ON THE COVER. SQUID GAME
EMMY NOMINATIONS
Won direction N ominations for the 74th Emmy Awards were score and acting. One area where it didn’t get a look in, however, was cinematography, where nominees in the six categories included Ula Pontikos for Russian Doll , Eric Koretz for Ozark , Gregory Middleton for Moon Knight and Lee Hyung-deok for Squid Game . The story of 456 desperate contestants pitted against each other and a faceless foe to win 45.6 billion won remains one of the most striking series of the last 12 months. Much of its huge global success can be attributed to Hyung-deok’s handiwork, which has now been recognised in the outstanding cinematography for a single-camera series (one hour) category. released on July 12. HBO’s Succession led the way, racking up a total of 25 nods across a broad spectrum of categories, including directing, casting, Unsurprisingly, given its phenomenal global success, a second round of Squid Game is in the works. The Emmy Awards ceremony takes place on September 12.
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