'Squid Game' Lee Jung-jae Wins Best Actor at Critics Choice Awards in the US
'Squid Game' Wins Two Awards Including Best Foreign Language Series
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Actor Lee Jung-jae won the Best Actor award at the Critics Choice Awards in the United States. The Critics Choice Association announced Lee Jung-jae as the Best Actor winner at the 27th ceremony held in Los Angeles (LA) on the 13th (local time). Lee Jung-jae took home the trophy, beating Sterling K. Brown from "This Is Us," Mike Colter from "Evil," and Brian Cox from "Succession." He took the stage and said, "I don't know how to express this feeling," adding, "Thank you to everyone who created 'Ojingeo Geim' (Squid Game)."
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Lee Jung-jae has also won Best Actor awards at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards in the United States for this drama. He is enjoying a second peak in his career, becoming the first Korean actor to be nominated for the Golden Globe Best Actor award. The Critics Choice Awards are given by American television and film critics who evaluate the artistic quality of dramas and the acting skills of the cast. "Ojingeo Geim" also won the Best Foreign Language Series award that day. The much-anticipated Drama Series award went to "Succession."
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