‘Squid Game’ wins US’ SAG awards for best stunt ensemble

Seoul: Netflix's hit South Korean series Squid Game has won an award at the United States’ Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards for best stunt ensemble on Sunday (US time).  

Squid Game swept the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards with wins in nearly every category it was nominated for on Sunday (February 27), earning a place in Hollywood history. 

The television series was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, which ultimately went to Succession.    

It is pertinent to mention here that it is the first time that a non-English TV series has received an award at the SAG Awards given by Hollywood actors and considered a key indicator for the Oscars.

In 2021, South Korean Yoon Yuh-Jung won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her appearance in the American film about immigration “Minari.”  

For the XI awards, the Korean language series was nominated in four categories, including the top prize for Best Actor. 

Directed and written by Hwang Dong-hyuk, a nine-episode series, about contestants competing in deadly games to win 45.6 billion won ($38.2 million) prizes, Squid Game has become the most successful TV show in history with more than 1.65 billion viewing times in the first four weeks after its release in September.