Squid Game Breaks Records At SAG Awards; Lee Jung-Jae, Jung Ho-Yeon's Show Wins Big
"Squid Game" continues to chart history at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards 2022 as the superhit Korean survival drama earned three top honours, including Outstanding Action Performance as a Stunt Ensemble, at the Su
"Squid
Game" continues
to
chart
history
at
the
Screen
Actors
Guild
(SAG)
Awards
2022
as
the
superhit
Korean
survival
drama
earned
three
top
honours,
including
Outstanding
Action
Performance
as
a
Stunt
Ensemble,
at
the
Sunday
night
ceremony.
Korean
star
Lee
Jung-Jae
won
his
first-ever
SAG
award
for
Outstanding
Performance
by
a
Male
Actor
in
a
Drama
Series
and
model-turned
actor
Jung
Ho-Yeon
also
bagged
her
first
award
in
the
Outstanding
Performance
by
a
Female
Actor
in
a
Drama
Series
category.
Created
and
directed
by
Hwang
Dong-hyuk,
"Squid
Game" follows
a
group
of
cash-strapped
and
debt-ridden
people
who
agree
to
take
part
in
a
mysterious
contest
based
on
Korean
children
games
that
promises
the
sole
survivor
a
cash
prize
of
45.6
billion
won
(USD
37.8
million).
Lee
and
Jung
now
join
fellow
Korean
actor
Youn
Yuh-jung
("Minari")
to
have
won
a
trophy
at
the
SAG
Awards,
given
by
the
actors
to
their
fellow
actors.
The
hit
drama
was
also
nominated
for
Outstanding
Performance
by
an
Ensemble
in
a
Drama
Series,
but
lost
out
to
HBO's
satirical
family
drama
"Succession".
Lee,
a
massive
star
in
native
South
Korea
courtesy
of
K-dramas
like
"Chief
of
Staff" and
films
"Along
With
the
Gods"
series,
"The
Face
Reader"
and
"The
Housemaid",
appeared
overwhelmed
on
his
win
as
he
accepted
the
award
on
stage
and
spoke
with
the
help
of
an
interpreter.
"Oh
my,
thank
you
so
much!
This
is
truly
huge
that
it's
happened
to
me.
I
did
write
something
but
I
don't
think
I'll
get
to
reading
it.
Thank
you
so
much
SAG-AFTRA
awards
and
thank
you
to
the
global
audience
for
all
of
your
love
for
'Squid
Game'.
And
thank
you
'Squid
Game'
team," he
said.
Lee,
who
played
Seong
Gi-hun
aka
player
456
who
emerges
winner
by
the
end
of
the
show,
bested
Brian
Cox,
Kieran
Culkin
and
Jeremy
Strong
("Succession")
and
Billy
Crudup
("The
Morning
Show").
He
has
previously
been
nominated
at
the
Golden
Globes
2022
for
his
performance.
For
Jung,
this
moment
was
even
more
special
as
she
won
the
trophy
for
her
acting
debut.
She
essayed
the
role
of
North
Korean
defector
Kang
Sae-byeok
(player
no
067)
who
participates
in
this
deadly
competition
to
rescue
her
parents
from
across
the
border.
"First
and
foremost,
thank
you
so
much.
I
have
sat
many-a-times
watching
you
on
the
big
screen
dreaming
of
one
day
becoming
an
actor.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much,"
the
rising
star
said
through
the
interpreter.
An
emotional
Jung
later
said
in
English,
"Thank
you
(for
making
my)
dream
and
opening
the
door
for
me.
I
love
my
'Squid
Game' crew!"
Her
fellow
nominees
in
the
category
were
Jennifer
Aniston
and
Reese
Witherspoon
("The
Morning
Show"),
Elisabeth
Moss
("The
Handmaid's
Tale")
and
Sarah
Snook
("Succession").
In
the
Outstanding
Action
Performance
by
a
Stunt
Ensemble
in
a
TV
series
category,
"Squid
Game"
emerged
victorious
leaving
"Mare
of
Easttown",
"The
Falcon
and
the
Winter
Soldier,"
"Loki"
and
"Cobra
Kai"
behind.
Veteran
actor
O
Yeong-su
registered
a
Golden
Globe
win
earlier
this
year
for
the
show
and
with
three
wins
at
the
SAG
Awards,
"Squid
Game"
seems
unstoppable.
The
show
broke
records
as
the
first
Korean
TV
series
and
first
foreign-language
show
to
be
nominated
for
SAG
Awards.
It
also
became
the
trending
buzzword
upon
its
premiere
on
Netflix
last
September
with
the
streamer
claiming
that
it
had
become
its
"biggest
series
launch"
with
111
million
views
since
debut.
On
the
show's
three
SAG
wins,
Hwang
said
as
the
director
of
the
show
"today
has
to
be
the
happiest
moment".
"I
am
reminded
of
all
the
days
spent
on
first
meetings
with
the
cast,
the
auditions,
visiting
theatres
to
see
their
performances,
the
script
readings,
rehearsals
and
the
days
on
set.
"I
want
to
truly
thank
not
only
the
cast
who
have
been
nominated
today
but
also
all
of
the
supporting
and
the
near-300
background
talent.
'Squid
Game'
would
never
have
been
what
it
became
without
the
devotion
and
hard
work
of
every
single
one
of
you.
You
deserve
all
the
glory
and
credit,"
Hwang
said
in
a
statement
to
E!
Online.
"Squid
Game" will
return
for
a
second
season
and
a
potential
third
chapter.
In
2020,
Bong
Joon-ho's
acclaimed
film
"Parasite"
was
awarded
the
best
ensemble
trophy
at
the
SAG
and
went
on
to
dominate
the
Academy
Awards,
including
the
honour
for
Best
Picture.
The
SAG
Awards
are
honours
given
by
the
Screen
Actors
Guild-American
Federation
of
Television
and
Radio
Artists
(SAG-AFTRA)
to
recognise
outstanding
performances
in
film
and
prime
time
television.