'Squid Game' Wins Again, Lee Jung-jae Takes Best Actor at Critics Choice Awards (Summary)

Critics' Choice, Foreign Language Series Award & Best Actor
Lee Jung-jae "Oh my God" Cheers
Increased Chances of Emmy Win in September

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] Actor Lee Jung-jae won the Best Actor in a Drama award at the Critics Choice Awards in the United States for Netflix's "Squid Game." The series also took home the Best Foreign Language Series award, achieving a double victory.

"Squid Game" won the Best Foreign Language Series and Best Actor in a Drama awards at the 27th Critics Choice Awards held on the 14th (Korean time) at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles (LA), USA.

On this day, Lee Jung-jae was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama alongside Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Mike Colter (Evil), Brian Cox (Succession), Jeremy Strong (Succession), and Billy Porter (Pose), and was announced as the winner.

Taking the stage, Lee Jung-jae exclaimed, "Oh my GOD," expressing his excitement. He then said, "I don't know how to express this joy. Thank you."

Previously, Lee Jung-jae swept the TV Best Actor awards at the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) and the Independent Spirit Awards, bringing him closer to the Emmy Awards.

Additionally, on this day, "Squid Game" won the Best Foreign Language Series award, beating Apple TV+'s "Acapulco" (Mexico), Netflix's "Call My Agent!" (France), Netflix's "Lupin" (France), Netflix's "Money Heist" (Spain), and Netflix's "Narcos: Mexico" (Mexico).

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Photo by Critics' Choice Awards Twitter

"Squid Game" was nominated in three categories: Best Foreign Language Series, Best Drama Series, and Best Actor in a Drama Series (Lee Jung-jae), winning two trophies. The Best Drama Series award went to "Succession."

The Critics Choice Awards, hosted by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) in the United States, are divided into film and TV categories. The TV awards are considered a barometer for predicting the Emmy Awards held in September. Attention is focused on whether "Squid Game" will become the first Korean work to win an Emmy.

Released on Netflix on September 17 last year, "Squid Game" depicts the story of participants risking their lives in games for a prize of 45.6 billion won, recording the highest viewership. The cast includes actors Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Oh Young-soo, and Jung Ho-yeon, with director Hwang Dong-hyuk at the helm.

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