"Squid Game" has made history yet again!
The 2021 Gotham Awards ceremony took place in New York on November 29 (local time).
The actors from "Squid Game," Lee Jung Jae and Jung Ho Yeon, as well as the drama's director, Hwang Dong Hyuk, and the production company's CEO, Kim Ji Yeon, were in attendance. Breakthrough Series – Over 40 Minutes was nominated for the drama, and Lee Jung Jae was nominated for Outstanding Performance in a New Series.
The cast of "Squid Game" took the stage as the drama won Breakthrough Series – Over 40 Minutes, making it the first Korean drama to do so.
"I wrote this script in 2009, 12 years ago," director Hwang Dong Hyuk explained. I gave it my all, but no one liked it. People said it was unrealistic, too violent, absurd, and strange. It took 12 years to create and present this show to the public. And it only took 12 days to become the world's most popular show." "If there's a miracle, this is it," he continued. That is what happened to me. All I have to say is thank you. Thank you for watching it and appreciating it."
"Squid Game" deserves congratulations!