Will it be the first non-English language production to be voted Best Drama Series? bloody korean series squid game He will face fierce competition on Monday at the Emmy Awards, where he has a chance to make history.
A dark and violent denunciation of the excesses of capitalism, in which wretches kill each other during cruel children’s games in the hope of making millions, the worldwide success of Netflix could become the star of this competition, equivalent to the Oscars of the American television.
A success that would follow in the footsteps of Korean cinema Parasitewhich won the Oscar for best picture in 2020.
serious competitors
But to win in Los Angeles, the series will have to beat a serious competitor: Successionproduction already awarded two years ago for its chronicle of a powerful family whose members plot and destroy each other.
“It’s pretty tough to go up against this HBO behemoth,” remarks Deadline film columnist Pete Hammond, recalling that the US series appears to be leading the pack with 25 nominations.
This specialist, however, bets on a best actor award for Lee Jung-jae, the main actor of squid game. Enough to make the South Korean the first winner of this award for a performance in a language other than English.
The series Breaking off (Apple TV+), a disturbing metaphor about the world of work, and ozarks (Netflix), which explores money laundering and the vices of America’s middle class, is also up for best drama series.
In this type of series, Zendaya, already awarded in 2020, has every chance of being voted best actress again for her role as a drug-addicted teenager in ‘Euphoria’.
comedy Side, ted lasso (Apple TV+), winner last year, appears to be on track to win again. In the series, Jason Sudeikis plays an American football coach who parachutes into an English soccer team.
Nominated in the best comedy actor category, he faces Bill Hader, for his role as a hitman who dreams of being a Hollywood star in the series. barrywhich resumes after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
Among women, Jean Smart is widely expected to be voted best actress again for her performance in hacksa comedy in which she plays the role of an aging Las Vegas comedian, forced to reinvent herself on stage.
Source: BFM TV
