Actors Lee Jung-jae, Jung Ho-yun, and Hwang Dong-hyeok, the protagonists of Netflix’s Korean drama ‘Squid Game’ (from left), attend the 31st the Gotham Awards held in New York on the 29th (local time). The Gotham Awards, sponsored by the Independent Filmer Project (IFP), an American independent film support organization, is an awards ceremony for independent films. 2021.11.30 AP Yonhap News” style=”padding:0px;margin:0px”>
▲ Actor/Director of ‘Squid Game’ attending the ‘Gosum Awards’
Actors Lee Jung-jae, Jung Ho-yun, and Hwang Dong-hyeok, the protagonists of Netflix’s Korean drama ‘Squid Game’ (from left), attend the 31st the Gotham Awards held in New York on the 29th (local time). The Gotham Awards, sponsored by the Independent Filmer Project (IFP), an American independent film support organization, is an awards ceremony for independent films. 2021.11.30 AP Yonhap News
Actor Lee Jung-jae, who appeared in the Netflix series ‘Squid Game’, was nominated for the ‘Gosum Awards’, an American independent film awards ceremony, but unfortunately did not win the award.
On the 29th (local time), Lee Jung-jae failed to win the Outstanding Performance in a New Series, which was nominated for the ’31st Gotham Awards’ ceremony held on Wall Street, New York, USA on the 29th (local time).
Actor Lee Jung-jae arrives at the ’31st the Gotham Awards’ awards ceremony held non-face-to-face on Wall Street, New York, USA on the 29th (local time). Lee Jung-jae, who gained fame for his Netflix drama ‘Squid Game’, is challenging for his first acting award in the United States through this film award. 2021.11.30 AP Yonhap News” style=”padding:0px;margin:0px”>
▲ Lee Jung-jae attending the ‘Gosum Awards’… First acting award in the US
Actor Lee Jung-jae arrives at the ’31st the Gotham Awards’ awards ceremony held non-face-to-face on Wall Street, New York, USA on the 29th (local time). Lee Jung-jae, who gained fame for his Netflix drama ‘Squid Game’, is challenging for his first acting award in the United States through this film award. 2021.11.30 AP Yonhap News
In this category, 10 actors including Lee Jung-jae were nominated. The awards went to Tussauds Mdebu for ‘The Underground Railroad’ and Ethan Hawke for ‘The Good Road Bird’.
On this day, Lee Jung-jae walked the red carpet at the awards ceremony with Hwang Dong-hyuk, director of ‘Squid Game’ and actor Jeong Ho-yeon.
Jeong Ho-yeon, who appeared in a black dress, took the stage as a presenter for the ‘Breakthrough Nonfictio’ series.
‘Squid Game’ is also nominated in the ‘Breakthrough Series Long Format (over 40 minutes)’ category.
Meanwhile, the ‘Gossum Awards’, sponsored by the Independent Filmer Project (IFP), an American independent film support group, is an awards ceremony for independent films, held in New York every year and celebrated its 31st anniversary this year.
The Netflix drama ‘Squid Game’ is a work depicting the story of those who participated in a survival game with a prize of 45.6 billion won, risking their lives to become the ultimate winner. It was so popular that it was watched by more than 142 million households worldwide.
As it is a series that has gained worldwide popularity, it is expected that the work and the cast members will be nominated one after another for the US Broadcasting Awards, including the Emmy Award, the most prestigious awards ceremony for American broadcasters.
By Lim Hyo-jin, staff reporter 3a5a7a6a@seoul.co.kr
