“Squid Game” made historical past Wednesday morning as the primary non-English-language TV collection and the primary Korean collection to attain a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
The hit Netflix present, created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, is nominated for ensemble in a drama collection alongside “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Morning Show,” “Succession” and “Yellowstone.”
“Squid Game” stars Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon additionally landed particular person nominations for actor and actress in a drama collection, respectively. In the dystopian drama about debt-ridden individuals who compete in a collection of lethal youngsters’s video games for a lofty money prize, Lee performs earnest father Seong Gi-hun, and Jung makes her performing debut as guarded North Korean defector Kang Sae-byeok.
After it was launched in September, “Squid Game” rapidly grew to become Netflix’s most-watched collection of all time, surpassing different fan favorites akin to “Bridgerton” and “Lupin.”
The “Squid Game” milestone comes three years after Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning Korean thriller “Parasite” grew to become the primary non-English-language mission to win a Screen Actors Guild Award for movie ensemble. Twenty-one years prior, Roberto Benigni’s Oscar-winning Italian drama “Life Is Beautiful” grew to become the primary non-English-language mission to nab an ensemble nomination.
Over the weekend, “Squid Game” star O Yeong-Su grew to become the primary Korean actor to win a Golden Globe for his efficiency as ailing contestant Oh Il-nam. The grotesque present additionally earned a 2022 Golden Globe nomination for drama collection, whereas Lee obtained a nod for actor in a drama collection.
The 2022 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations had been introduced Wednesday by “Tick, Tick … Boom!” star Vanessa Hudgens and “Dopesick” star Rosario Dawson. Leading the movie nominees this yr are “House of Gucci” and “The Power of the Dog,” with three nominations apiece, whereas TV collection “Ted Lasso” and “Succession” are tied for 5.
The twenty eighth SAG Awards ceremony is scheduled to air Feb. 27 at 5 p.m. (Pacific) on TNT and TBS. No host has been introduced for the present, which will probably be broadcast from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.
