Tag: Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • SAG Awards 2022: Lee Jung Jae, Jung Ho Yeon win most sensible honours for ‘Squid Sport’

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    LOS ANGELES: In style Korean survival display “Squid Sport” stars Jung Ho Yeon and Lee Jung had been feted with the highest honours on the Display Actors Guild Awards 2022.

    Ho Yeon received the Perfect Actress Award for a efficiency in a Drama Sequence and Jung Jae took house Perfect Actor in a Drama Sequence for “Squid Sport”.

    On receiving the award, she stated: “At first thanks such a lot I’ve sat many a time looking at you at the large display screen dreaming of sooner or later turning into an actor. I simply wish to say thanks such a lot.”

    Ho Yeon were given emotional as she was once observed in tears when giving her speech on accepting the distinction.

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    “Thanks.. For making me dream and opening the door for me.”

    The Netflix display “Squid Sport” has bagged one of the most greatest honours. Jung Jae beat fellow nominees reminiscent of “Succession” stars Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Sturdy and likewise “The Morning Display” Billy Crudup to bag the key award.

    On receiving the award, Jung Jae stated: “Oh my! Thanks such a lot. That is really large that has came about to me. I did write one thing however I do not believe I can get to studying it. Thanks so such a lot SAG Awards. And thanks to the worldwide target market for the entire love for “Squid Sport” and thanks “Squid Sport” staff.”

  • ‘Squid Sport’ writer Hwang Dong-Hyuk expresses pleasure on display’s Display Actors Guild nominations

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    LOS ANGELES: “Squid Sport” writer Hwang Dong-Hyuk says it’s the “happiest second” of his profession to look his Netflix display’s obtain 4 nominations on the twenty eighth Display Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.

    The Korean language display bagged nominations within the tv classes for best possible drama ensemble, best possible stunt ensemble, best possible actor for Lee Jung-jae and best possible feminine actor for Jung Ho-yeon. The survival drama sequence used to be one of the most greatest displays from the streaming carrier ultimate yr.

    It clocked over 100 million perspectives in not up to a month of its debut in September 2021. “Because the director of ‘Squid Sport’, nowadays needs to be the happiest second. I’m reminded of the entire days spent on first conferences with the forged, the auditions, visiting theaters to look their performances, the script readings, rehearsals and the times on set… I wish to actually thank no longer most effective the forged who’ve been nominated nowadays but additionally all the supporting and the near-300 background skill. ‘Squid Sport’ would by no means had been what it become with out the devotion and difficult paintings of each and every unmarried certainly one of you. You deserve the entire glory and credit score,” Hwang stated in a remark to Leisure Weekly.

    The nine-part display follows 456 other people suffering with debt in Seoul who signal directly to play a chain of fatal competitions in line with Korean youngsters’s video games, the winner of which can obtain 45.6 billion received (USD 38 million).

    It featured Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-jun, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung. Lee Jung-jae, who performed the display’s protagonist Seong Gi-hun or participant quantity 456, stated he used to be “speechless and past excited” to be nominated for a SAG Award.

    “I vividly take into account the valuable moments we shared in combination, setting up the entire exhausting paintings to movie the serious six rounds of video games. On best of the unforgettable reminiscences we shared, nowadays’s SAG Awards nominations will without end be remembered as a valuable and touching second. Thanks such a lot to the participants of SAG-AFTRA. I’m additionally so humbled and wish to proportion this second with the entire enthusiasts of Squid Sport who place confidence in justice and love, we as other people cherish,” the poplar actor stated.

    In best possible actor (drama) class, Lee Jung-jae is nominated along “Succession” stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Sturdy, Kieran Culkin and “The Morning Display” actor Billy Cudrup. Jung Ho-yeon, who performed Participant 067 Kang Sae-byeok, stated she is “actually thankful” for her nomination.

    “I’m actually excited for the most efficient ensemble nomination, which has made all of our group’s time spent in combination on ‘Squid Sport’ much more precious. Operating in this sequence, and performing for the primary time, I thought of how developing one thing ‘in combination,’ and ‘as an ensemble’ simply could be the actual price of our society. I think empowered to be reminded of ways ‘in combination’ is extra valuable than a solo fulfillment. I’m actually thankful! I am additionally reminded of our best possible stunt group, being nominated for the most efficient stunt ensemble nomination,” she stated.

