Lee became the first-ever Asian actor to win his category and he managed to beat other well-known actors such as Jason Bateman (Ozark), Brian Cox (Succession), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Adam Scott (Severance), and Jeremy Strong (Succession). Hwang also made history as he became the first-ever Korean winner in his category. He managed to beat other directors such as Jason Bateman (Ozark), Ben Stiller (Severance), Mark Mylod (Succession), Cathy Yan (Succession), Lorene Scafaria (Succession), and Karyn Kusama (Yellowjackets).
The series was also nominated in other categories such as Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama (twice), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. However, it failed to take home a trophy in any of them. Including last week’s Creative Arts Emmy win, the series nabbed a total of six awards out of the 14 nominations that they received this year. It tied with the HBO series Euphoria as the second most-awarded TV series this year and they are ahead by The White Lotus which had 10 overall wins. Prior to their historic wins, during a brief red carpet interview with Deadline, Hwang gave a little tease about what he has in store for the highly-anticipated second season where he said that Seong Gi-hun/Player 456 will be “seeking revenge” and “he comes back with a different character, more serious.” Also Read: Star Wars: The Acolyte Casts Squid Game Star Lee Jung-jae as the Male Lead The first season of Squid Game is available to stream on Netflix.
