6 Emmy Wins For Squid Game! Actor Lee Jung-Jae Makes History, Bags Outstanding Lead Actor

Six Emmy awards were given to the Squid Game drama out of its 14 nominations. The Korean drama created history by winning the main awards at the 74th Annual Television Academy Awards.

Lee Jung-Jae, the hero of the drama series Squid Game, became the first foreign-language actor to win Lead Actor in a Drama Series at the Emmy Awards.

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AWARDS WON BY SQUID GAME AT THE EMMYS 2022

The first prime-time Emmy Award-winning non-English TV show is Squid Game. The award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series went to Lee You-mi, who played Ji-Yeong, and Lee Jung-Jae took home the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

Player 456 gets the gold! Lee Jung-jae wins a first career #Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for @SquidGame (@Netflix)! ? #Emmys #Emmys2022 pic.twitter.com/qlkK3ae2gO

¡ª Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 13, 2022

The actor expressed gratitude to the show's creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, ¡°for making a real problem we all face come to life so creatively on the screen with a great script and amazing visuals.¡±

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES winner was Squid Game, "Red Light, Green Light," Hwang Dong Hyuk

It¡¯s a wrap! Hwang Dong-hyuk wins the #Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for @SquidGame (@Netflix)! ? #Emmys #Emmys2022 pic.twitter.com/6uVjUMCwIi

¡ª Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) September 13, 2022

About Squid Game Season 2

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Squid Game was only intended to last for one season, but its enormous popularity has caused things to change. Both Lee and Hwang will return for Season 2. Seong Gi-hun, played by Lee, will be out for vengeance in the following season.

Lee Jung-Jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-Joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-Su, Heo Sung-Tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung played vital roles in season 1 of Squid Game.

The city of Los Angeles has designated September 17 as 'Squid Game Day'

Lee Jung Jae and Hwang Dong Hyuk, the creators of the Squid Game, joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Council Member John Lee on September 9 in Los Angeles City Hall to celebrate and proclaim September 17th as "Squid Game Day." To recognise the date of the Netflix series "Squid Game" launch, which swiftly became the most popular show in the world, September 17 was designated as "Squid Game Day."

Squid Game is streaming on Netflix.

Here's The List Of Winners

1. Outstanding drama series

Succession

Platform: Disney+ Hotstar

2. Outstanding comedy series

Ted Lasso

Platform: Apple Tv

3. Outstanding limited series

The White Lotus

Platform: Disney+ Hotstar

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4. Outstanding lead actor in a drama series

Lee Jung-Jae, ¡°Squid Game¡±

Platform: Netflix

5. Outstanding lead actress in a drama series

Zendaya, Euphoria

Platform: Netflix

6. Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series

Matthew Macfadyen, Succession

Platform: Disney+ Hotstar

Netflix

7. Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series

Julia Garner, Ozark

Platform: Netflix

8. Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series

Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Platform: Apple Tv

9. Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series

Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso

Platform: Apple Tv

10. Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary

Platform: Disney+ Hotstar

11. Outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie

Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus

Platform: Disney+ Hotstar

12. Outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or TV movie

Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus

Platform: Disney+ Hotstar

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