Squid Game Creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk On Show's Four SAG Nods: Happiest Moment
"Squid Game" creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk says it is the "happiest moment" of his career to see his Netflix show's receive four nominations at the 28th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.
"Squid
Game" creator
Hwang
Dong-Hyuk
says
it
is
the
"happiest
moment"
of
his
career
to
see
his
Netflix
show's
receive
four
nominations
at
the
28th
Screen
Actors
Guild
(SAG)
Awards.
The
Korean
language
show
bagged
nominations
in
the
television
categories
for
best
drama
ensemble,
best
stunt
ensemble,
best
actor
for
Lee
Jung-jae
and
best
female
actor
for
Jung
Ho-yeon.
The
survival
drama
series
was
one
of
the
biggest
shows
from
the
streaming
service
last
year.
It
clocked
over
100
million
views
in
less
than
a
month
of
its
debut
in
September
2021.
"As
the
director
of
'Squid
Game',
today
has
to
be
the
happiest
moment.
I
am
reminded
of
all
the
days
spent
on
first
meetings
with
the
cast,
the
auditions,
visiting
theaters
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
Entertainment
Weekly.
The
nine-part
show
follows
456
people
struggling
with
debt
in
Seoul
who
sign
on
to
play
a
series
of
deadly
competitions
based
on
Korean
children's
games,
the
winner
of
which
will
receive
45.6
billion
won
(USD
38
million).
It
featured
Lee
Jung-jae,
Park
Hae-soo,
Wi
Ha-jun,
Jung
Ho-yeon,
O
Yeong-su,
Heo
Sung-tae,
Anupam
Tripathi,
and
Kim
Joo-ryoung.
Lee
Jung-jae,
who
played
the
show's
protagonist
Seong
Gi-hun
or
player
number
456,
said
he
was
"speechless
and
beyond
excited"
to
be
nominated
for
a
SAG
Award.
"I
vividly
remember
the
precious
moments
we
shared
together,
putting
in
all
the
hard
work
to
film
the
intense
six
rounds
of
games.
On
top
of
the
unforgettable
memories
we
shared,
today's
SAG
Awards
nominations
will
forever
be
remembered
as
a
precious
and
touching
moment.
"Thank
you
so
much
to
the
members
of
SAG-AFTRA.
I
am
also
so
humbled
and
want
to
share
this
moment
with
all
the
fans
of
Squid
Game
who
have
faith
in
justice
and
love,
we
as
people
cherish,"
the
poplar
actor
said.
In
best
actor
(drama)
category,
Lee
Jung-jae
is
nominated
alongside
"Succession"
stars
Brian
Cox,
Jeremy
Strong,
Kieran
Culkin
and
"The
Morning
Show"
actor
Billy
Cudrup.
Jung
Ho-yeon,
who
played
Player
067
Kang
Sae-byeok,
said
she
is
"truly
grateful"
for
her
nomination.
"I
am
truly
excited
for
the
best
ensemble
nomination,
which
has
made
all
of
our
team's
time
spent
together
on
'Squid
Game'
even
more
valuable.
Working
on
this
series,
and
acting
for
the
first
time,
I
thought
about
how
creating
something
'together,'
and
'as
an
ensemble'
just
might
be
the
true
value
of
our
society.
"I
feel
empowered
to
be
reminded
of
how
'together'
is
more
precious
than
a
solo
achievement.
I
am
truly
grateful!
I'm
also
reminded
of
our
best
stunt
team,
being
nominated
for
the
best
stunt
ensemble
nomination," she
said.
Jung
Ho-yeon
also
sent
her
best
wishes
to
fellow
nominees
--
Reese
Witherspoon
and
Jennifer
Aniston
of
"The
Morning
Show",
Sarah
Snook
of
"Succession"
and
Elisabeth
Moss
of
"The
Handmaid’s
Tale".
The
2022
ceremony
of
Screen
Actors
Guild
Awards
will
be
held
on
February
28.