Squid Game 2, how did it get nominated before it was released..Golden Globe CEO Voters All Agree

Jan 05, 2025

As 'Squid Game 2' seeks to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture, there are questions about why it was unusually nominated for Best Picture before its release.

The 82nd Golden Globe Awards, which will be held on the 6th (Korea Standard Time), will be held annually for films and American TV dramas from around the world under the auspices of Dick Clark Productions. Along with the Academy and Emmy Awards, it is considered one of the top three award ceremonies in the United States.

The original Netflix series 'Squid Game 2' (played by Hwang Dong-hyuk and directed by Hwang) was nominated for best picture. Expectations for the award have risen to the fullest as he was nominated for the Golden Globe TV Award even before it was officially released.

Contending for the trophy are Disney+'s 'Shogun' and Netflix's 'Diplomat', Apple TV+'s 'Slow Hossis', Prime Video's 'Mr & Mrs Smith' and Peekock's 'Day of the Jackal'. Among them, the most powerful opponent is the Japanese period drama 'Shogun'.

'Squid Game 2' was nominated when the story was not complete and only part of the full story was released. Even before the season was released on December 26 last year, it was already listed as a Golden Globe candidate, resulting in unusual results. Questions continued over the selection of candidates. Golden Globe CEO Helen Horne previewed "Squid Game 2" in an interview with MBC America. It's completely wonderful. I think this is a good example of what the content means and how it communicates with international audiences. "Our voters came from various backgrounds such as countries, cultures, and languages, but they all sympathized with 'Squid Game'. I think this has a really important meaning. I believe the Golden Globe will provide a huge opportunity internationally."

The standard for Golden Globe's nominations is that of 2024's films submitted by Dec. 4. The 'Squid Game 2' was first released to the jury before it was released, and it seems that it has been selected as an official candidate.

Mikos Saad, a member of the Golden Globe voting group, said "We are presented with several projects as candidates every year. There are 300 voters around the world, not just me. The way everyone watches the shows and movies that have been nominated and selects their favorite works from among them is very simple. "Squid Game" is very simple. Everyone wants to win, they want to go through something. I was impressed by the way it was expressed. I brought some childhood games and turned them into very cruel games. I think that part is really genius, and that's why 'Squid Game' became so popular around the world", he commented.

Another pollster, Rafi Bogosian, can also say after the vote is over, but I'm a fan of 'Squid Game'. It's been like that since season one. Usually, it's hard to watch TV shows without stopping, but I couldn't stop watching the first episode of 「Squid Game」. It was recognized by more than 300 voters. If the content was not good, it would never be nominated for a 'Golden Globe' As a result, expectations for the award of 'Squid Game 2' are rising.

When I asked director Hwang Dong-hyuk how he felt about the Golden Globe nomination, he said, "When we shared the work we wrote in one breath, season 2 gave up expectations for the award. The Prime Minister did not expect it at all because it was not completed yet, and the message he wanted to do was not revealed. However, the fact that he was nominated for the Golden Globe without revealing the story was shocking and surprising. If you want to win an award, I want to do it in season 3" he said.

Director Hwang Dong-hyuk and Lee Jung-jae departed for Los Angeles on the 3rd to attend the awards ceremony.

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