Squid Game's Lee Jung Jae wins Best Male Performance at the Independent Spirit Awards 2022

Lee Jung Jae has earned yet another award for his role in Squid Game (2021).The 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards were held in California on March 6 (local time). South Korean actor Lee Jung Jae won the award for 'Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series' at the gala honouring the best independent films and television series of 2021. Olly Alexander (It's a Sin), Michael Greyeyes (Rutherford Falls), Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus), and Ashley Thomas (THEM: Covenant) were among the other nominees.

In a video, he said, “Thank you for giving me this meaningful award and loving 'Squid Game. I thank the Squid Game team, Netflix, and all viewers" Implying that he is working on the second season of Netflix's most popular show. "What you are all curious about the most is when season 2 (of Squid Game) will come out. Hang on for a bit."

Following his victory at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) last week, Lee Jung Jae won Best Actor for the second week in a row. At the SAG Awards, the 49-year-old actor made history by winning Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series for the first time.

Lee Jung Jae is not only a talented actor, but also a businessman and a former model. In 1994, he made his acting debut in the television series The Young Man. Lee Jung Jae, already one of South Korea's most successful performers, rose to worldwide prominence for his role as the protagonist in the Netflix survival drama Squid Game in 2021.

He became the first male actor from Asia and Korea to be nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Seong Gihun in Squid Game.