    Jung Ho-yeon additionally despatched her best possible needs to fellow nominees — Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston of “The Morning Display”, Sarah Snook of “Succession” and Elisabeth Moss of “The Handmaid’s Story”. The 2022 rite of Display Actors Guild Awards can be hung on February 28.

  • SAG nominations: ‘Energy of the Canine’, ‘Area of Gucci’ lead movie awards, ‘Squid Sport’ creates historical past 

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    LOS ANGELES: Jane Campion’s Western movie “The Energy of the Canine” and Ridley Scott’s “Area of Gucci” led the movie nominations for the twenty eighth Annual Display Actors Guild Awards.

    The nominations, that have been introduced on Wednesday, noticed Netflix’s “Squid Sport” create historical past by way of turning into the primary Korean sequence to obtain a nod within the best tv class.

    After the dwindling Golden Globes rite, the highlight is on SAG Awards to expect the way in which the wind would possibly drift main as much as the Oscars.

    “The Energy of the Canine” and “Area of Gucci” were given 3 nominations every however Campion’s movie won a setback because it did not bag a place within the best award class of ideal ensemble solid.

    The class will see a detailed contest between “Area of Gucci”, Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast”, Apple’s “CODA”, Adam McKay-directed “Do not Glance Up” and Will Smith-starrer “King Richard”.

    Smith won a nomination in the appropriate actor class the place he’s pitted in opposition to Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Energy of the Canine”), Andrew Garfield (“Tick Tick…Growth!”), Javier Bardem (“Being The Ricardos”) and Denzel Washington (“The Tragedy Of Macbeth”).

    Olivia Colman leads the appropriate actress class for her flip as a afflicted mom in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Misplaced Daughter”.

    She faces a tricky combat from Girl Gaga of “Area Of Gucci”, Nicole Kidman (“Being The Ricardos”), Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes Of Tammy Faye”) and Jennifer Hudson (“Recognize”).

    Unusually, Kirsten Dunst, who won overwhelming reward for her efficiency in “The Energy of the Canine” is nominated within the best-supporting actress class.

    She is going to pass up in opposition to Ariana Debose (“West Facet Tale”), Caitríona Balfe (“Belfast”), Cate Blanchett (“Nightmare Alley”) and Ruth Negga (“Passing”).

    Dunst’s co-star Kodi Smit-Mcphee is the frontrunner in the appropriate supporting actor phase that still contains Ben Affleck (“The Comfortable Bar”), Bradley Cooper (“Licorice Pizza”), Troy Kotsur (“Coda”) and Jared Leto (“Area Of Gucci”).

    Netflix’s spoil hit Korean sequence “Squid Sport” was the primary non-English sequence to earn a nomination for exceptional efficiency by way of an ensemble in a drama.

    HBO’s more than one Emmy-winning display “Succession” may be nominated within the drama class with “The Morning Display”, “The Handmaid’s Story” and “Yellowstone” filling up the remainder 3 spots.

    “Squid Sport” additionally landed 3 extra drama nominations with Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon discovering spots in the appropriate female and male actors classes, respectively.

    The display may be nominated in the appropriate stunt ensemble in a comedy or drama sequence phase.

    In the appropriate male actor (drama) class, “Succession” stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Sturdy and Kieran Culkin additionally function at the side of “The Morning Display” actor Billy Cudrup.

    “The Morning Display” leads Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston won nominations in the appropriate feminine actor (drama) class with Sarah Snook of “Succession” and Elisabeth Moss of “The Handmaid’s Story”.

    Netflix’s “The Kominsky Means”, Hulu’s “Handiest Murders within the Development” and Apple’s “Ted Lasso” will face off for the appropriate ensemble in a comedy sequence prize.

    “Ted Lasso” famous person Jason Sudeikis is the highest contender for the appropriate male actor in a comedy sequence trophy and he’s going to pass up in opposition to his co-star Brett Goldstein, Michael Douglas of ‘The Kominsky Means’ in addition to comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Quick for “Handiest Murders In The Development”.

    Hannah Waddingham, who received an Emmy for “Ted Lasso”, leads the appropriate feminine actor race.

    She is joined by way of co-star Juno Temple, Elle Fanning (“The Nice”), Sandra Oh (“The Chair”) and Jean Good (“Hacks”).

    The 2022 rite of Display Actors Guild Awards can be hung on February 28.