Emmys 2024 | Steven Yeun, Ali Wong win best lead actor and actress for ‘Beef’
The Hindu
Nominated in eight categories, ‘Beef’ also won for outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie
Beef actor Steven Yeun won his first Emmy award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Yeun snagged the honour for portraying the role of Danny Cho, a struggling contractor who gets involved in a road rage incident that kicks off the darkly comic saga in Beef.
Ali Wong, Yeun’s co-star in Beef, won for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie. Wong portrays Danny’s opposite number, business owner Amy Lau, in the series.
Beef also won for outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie. The award went to writer-director Lee Sung Jin.
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