HoYeon Jung took home the award for best actress on Sunday night.
At the2022 Screen Actors Guild awards, Jung was awarded with the outstanding actress in a drama series award for her role inSquid Game.
She beat out fellow nomineesJennifer AnistonandReese WitherspoonfromThe Morning Show,Elisabeth MossfromThe Handmaid’s Taleand Sarah Snook fromSuccession.
During her acceptance speech, she cried while discussing how she always dreamed of making it as an actor.
“First and foremost, thank you so much,” she said through her translator. “I have sat many times watching you on the big screen dreaming of one day becoming an actor. I just want to say thank you so much.”
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Before wrapping, Jung also acknowledged how her fellow actors “opened the door” for her to make it in the industry. She then gave a special shout-out to her “Squid Gamecrew.”
In the series, Jung is a breakout star from Netflix’s viral drama series,Squid Game. The gory series followed a group of Korean citizens who were struggling to pay back debts. In an effort to win a huge cash prize, the people competed in the inhumanSquid Game, a play on children’s games with violent ends.
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The top prize of best ensemble in a drama series is betweenThe Handmaid’s Tale,The Morning Show,Succession,Squid GameandYellowstone. Meanwhile, the best ensemble in a comedy category includesThe Kominsky Method,Only Murders in the BuildingandTed Lassoas contenders.
This year,Helen Mirrenwill be the 57threcipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award. As of November, the 76-year-old actress is the most-decorated recipient of the honor, with a total of 13SAG Awardsnominations and five wins.
The 28th AnnualSAG Awardsare being broadcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Feb. 27.
source: people.com
