‘Squid Game’ wins first major US award
30 November 2021, 06:33 pm | Updated: 25 November 2024, 01:06 pm
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"Squid Game" took home the trophy for Breakthrough Series – Long Format in the 2021 Gotham Awards, organised by the New York City-based Independent Filmmaker Project, held on November 29 at Manhattan.
Created and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, the popular Netflix K-drama series got the first major US award since it was released in September.
"When I wrote this script 12 years ago in 2009 I did my best but no one liked it – they said it was too violent, absurd, weird," Hwang said onstage while accepting the trophy, as per reports. "It took less than 12 days [after release] to become the Number One show on the planet."
The show is also up for Bingeworthy Show Of The Year at the upcoming People's Choice Awards, as well as the prize for Drama Program at the 2021 Rose d'Or Awards.
In addition, a spokesperson from the Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) previously said that "Squid Game" will be eligible for a Primetime Emmy consideration. The next Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony is expected to be held in September 2022.
On the other hand, Hwang has confirmed that a second season of "Squid Game" is on the way.
