February 28, 2022, 03:14 PM
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Lee Jung-Jae and Jung Ho-Yeon— stars from the hit South Korean Netflix series 'Squid Game'— emerged as winners at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Feb. 28 (Singapore time).
Lee Jung-Jae
Lee, who portrayed Seong Gi-Hun in the show, beat out Brian Cox (Succession), Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Kieran Culkin (Succession), and Jeremy Strong (Succession) for 'Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series'.
Lee Jung-Jae takes home his first-ever Actor® #sagawards pic.twitter.com/fayPvHx2XE
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) February 28, 2022
Lee gave his acceptance speech in Korean, which was translated into English by a translator:
"Oh my, thank you so much. This is truly huge that’s happened to me. I did write something but I don’t think I’m going to get to reading it. Thank you so 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. Thank you."
His reaction says it all ♥️ Lee Jung-Jae takes home the Actor® for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series! #sagawards pic.twitter.com/efqompdngz
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) February 28, 2022
Jung Ho-Yeon
Jung, who portrayed the role of Kang Sae-Byeok, won against The Morning Show's Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale) and Sarah Snook (Succession) for 'Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series'.
Jung Ho-Yeon receives her first-ever Actor® 🤩 #sagawards pic.twitter.com/3hOIoJnkJR
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) February 28, 2022
Similarly to Lee, Jung gave her acceptance speech in Korean, with a translator by her side.
In her emotional speech, Jung said:
"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."
Jung then switched to English, saying: "Thank you... make me dream and open the door for me. And I love you my Squid Game crew."
Jung Ho-Yeon receives her first-ever Actor® for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for her role in #SquidGame #sagawards pic.twitter.com/PJAHCavDni
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) February 28, 2022
Stunt ensemble win
Before the live broadcast, 'Squid Game' scooped up the 'Outstanding Action Performance as a Stunt Ensemble' award.
Congratulations to the cast of #SquidGame for taking home the first Actor® of the night 👏 #sagawards pic.twitter.com/1B5DdwFeB7
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) February 27, 2022
According to The Guardian, this is the first time a foreign language show has won at the SAG Awards.
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