star became the first South Korean actor, as well as the first actor of Asian descent, to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
It was his first Emmy nomination and win.With his historic, record-setting win Monday night, the veteran actor joined a prestigious shortlist of actors of Asian descent to have taken home an Emmy for acting, following past winners Riz Ahmed, Archie Panjabi, Darren Criss and Shohreh Aghdashloo.«Thank you so much thank you so much.
First, I would like to thamk God above. Thank you to The Television Academy,» he said in his acceptance speech. «Thank you to Netflix and thank you to the director for making realistic problems we all face come to life so creatively on the screen with a great script and amazing visuals.
Thank you. Thank you, team. Thank you to everyone watching in Korea. Thank you.»It was already a big night for , which had previously won four Emmys at the Creative Arts Emmys the weekend before, most notably for Lee Yoo-mi for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
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