Lee Jung-jae became the first Asian actor ever to win the Emmy award for Best Actor for his performance in the Netflix drama "Squid Game."
"Thank you to the Television Academy, thank you to Netflix and thank you to the director for making realistic problems we all face come to life so creatively on the screen with a great script. Thank you, 'Squid Game' team. Thank you to everyone watching in Korea."
- Lee Jung-jae
Lee is the fourth Asian actor to win in any of the Emmy performance categories, and the first to win the drama award for a non-English speaking role.
He contended with Bob Odenkirk of "Better Call Saul," Jason Bateman of "Ozark," Adam Scott of "Severance," and "Succession's" Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong.
"Squid Game" received 14 Emmy nominations, and took home four Emmy awards at the Creative Arts Emmys earlier this month.
