Four Korean actors of 'Squid Game' to compete for Emmy awards tomorrow

연합뉴스 / 2022-09-12 12:12:03

▲This photo, provided by each agencies, show Lee Jung-jae, O Yeong-su, Park Hae-soo, and Jung HoYeon. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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▲This photo shows Jung HoYeon. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- Four actors of Netflix series "Squid Game" will compete for Emmy awards.

Lee Jung-jae, O Yeong-su, Park Hae-soo, and Jung HoYeon were nominated for 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, which will take place on Sept 12 (KST 13).

According to American digital magazine Hollywood reporter, Lee Jung-jae and O Yeong-su are strong candidates for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards respectively. Park Hae-soo and Jung HoYeon are also looking forward to win the award among competitive nominees.

No Korean actors have been nominated for best actor,and best supporting actor awards. Korean-Canadian Sandra Oh was nominated 13 times, but failed to take the award home every time.

"Squid Game" Lee Yoo-Mi has won the Emmy award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series at Creative arts Emmys on Sept. 4 (Local Time), starting off the ceremony with a good start. This accolade is given to non-leading roles who displayed a moving performance.

◇ Lee Jung Jae predicted to win

Lee Jung-jae was nominated for Best Actor with the role of Sung Ki-hoon, the main character who participated in a survival game after being chased by mloan sharks. He will compete with Jeremy Strong and Brain Cox of "Succession, Adam Scott from "Severance," Jason Bateman from "Ozark," and Bob Odenkirk of "Better Call Saul."

Lee Jung-jae, who had been playing fancy roles in domestic films, completely changed his previous image by playing the role of a dull middle-aged man in "Squid Game."

Wearing a thick green sweatshirt and crouching on the playground floor and licking Dalgona like, he was praised for conveying Ki-hoon's desperate character to viewers.

Lee Jung-jae, who previously won the Screen Actors Guild Award, Spirit Award, and Best Actor award at Critics' Choice Award, is a strong candidate this time as well. As the main character of the "Squid Game," which compete in six categories at the Emmy Awards, he will also hand out awards at the ceremony.

Hollywood Reporer, who predicted the winning of Lee Yoo-mi for Guest Award, chose Lee Jung-jae as the number one nominee for the Best Actor Award.

◇ Verteran actor O Yeong-su nominated for Best Supporting actor

Senior actor O Yeong-su, who has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor at Emmys.

He will compete with Park Hae-soo, who also appeared in "Squid Game," Kiera Culkin (Succession), Nicholas Brown (Succession), Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Matthew McFadian (Succession), John Turturro (Severance: Break) , and Christopher Walken (Severance: Disconnection).

The actor appeared as the participant number 1, oil man suffering from a brain tumor, enjoyed the game but screamed "Stop" when people tried to kill each other, and shocked everyone with the unexpected plot twist at the end.

Oh Yeong-su who is like a bright child in one work but shows a variety of performances as an old man with years of age in others is the head of Daehak-ro, guarding the stage for over half a century.

He started his acting career in 1963 when he joined the theater company Square with a friend and sinc ehten has appeared in more than 200 plays.

Leaving the popularity of "Squid Game" behind, he returned to the Daehak-ro stage and played Freud inthe play "Last Session." He will romatically work with actress Park Jung-Ja in the play "Love Letter', which will open on Oct. 6.

The Hollywood Reporter selected O Yeong-su as the actor most likely to win the Best Supporting Actor award.

◇ 'Netflix Son' Park Hae-soo nominated for Best Supporting Actor along with O Yeong-su

Park Hae-soo, nicknamed "Netflix official" after appearing in Netflix series "Squid Game," "Money Heist," and "Narco-Saints," was nominated for Best Supporting Actor along with O Yeong-su.

In "Squid Game," Park Hae-soo plays Jo Sang-woo, an elite who participates in the game to pay for a large amount of debt after failing to invest.

Jo Sang-woo cleverly leads the game and moves according to his own interests, and Park Hae-soo was priased for expressing the complex psychology of worrying with a humanity while also trying to win the game.

Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who directed "Squid Game" said in a recent interview with foreign media, "The most proud achievement among the 14 Emmy nominations is Park Hae-soo's nomination for Best Supporting Actor," adding, "I was so happy they recognized his great acting."

◇ Becoming world star with debut movie, Jung HoYeon nominated as Best Actress award.

Jung HoYeon, a former model, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress with her debut film.

Her competitors are Julia Garner (Ozark), Patricia Arquette (Severance: Break), Christina Ritchie (Yellow Jacket), Leah Seahorn (Better Call Saul), J. Smith Cameron (Succession), and Sarah Snook (Succession), and Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria).

Jeong HoYeon played Kang Sae-byeok, a defector who was deceived by a broker while trying to bring her mother from N.Korea.

Kang Sae-byeok seems to be wary of everyone in the beginning but gradually finds trust in people. It was evaluated that Jung Hoyeon's mysterious mask and unique tone of voice matched her character well.

She also won the Best Actress Award at the Actors Guild Awards (SAG) held in February and the Best Actress Award in the Action Series at the Critics' Choice Super Awards in March.

It is predicted that the chances of winning are small at Emmy Awards as Leah Sihon and others are competitive nominees. But she will be presenting awards with Lee Jung-Jae.

Jung Hoyeon signed an exclusive contract with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a large American entertainment agency, and expectations for her future activities are high.