‘Hippy granddad’ Star O Yeong-su bags first Golden Globe for Korea

On Monday,’ Hippy granddad’ Star O Yeong-su bags the first Golden Globe for Korea. South Korean actor O Yeong-su, who performs Player 001 in Netflix’s breakout hit Squid Game, has become the primary Korean actor to win a primary Golden Globe award.

For his paintings as Oh II-Nam withinside the South Korean dystopian thriller. Yeong-su beat off Kieran Culkin, Mark Duplass, Billy Crudup, and Brett Goldstein to win the Best Supporting Actor award. The award become offered at a non-public Golden Globes rite in Los Angeles.

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Following the cancellation of an in-character award rite because of controversy over a loss of diversity. Squid Game, which premiered in September 2021, obtained a Best Television Drama Series nomination. As nicely because the Best Actor is pointing out for Lee Jung-Jae, the show’s lead actor. However, he becomes defeated via way of means of Jeremy Strong of Succession.