hankyoreh

Still from the series “Squid Game” (provided by Netflix)

The South Korean Netflix original series “Squid Game” has been nominated for three Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced on Monday that Lee Jung-jae and Oh Young-soo had been nominated for awards for their roles on the show.

The award ceremony will take place on Jan. 9.

"Squid Game" itself was nominated for Best Television Series — Drama. The Korean show is competing against Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show," Netflix's "Lupin," FX's "Pose," and HBO's "Succession."

Lee Jung-jae, who played the lead role of Gi-hun in the series, was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama. Lee is up against Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong of “Succession,” Billy Porter of “Pose,” Omar Sy of “Lupin.”

Oh Young-soo, who played the role of Oh Il-nam, received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor — Television. His competitors are Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass of “The Morning Show,” Kieran Culkin of “Succession,” and Brett Goldstein of “Ted Lasso.”

On Tuesday, Squid Game’s music director Jeong Jae-il was also named as one of the 10 winners of the inaugural Chanel Next Prize. The winner is given a prize of 100,000 euros (US$112,000) and an opportunity to participate in a mentorship and networking program supported by Chanel.

By Suh Jung-min, staff reporter

Please direct questions or comments to [english@hani.co.kr]