Squid Game is making history as the first non-English-language TV series and the first Korean series to be nominated for a SAG award.
On Wednesday the show picked up four nominations including one for Outstanding Performance by Male Actor for Lee Jung-jae, and Outstanding Performance by Female Actor for Jung Ho-yeon.
'Upon hearing the nomination today, I think it has to be the happiest moment since we’ve created Squid Game,' director and writer of the show Hwang Dong-hyuk, 50, said per Deadline.
Historic nomination: On Wednesday Netflix TV show Squid Game made history as the first ever non-English TV series to be nominated for a SAG award
'The fact not just one or two leading actors were recognized, but the whole cast being nominated as the best ensemble. It brings me great joy as a director, who has cast and created the series, just being nominated,' he went on.
Aside from the nominations for the two main actors, the show also received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
The popular Korean Netflix series - which revolves around 456 players participating in deadly children's games as they fight to win the main cash prize - was an instant hit after its September 2021 premiere and quickly smashed streaming records.
The nine-episode show became Netflix’s best series debut ever, eventually reaching over 3 billion minutes streamed.
Celebrating: 'I think it has to be the happiest moment since we’ve created Squid Game,' said director of the show Hwang Dong-hyuk, 50; Pictured on Nov 8, 2021 in Hollywood
The show's main protagonist Lee Jung-jae, 49 - who plays Seong Gi-hun on the series - told the publication he believes the recent popularity of Korean content is due to high-quality material and great directors.
'I think we are at a point where the quality of Korean content has improved greatly based on a lot of
