The Squid Game makes history once again and triumphs at the SAG Awards | TV and Show

The series is the first non-English speaking fiction to be nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. In addition, he won three of his four nominations.

In addition to breaking the record as one of the most watched Netflix series, Squid Gameor also known as The Squid Gamemarked the history of the SAG Awards being the first non-English speaking series to be nominated and win at the prominent event.

And it is that the series focused on the millionaire and deadly competition managed to win three of his four nominationsstanding out in its most important categories: Best Actress and Best Actor.

The Hollywood Screen Actors Guild Awards first recognized fiction with the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

However, the South Korean team’s smiles only continued to grow after Lee Jung Jae took home the statuette for Best Actor in a Drama Series, beating out Brian Cox, Billy Crudup, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong.

Jung Jae played Seong Gi-hun, the 456th player and leading man of The Squid Gamewho ended up winning the game.

“Thank you very much, it’s really amazing what’s happening to me. The truth is that I wrote a speech but the truth is that I don’t think I’ll be able to read it”, the actor joked upon receiving the recognition and then thanked the awards and the fans of fiction.

However, one of the most emotional moments was when actress Jung Ho-yeon was named Best Actress in a Drama Series. This is because she, still incredulous to hear her name, broke down in tears between the screams of her castmates.

“I have sat in front of the big screen many times, while dreaming of being an actress one day,” she said still emotionally in Korean.

“Thank you very much, They made me dream and they opened the door for me”added in English who played the rude Kang Sae-byeok, who wanted to have the prize to take care of her brother and reunite her North Korean family.

The series premiered in September 2021. A month later, Netflix crowned it as the best premiere in its history.

As the fiction continued to triumph in critics and in its visualizations, Squid Game confirmed a second season in November 2021 and a month later, the creator of the project confirmed a third installment.

Until now Dates for the second part of the Korean drama are unknown.

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