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"I am grateful for the love shown to Ji-yeong. I will become an even more dedicated actor moving forward." This is the acceptance speech of actor Lee Yoo-mi, who became the first Korean to win an acting award at the Emmy Awards, the highest honor in the American broadcasting industry. On the 4th (local time), the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presented Lee Yoo-mi with the Guest Actress Award at the 74th Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles (LA), USA.

The Guest Actress Award is an honor given to actors who play leading roles in individual episodes of a drama. Lee Yoo-mi won this prestigious award over strong contenders such as Hope Davis, Sanaa Lathan, and Harriet Walter from HBO's Succession, Marcia Gay Harden from Apple TV+'s The Morning Show, and Maura Kelly from HBO's Euphoria. She portrayed Ji-yeong, who participated in the game immediately after being released from prison for killing her father, who had sexually abused and assaulted her in Squid Game. Although her screen time was brief, she received praise for delicately expressing a nihilistic attitude with no attachment to life.

Holding the trophy, Lee Yoo-mi said, "I am so thankful to receive such a meaningful award. I am truly grateful to Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, our team who worked on Squid Game, and Netflix." She continued, "I am very happy. I still can hardly believe it. I want to quickly brag to those around me that I received this award," smiling. When asked where she plans to keep the trophy, she replied, "It will be placed in the most visible spot in my home."

Squid Game achieved four awards that day, including the Guest Actress Award, Stunt Performance Award (Im Tae-hoon), Visual Effects Award (Jung Jae-hoon), and Production Design Award (Chae Kyung-sun). On the 12th, the series aims for multiple wins again at the Primetime Emmy Awards, which mainly focus on actors and directors. It is nominated in seven categories including Outstanding Drama Series, Directing (Hwang Dong-hyuk), Writing (Hwang Dong-hyuk), Lead Actor (Lee Jung-jae), Supporting Actor (Park Hae-soo, Oh Young-soo), and Supporting Actress (Jung Ho-yeon).

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