lee Jung-jae, on the other hand, failed to win the "Outstanding Performance in a New Series" category.
The United States of America variety predicted that Lee Jung-jae, who played Sung Ki-hoon in the Squid Game, would not have any hints about the possibility of winning any (for the new category) this year, but Lee Jung-jae will receive it. Lee Jung-jae competed with Ethan Hawk (‘The Good Lorde Bird’), Anya Taylor Joy (‘Queens Gambit’), Jennifer Coolidge (‘White Lotus’), Michael Grays (‘Rudderford Falls’), Debry Jacobs (‘Dogs in the Reserve’), but the honor of the award was Ethan Hawke and Tussaud Mbedu (‘The Under Under’). I went back to Ground Rail.
Meanwhile, the Gotham Awards is an award ceremony sponsored by the Independent Film Project (IFP), the largest independent film support organization in United States of America, held annually in United States of America. It is an awards ceremony that opens the awards ceremony season of United States of America, and it is a place to predict the results of awards such as Oscar and Emmy. Attention is focusing on what will happen at the United States of America awards ceremony to be held in the future, with Squid Game receiving the Gotham Awards trophy for the first time in Korean drama.