“Squid Game,” Netflix’s biggest show with 1.65 billion hours viewed in its first 28 days of release, bagged 14 nominations while Apple TV Plus’ “Pachinko” got one for Outstanding Main Title Design at the 74th Emmy Awards that will be held on Sept. 12.
The nominees were announced on July 12.
“Squid Game” is nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, competing against “Better Call Saul,” “Euphoria,” “Ozark,” “Severance,” “Stranger Things,” “Succession” and “Yellowjackets.”
The stars of “Squid Game” also got acting nominations.
Lead actor Lee Jung-jae bagged his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series. Other nominees are Jason Bateman of “Ozark,” Brian Cox of “Succession,” Bob Odenkirk of “Better,” Adam Scott of “Severance” and Jeremy Strong of “Succession.”
Here are the nominations for “Squid Game” at the 74th Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Lee Jung-jae
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Park Hae-soo, Oh Yeong-su
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Jung Ho-yeon
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - Lee Yoo-mi
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - Hwang Dong-hyuk, "Red Light, Green Light"
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - Hwang Dong-hyuk, "One Lucky Day"
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) - Chae Kyoung-sun, Gim En-jee and Kim Jeong-gun
Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour) - Lee Hyung-deok
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series - Nam Na-young
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music - Jung Jae-il
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode - Cheong Jai-hoon, Kang Moon-jung, Kim Hye-jin, Jo Hyun-jin, Kim Seong-chul, Lee Jae-bum, Shin Min-soo, Seok Jong-yeon and Jun Sung-man
Outstanding Stunt Performance - Lim Tae-hoon, Shim Sang-min, Kim Cha-i and Lee Tae-young