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Netflix makes history with “Squid Game” Emmy nod

Netflix’s groundbreaking series, Squid Game, is making Emmys history after becoming the first non-English-language drama to be nominated for outstanding drama series.

Hwang Dong-hyuk’s hit Korean drama, which is renewed for a second season, also scored 14 nominations, including acting nominations for Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Jung Ho-yeon and Oh Young-soo.

Aside from Squid Game, two other Netflix shows received Emmy nominations for outstanding drama series: Stranger Things and Ozark. Both received a total of 13 nods.

Inventing Anna is nominated for outstanding limited or anthology series. Its lead actress, Julia Garner, scored two noms: outstanding actress for Inventing Anna and supporting actress for Ozark.

Here are the other Emmy nominations nabbed by Netflix:

Outstanding Drama Series: Ozark, Squid Game, Stranger Things
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: Inventing Anna
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Jason Bateman in Ozark and Lee Jung-jae in Squid Game
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Laura Linney in Ozark
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Park Hae-soo in Squid Game, Oh Young-soo in Squid Game
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Julia Garner in Ozark, Jung Ho-yeon in Squid Game
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Lee You-mi in Squid Game
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Julia Garner in Inventing Anna and Margaret Qualley in Maid
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: The Tinder Swindler
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: jeen-yuhs, The Andy Warhol Diaries
Outstanding Competition Program: Nailed It!
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program: Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness in Queer Eye; Nicole Byer in Nailed It!
Outstanding Structured Reality Program: Queer Eye, Love Is Blind
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: Cheer, Selling Sunset, Love on the Spectrum U.S.
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded): Dave Chappelle: The Closer, Norm MacDonald: Nothing Special
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special: My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance: Julie Andrews in Bridgerton, Maya Rudolph in Big Mouth
Outstanding Animated Program: Arcane, “When These Walls Come Tumbling Down”
Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program: Love, Death + Robots, “Jibraro”

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