Squid Game’s O Yeong-su wins his first Golden Globe at age 77 for his incredible performance as Player 001 in the Netflix drama
Squid Game star O Yeong-su won the Best Supporting Actor on Television award at this year’s Golden Globe for his role in the hit Netflix drama.
The 77-year-old South Korean actor, who had never won a Golden Globe before, won first prize for his portrayal of Oh II-nam, also known as The Host or Player 001.
O Yeong-su is the first Korean actor in Golden Globes history to win an award and he surpassed the likes of Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Kieran Culkin (Succession), Mark Duplass (The Morning Show) and Brett Goldstein. (Ted). Ribbon).
It is the number one! Squid Game star O Yeong-su, 77, (pictured) won Best Supporting Actor on Television at this year’s Golden Globe for his role in the hit Netflix drama. Represented in Squid Game
Their victory was announced at a private ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday after this year’s live broadcast was canceled due to backlash over a lack of diversity in nominations.
The Golden Globes are generally considered a good indicator of who will take home the gold at the Academy Awards later in the year.
O Yeong-su began his acting career on stage, appearing in more than 200 stage productions since 1967 before moving on to film and television.
The South Korean actor, who had never won a Golden Globe before, won first prize for his portrayal of Oh II-nam, also known as The Host or Player 001. In the Squid Game photo
Since its launch in September, Squid Game has become Netflix the most-watched series in 94 countries, with 142 million households tuned in to watch South Korea’s dystopian drama.
In October, O Yeong-su revealed how much her life has changed since the launch of Squid Game.
‘I feel like I’m floating in the air. It makes me think, “I need to calm down, organize my thoughts, and restrain myself right now,” she told MBC’s How Do You Play according to Soompi.
‘I feel like I’m floating in the air’ – In October, O Yeong-su revealed how much her life has changed since the launch of the Netflix drama
‘So many people have been contacting me, and since I don’t have a manager to help me, it is difficult for me to handle the volume of calls and messages that I have been receiving. So my daughter has been helping me. ‘
‘Things have changed a lot. Even when I go out to a cafe or somewhere like that, now I have to be aware of [how I appear to others]. It made me think: ‘Being famous is also difficult.
Squid Game revolves around a contest in which 456 players, all in heavy financial debt, risk their lives to play a series of deadly childhood games for a chance to win a multi-million dollar cash prize.
Survival series: Squid Game revolves around a contest in which 456 players, all in heavy financial debt, risk their lives to play a series of deadly childhood games for a chance to win a multi-million dollar cash prize. Dollars.
The title of the series is based on a Korean children’s game with a similar name.
Since its launch in September, Squid Game has become Netflix the most-watched series in 94 countries, with 142 million households tuned in to watch South Korea’s dystopian drama.
Squid Game was nominated for Best Television Drama Series at this year’s Golden Globes.
The show’s lead actor, Lee Jung-Jae, was also nominated for Best Actor in a TV Drama Series, but lost to Succession’s Jeremy Strong.
The show’s lead actor Lee Jung-Jae (pictured right, alongside O Yeong-su) was also nominated for Best Actor in a Television Drama Series, but lost to Succession’s Jeremy Strong.
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