South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae (left) poses with the award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series and South Korean director Hwang Dong-hyuk (right) with the Emmy for Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series for 'Squid Game'. Photo: AFP
Squid Game didn’t just have a big night at the Emmys. It had a historic one.
After earning 14 nominations in July, as well as prizes from the Screen Actors Guild and Critics’ Choice Awards earlier this year, Netflix’s brutal blockbuster capped off its run Monday (Sept 12) by becoming the first Korean series, and the first TV series not in English, to win a major Primetime Emmy Award.
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