South Korean drama series 'Squid Game' landed its first Emmy award on Sunday, taking home an acting honour and three other trophies in the run-up to next week’s red carpet show.
Lee You-mi won the award for guest drama actress at the Creative Arts Emmys for playing Ji Young, a young woman forced to compete in a risky quest for riches after she is freed from prison in the Netflix series.
The actress accepted the accolade on stage at a theatre in downtown Los Angeles, speaking a few sentences in Korean before yelling in English: “I’m so very happy!”
The Creative Arts Emmys honoured behind-the-scenes artists such as sound engineers, hair stylists and cinematographers as well as guest actors.
The Lead actor and other awards will be handed out at a televised red-carpet event on September 12.
'Squid Game' will compete for the top drama honour, the first non-English language series to be nominated for that prize.
Rivals for the award include Netflix’s 'Stranger Things', which earned five Creative Arts awards, including music supervision, for a season that featured Kate Bush’s 1985 song 'Running Up That Hill'.
HBO’s media dynasty drama 'Succession', also in the hunt for best drama, secured one award on Sunday for its casting.
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