Squid Game star O Yeong-su wins first Golden Globe aged 77

He's the first Korean ever to win the award

Squid Game star O Yeong-su has picked up the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in Television at this year's private award ceremony. The 77-year-old actor, who has never won a Golden Globe before, won the award for his portrayal of Oh Il-nam (a.k.a Player 001) in the smash-hit Netflix series. By winning the gong, Yeung-su becomes the first Korean actor to win an award in Golden Globes history. He finished ahead of Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Kieran Culkin (Succession), Mark Duplass (The Morning Show), and Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) to win Best supporting actor in a series, limited series, or TV movie. https://twitter.com/goldenglobes/status/1480360803433918465 There was no grand acceptance speech for Yeung-Su though, with this year's event taking place at a private ceremony in LA as the live broadcast was cancelled due to backlash following a lack of diversity in nominations.

Last October, O Yeong-su revealed just how much his life has changed since Squid Game's release.

"I feel like I’m floating on air. It makes me think, "I need to calm down, organize my thoughts, and hold myself back right now", he told MBC's How Do You Play? according to Soompi.

But Yeong-su had quite a philosophical view on competition in general, saying: "Our society often only acknowledges first place as if everyone else doesn't matter.