"The first English-speaking drama..."Squid Game" Best Actress Ensemble Best Actor Award Candidates in four categories
Netflix's original series "Squid Game" (played by Hwang Dong-hyuk and directed) was selected as the first non-English-speaking drama and the 28th United States of America Actors Guild Award (SAG) for the first time in the Korean drama.
The United States of America Actors Guild released its lineup of nominations and actors for this year's Awards on Wednesday (local time). Especially, the eye-catching part is the brilliant performance of 'Squid Game'. "Squid Game" was named in four categories, including the Ensemble Award, the Best Actor Award (Lee Jung-jae), the Best Actress Award (Jung Ho-yeon), and the Stunt Ensemble Award, in the Actors Guild Award for TV Drama this year.
The United States of America Actors' Union Award is awarded to the actors who have performed the best performances in movies and dramas with Awards held by the Actors' Union, the largest actor union in World. The Actors Guild Award is considered to be one of the four best union Awards, along with the Producer Guild Award (PGA), Directors Guild Award (DGA), and Writers Guild Award (WAG). In 2020, "Presidian" (19, directed by Bong Joon-ho) won the Best Honored Film Award in the Actors Guild Award. In 2021, "Minari" (director Jung Isak) won the Best Supporting Actress Award in the Film category, I received the attention of the World.
"Squid Game," called the most-watched show in the former World last year, is the third Top Model as a Korean actor after "Psychiatry", followed by the second ensemble Top Model and Youn Yuh-jung. In particular, it was the first time in the Korean drama series that the actor union was nominated for the first time and the non-English drama was nominated for the first time.
In addition to the 'Squid Game', the ensemble award, which is called the Actors' Union Award, was nominated for 'Hand Jynx Maze Tail', 'Morning Show', 'Session' and 'Mellow Stone'. Lee Jung-jae's best actor actor is Brian Cox of 'Sections', Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong, and Billy Kruddup of 'Morning Show'. The best actress Jung Ho-yeon has been nominated by Jennifer Aniston of Morning Show, Elizabeth Moss of Hand Jynx Maze Tail, Sarah Snook of 'Seok Session' and Liz Witherspoon of 'Morning Show'. Finally, the stunt ensemble prize will be competed with 'Squid Game', 'Cobra Kai', 'Falcon and Winter Soldier', 'Rocky' and 'Mare of East Taum'.
Lee Jung-jae, who is the Top Model for the first United States of America actor association award for Korean male actor, said, "I am so glad to be nominated for the 'Squid Game' actors and ensemble. The precious moments that I had sweated with them, which played the extreme situation by shooting six Games, are clear to Memory. In those memories that will never be forgotten, the ensemble part nominator will be Memory with tears of precious impressions. "He also gave a lecture to the ensemble candidate and said," It is an honor to be named as a candidate for the best actor and candidate. I will share the glory of the nominator with the fans of 'Squid Game' who believe in justice and warm human love. "
In this year's actor association award, 'Squid Game' is expected to win quite a high award. Oh Young-soo of the first Korean actor 'Squid Game' won the Best Supporting Actor Award in the TV category at the 29th Golden Globe Awards held on the 9th. Prior to this, "Squid Game" was selected as the winner of the "Breakthrough Series-over 40 minutes" category for the first time in Korea content at the 31st Gotham Awards held last year, and was selected as the winner of the year's "Bingeworthy Show of 2021" category at the 2021 People's Choice Awards. The trophy is being collected with a terrifying momentum, including being selected as a special prize in this year's TV category hosted by the United States of America Film Institute (AFI). Given this momentum, it is also highly likely that the actor association award of 'Squid Game' will be awarded. Above all, 'Squid Game' is expected to be a winner as it is a work that attracted attention to the best ensemble of actors and crew immediately after the release.
Meanwhile, the 28th United States of America Actors Association Award will be held on February 27th.