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'Squid Game,' Lee Jung-jae, Choi Seung-hyun, Gong Yoo win at 2025 Gold Derby TV Awards

Published Aug 19, 2025 10:01 am
"Squid Game" (Netflix)
"Squid Game" (Netflix)

The hit Korean series “Squid Game” won six awards, including Drama Series, at the 2025 Gold Derby TV Awards. 

Winners in 30 categories were voted by 7,286 Gold Derby users including dramas, movies and limited series. 

The second season of “Squid Game” was released last December while the third and final season came out in June. 

“Squid Game” won Drama Series, Ensemble of the Year, Drama Actor for Lee Jung-jae, Drama Supporting Actress for Kang Ae-sim, Drama Supporting Actor for Choi Seung-hyun (aka T.O.P.) and Drama Guest Actor for Gong Yoo. 

“Adolescence” won Limited Series, Limited/Movie Supporting Actress for Erin Doherty, Limited/Movie Supporting Actor for Owen Cooper. 

Lee Jung-jae in
Lee Jung-jae in "Squid Game" (Netflix)
Choi Seung-hyun in
Choi Seung-hyun in "Squid Game" (Netflix)
Gong Yoo (Instagram)
Gong Yoo (Instagram)
Kang Ae-sim in
Kang Ae-sim in "Squid Game" (Netflix)

2025 GOLD DERBY TV AWARDS WINNERS 

PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

WINNER - Kathryn Hahn 

Cristin Milioti

Catherine O’Hara

Adam Scott

Jean Smart

Noah Wyle

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

WINNER - Owen Cooper 

Taylor Dearden

Cooper Koch

Isabela Merced

Benito Skinner

Chase Sui Wonders

ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR

WINNER - Squid Game 

Abbott Elementary

Adolescence

The Pitt

Severance

The White Lotus

DRAMA SERIES

WINNER - Squid Game 

Andor

Industry

Interview With the Vampire

The Last of Us

The Pitt

Severance

The White Lotus

DRAMA ACTRESS

WINNER - Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us 

Angela Bassett, 9-1-1

Kathy Bates, Matlock

Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon

Britt Lower, Severance

Keri Russell, The Diplomat

DRAMA ACTOR

WINNER - Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game 

Jacob Anderson, Interview With the Vampire

Diego Luna, Andor

Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us

Adam Scott, Severance

Noah Wyle, The Pitt

DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS

WINNER - Kang Ae-sim, Squid Game 

Carrie Coon, The White Lotus

Park Gyu-young, Squid Game

Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt

Genevieve O’Reilly, Andor

Parker Posey, The White Lotus

Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus

DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR

WINNER - Choi Seung-hyun, Squid Game 

Lee Byung-hun, Squid Game

Walton Goggins, The White Lotus

Sam Reid, Interview With the Vampire

Patrick Schwarzenegger, The White Lotus

John Turturro, Severance

Tramell Tillman, Severance

DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS

WINNER - Kaitlyn Dever, The Last of Us 

Sydney Cole Alexander, Severance

Gwendoline Christie, Severance

Catherine O’Hara, The Last of Us

Rebecca Tilney, The Pitt

Merritt Wever, Severance

DRAMA GUEST ACTOR

WINNER - Gong Yoo, Squid Game 

Jonathan Bailey, Bridgerton

Scott Glenn, The White Lotus

Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt

Ben Mendelsohn, Andor

Jeffrey Wright, The Last of Us

DRAMA EPISODE

WINNER - Interview With the Vampire — “Don’t Be Afraid, Just Start the Tape” 

Interview With the Vampire — “I Could Not Prevent It”

The Pitt — “6:00 P.M.”

The Pitt — “7:00 P.M.”

Severance — “Chikhai Bardo”

Severance — “Cold Harbor”

COMEDY SERIES

WINNER - Agatha All Along 

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

The Rehearsal

The Studio

COMEDY ACTRESS

WINNER - Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along 

Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear

Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere

Jean Smart, Hacks

COMEDY ACTOR

WINNER - Jeremy Allen White, The Bear 

Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This

Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

Seth Rogen, The Studio

Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

Benito Skinner, Overcompensating

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS

WINNER - Aubrey Plaza, Agatha All Along 

Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear

Hannah Einbinder, Hacks

Kathryn Hahn, The Studio

Janelle James, Abbott Elementary

Catherine O’Hara, The Studio

Megan Stalter, Hacks

COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR

WINNER - Joe Locke, Agatha All Along 

Ike Barinholtz, The Studio

Paul W. Downs, Hacks

Harrison Ford, Shrinking

Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear

Chris Perfetti, Abbott Elementary

Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS

WINNER - Cynthia Erivo, Poker Face 

Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear

Zoe Kravitz, The Studio

Melissa McCarthy, Only Murders in the Building

Julianne Nicholson, Hacks

Kaitlin Olson, Hacks

COMEDY GUEST ACTOR

WINNER - Danny DeVito, Abbott Elementary 

Jon Bernthal, The Bear

Bryan Cranston, The Studio

Charlie Day, Abbott Elementary

Ron Howard, The Studio

Martin Scorsese, The Studio

COMEDY EPISODE

WINNER - Agatha All Along — “Death’s Hand in Mine” 

Abbott Elementary — “Audit”

Hacks — “Mrs. Table”

Hacks — “A Slippery Slope”

The Studio — “The Golden Globes”

The Studio — “The Oner”

LIMITED SERIES

WINNER - Adolescence 

Black Mirror

Disclaimer

Dying for Sex

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

The Penguin

Presumed Innocent

Say Nothing

TV MOVIE

WINNER - Am I OK? 

Another Simple Favor

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Mountainhead

Rebel Ridge

LIMITED/MOVIE ACTRESS

WINNER - Cristin Milioti, The Penguin 

Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer

Rashida Jones, Black Mirror

Lola Petticrew, Say Nothing

Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Renée Zellweger, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

LIMITED/MOVIE ACTOR

WINNER - Colin Farrell, The Penguin 

Paul Giamatti, Black Mirror

Stephen Graham, Adolescence

Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent

Kevin Kline, Disclaimer

Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

LIMITED/MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTRESS

WINNER - Erin Doherty, Adolescence 

Cristin Milioti, Black Mirror

Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent

Deirdre O’Connell, The Penguin

Chloe Sevigny, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex

Christine Tremarco, Adolescence

LIMITED/MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTOR

WINNER - Owen Cooper, Adolescence 

Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Rob Delaney, Dying for Sex

Rhenzy Feliz, The Penguin

Hugh Grant, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Peter Sarsgaard, Presumed Innocent

Ashley Walters, Adolescence

VARIETY SCRIPTED SERIES

WINNER - Saturday Night Live 

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

VARIETY TALK SERIES

WINNER - Hot Ones 

Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Late Night With Seth Meyers

Late Show With Stephen Colbert

COMPETITION PROGRAM

WINNER - RuPaul’s Drag Race 

The Amazing Race

America’s Got Talent

Survivor

The Traitors

REALITY HOST

WINNER - RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race 

Alan Cumming, The Traitors

Kristen Kish, Top Chef

Jeff Probst, Survivor

Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef

ANIMATED PROGRAM

WINNER - Arcane 

Big Mouth

Bob’s Burgers

Invincible

The Simpsons

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