‘Squid Game’ Wins SAG Award for Stunt Ensemble, First Non-English Series to Do So

Awarding the Best Action Work and Actor
'First' Non-English Language Drama

On the 27th (local time), the cast of the Netflix drama "Ojingeo Game" posed at the 28th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards held in Santa Monica, California, USA. "Ojingeo Game" was nominated in four categories, including the SAG's highest honor, the TV Drama Series Ensemble Award. From left: Lee Jung-jae, Jung Ho-yeon, Kim Joo-ryung, Anupam Tripathi, Park Hae-soo. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Korean drama "Ojingeo Game" produced by Netflix won the "Ensemble Award" in the TV Drama Stunt category at the 28th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. This is the first time a Korean drama has won at the SAG Awards.

On the 27th (local time), ahead of the awards ceremony held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Los Angeles (LA) County, USA, SAG announced that "Ojingeo Game" was selected for the Best Stunt Ensemble in a TV Series.

"Ojingeo Game" won the stunt award after competing against "Cobra Kai," "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," "Loki," and "Mare of Easttown." The Stunt Ensemble category honors works and actors who delivered the best action performances.

Lee Jung-jae, Jung Ho-yeon, Park Hae-soo, Anupam, and Kim Joo-ryeong, who attended the ceremony, expressed to the local press when asked about their feelings, "We feel a sense of responsibility (for the love towards the work and ourselves)."

Meanwhile, "Ojingeo Game" is also nominated for the grand prize, TV Drama Series Ensemble Award, as well as Best Actor (Lee Jung-jae) and Best Actress (Jung Ho-yeon). The SAG Awards ceremony will be held later that afternoon.

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