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O Yeong-su became the first South Korean to snatch a Golden Globe award on Sunday for his role in Netflix’s massive hit ‘Squid Game.’
The 77-year-old actor took home the Best Supporting Actor in Television award for his portrayal of Oh II-nam, also known as The Host or Player 001 , beating the likes of Brett Goldstein (‘Ted Lasso’), Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass (‘The Morning Show’), Kieran Culkin (‘Succession’).
‘Squid Game’, and South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae were also nominated but lost to ‘Succession” and its actor Jeremy Strong in the Best TV Series-Drama and the Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Drama category, respectively.
‘The Power of the Dog’ and ‘West Side Story’ grabbed the top film prizes at the untelevised award event. Without the usual glitzy fanfare held by the controversy-marred Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the annual award show — which honors work in movies and television — was hugely overshadowed for its alleged lack of diversity.
His historic achievement at the 79th edition of the Golden Globes came after Youn Yuh-jung won the best supporting actress award at last year’s Academy Awards, becoming the first South Korean to win an Oscar, for her role in ‘Minari.’ Sandra Oh and Awkwafina, two American actresses with Korean descent, have won prizes at the Globes.
Born on October 19, 1944, in Korea, the veteran actor is renowned as one of the greatest stage actors in his native country. He started acting on stage in 1963 and includes several portrayals of a monk on the big screen and on television.
He won several awards throughout his career, including Baeksang Arts Award (1994), and the National Theatre Association of Korea (2000) for Best Actor.