LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Netflix series “Squid Game” was nominated by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) for Best TV Drama on Thursday, a first for a non-English-language series.
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The Producers Union of America unveiled the list of nominations Thursday ahead of the 33rd Producers Guild of America Awards, which will be held March 19 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City, Calif.
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The series directed by Hwang Dong-hyeok is in the running in the same category with “The Handmaid’s Tale (Season 4)”, “The Morning Show (Season 2)”, “Succession (Season 3)” and “Yellowstone (Season 4) “.
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“The series (‘Squid Game’) achieved a breakthrough as the first non-English-language television series by landing at major US prices,” Deadline said. “Following its strong performance at the SAG Awards with four nominations, including one for an ensemble (and a Golden Globe), Squid Game this morning became the first non-English-language series to earn a nomination at the PGA Awards,” he added. .
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Earlier, “Squid Game” was nominated for four awards at the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards), including the prize for Ensemble in a Drama Series.
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The most viewed series on Netflix also received nominations for the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards, Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards, Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards and Costume Designers Guild (CDG) Awards.
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