Squid Game's O Yeong-su becomes first Korean actor to win Golden Globes

South Korean actor O Yeong-su won the Best Supporting Actor award at Golden Globes 2022. He was pitted against globally renowned actors including Billy Crudup and Kieran Culkin, who were respectively nominated for their performances in The Morning Show and Succession.

South Korean actor O Yeong-su won the country's first Golden Globe award on Sunday for his role in Netflix hit Squid Game, drawing cheers at home and abroad despite criticism for the ceremony's organisers over a lack of diversity.

O, 77, won best supporting actor in television for his portrayal of Oh II-nam, also known as The Host or Player 001, becoming the first South Korean ever to snatch a Golden Globe.