South Korean drama Squid Game has landed its first Emmy awards, taking home an acting honour and three other trophies in the run-up to the battle for television's best drama.
Lee You-mi won the accolade for guest drama actress at Sunday's Creative Arts Emmys for her role as Ji Young, a young woman forced to compete in a risky quest for riches after she is freed from prison in the dystopian Netflix series.
The actress accepted the award on stage at a theatre in downtown Los Angeles, speaking a few sentences in Korean before yelling in English: "I'm so very happy!"
The awards honoured behind-the-scenes artists such as sound engineers, hair stylists and cinematographers and guest actors.
And the Emmy goes to…LEE YOU-MI ‼️‼️‼️ Congratulations to Player 240 on her historic WIN at this year’s Emmy Awards 💥💥💥 pic.twitter.com/xmQH9fB9iY
— Squid Game (@squidgame) September 5, 2022
💥 GAME-CHANGER 💥 #SquidGame is nominated for 14 Emmy® Awards, making history as the first non-English language series to be nominated for Outstanding Drama Series.
— Squid Game (@squidgame) July 12, 2022
CONGRATS to the cast & filmmakers on breaking new ground! pic.twitter.com/dWXPFEv0pn
Lead actor and other awards will be handed out at a televised red-carpet event on September 12.
Squid Game will compete for the top drama honour, the first non-English language series to be nominated for the prize.
Its rivals include Netflix's Stranger Things, which earned five Creative Arts awards including music supervision for a season that featured Kate Bush's 1985 song Running Up That Hill.
HBO's media dynasty drama Succession, also in the hunt for best drama, secured one award for casting.
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