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'Squid Game,' Lee Jung-jae win at 27th Critics Choice Awards

Published Mar 14, 2022 09:34 am

Korean actor Lee Jung-jae and Netflix's global Korean hit series "Squid Game" won at the 27th Critics Choice Awards held on March 13 (March 14 in the Philippines) at Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

The 49-year-old star bagged the award for best actor in a drama series for his role as Seong Gi-hun in “Squid Game,” which became Netflix’s biggest show with 1.65 billion hours viewed in its first 28 days on the platform.

Korean actor Lee Jung-jae bagged the best actor in a drama series award for "Squid Game" at the 27th Critics Choice Awards (Photo courtesy of Critics Choice Awards)

In winning the award, Lee Jung-jae edged out Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”), Mike Colter (“Evil”), “Brian Cox (“Succession”), Billy Porter (“Pose”) and Jeremy Strong (“Succession”).

Last March 6, Lee Jung-jae won Best Male Performance In A New Scripted Series for “Squid Game” at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards held at Santa Monica Pier in California.

On Feb. 27, Lee Jung-jae won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series at the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

“Squid Game” won best foreign language series at the 27th Critics Choice Awards against “Acapulco” (Apple TV+), “Call My Agent!” (Netflix), “Lupin” (Netflix), “Money Heist” (Netflix) and “Narcos: Mexico” (Netflix).

“Squid Game” was also nominated for best drama series, an award which went to “Succession.” Other nominees were “Evil,” “For All Mankind,” “The Good Fight, “Pose,” “This Is Us” and “Yellowjackets.”

“Squid Game” stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo and Jung Ho-yeon, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk attended the awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

WINNERS OF THE 27th ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS

FILM CATEGORIES

BEST PICTURE
The Power of the Dog (Netflix)

BEST ACTOR
Will Smith – King Richard (Warner Bros.)

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Searchlight)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Troy Kotsur – CODA (Apple TV+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story (20th Century Fox)

BEST YOUNG ACTOR
Jude Hill – Belfast (Focus Features)

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Belfast – (Focus Features)

BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast (Focus Features)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog (Netflix)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos – Dune (Warner Bros.)

BEST EDITING
Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn – West Side Story (20th Century Fox)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jenny Beavan – Cruella (Disney)

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (Searchlight)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune (Warner Bros.)

BEST COMEDY MOVIE
Licorice Pizza (United Artists Releasing)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Mitchells vs the Machines (Sony Pictures Animation)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Drive My Car (Janus Films)

BEST SONG
No Time to Die – No Time to Die (Universal Pictures)

BEST SCORE
Hans Zimmer – Dune (Warner Bros.)

SERIES CATEGORIES

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
What If…? (Disney+)

BEST TALK SHOW
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
Squid Game (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus (HBO)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown (HBO)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Michael Keaton – Dopesick (Hulu)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Oslo (HBO Max)

BEST LIMITED SERIES
Mare of Easttown (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game (Netflix)

BEST DRAMA SERIES
Succession (HBO)

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