Voting for the Emmys begins next Friday, August 12 for ten days, concluding on August 22. Everyone is angling now to get their messaging out before TV Academy members make their choices. In the Outstanding Drama category,Succession是假定的最爱，但我认为没有人想睡觉Squid Game.The series is Netflix’s most-watched of all time. It won three Screen Actors Guild Awards earlier this year, two more thanSuccession. And it’s not likeSquid Gamehas disappeared from public consciousness. That said, it did make history as the first non-English series to ever be nominated for Outstanding Drama and, well, probably for some voters, that will be “enough” to be considered a win.

Still,Squid Gamedoes have the Netflix push and since the series first broke out and broke records, Netflix has been firmly behind showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk, putting major resources into the campaign. They’ve been campaigning for almost a year at this point and now, in the final stretch, Hwang and series star Lee Jung-jae are profiled in the LA Times:

They’re hitting all the classic campaign talking points here: how it was a struggle to get the series made, how beyond the shock factor and the disturbing nature of the games, this is a show about humanity being pushed to the brink by class and capitalism – a universal meditation no matter the language. But Lee Jung-jae also has the opportunity here to showcase how he crafted his performance and shaped the overall story. Lee is the reigning SAG winner for Best Drama Actor, so he has a good shot at the Emmy. It's actually a pretty competitive field in this category as Lee is nominated alongside Jason Bateman, Brian Cox, Bob Odenkirk, Adam Scott, and Jeremy Strong.

说到杰里米·斯特朗（Jeremy Strong），李·纳梅（Lee Nameck）在《洛杉矶时报》采访中介绍了他：

“当然，我看了很多节目；我爱他们，”特别提及奥扎克和继承。“尤其是杰里米·斯特朗（Jeremy Strong） - 实际上，我在许多奖项上都见过他。不久前，我参观了电影节戛纳，也见到他在那里。我们很高兴再次见面，我们握手。我认为他的表现很棒。如此接地。您真的可以说他将自己的心灵倾注到他所做的工作中。”

李正恩（Lee Jung-jae）熟悉杰里米（Jeremy）的作品，但我想知道杰里米（Jeremy）对李（Lee）的熟悉程度Squid Game.正如黄东时代在《洛杉矶时报》中解释的那样，获得的关键之一Squid Game最终，李的参与。因为他是东亚的主要明星，他毫不犹豫地加入。“这就像好莱坞没有人签下您残酷的资本主义电视节目，然后让汤姆·克鲁斯（Tom Cruise）在想到它的情况下跳上沙发上。”

我们可以看到李的人气我的证据n September in Toronto. When Lee mentions Jeremy Strong in Cannes, he’s talking about being at the Cannes Film Festival back in May to promote his film打猎，which he stars in but also directs, his feature directorial debut. The Korean premiere just happened yesterday – here’s Lee on the carpet with co-star Jung Woo-sung and BTS’s Jin. Huge star power in this photo with the three of them, it was a major frenzy:

It was announced last week thatHuntwill be screened at TIFF in September. TIFF is happening concurrently with Emmys weekend, so I’m thinking it’s likely that Lee will be in LA for the Emmys first, then fly to Toronto for his film during the back half of the festival. TIFF usually slows down after the weekend… but get ready for mayhem when Lee shows up.

In 2012, I covered the TIFF premiere ofDangerous Liaisonsstarring Jang Dong-gun. That year I was reporting for botheTalkand the Globe and Mail. By then I’d already been working TIFF for several years which means I’d already seen some big names come through: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Ben Affleck. And as I wrote in piece for the Globe after Jang Dong-gun’s appearance, the reception that those stars received COMBINED couldn’t compare to how f-cking bonkers it was for Jang Dong-gun. Fans of Korean television and cinema showed up en masse and the barricades were shifting – both literally and figuratively.Here are at last two paragraphs of my column:

“The gates started to wobble. Bulky men in suits had to hold them back. I saw veins bulging in their necks as they tried to put up some resistance. Finally they calmed when Jang retreated to the safety of the red carpet, at which point a woman threw herself down on the ground in tears.

我觉得我只是目睹了文化的转变。几天前，江南风格是MTV VMA的话题。韩国演员在蒂夫（Tiff）造成了最大的歇斯底里。K-Pop接管了！”

Again, that was in 2012. In 2013, BTS made their debut and would go on to become the biggest band in the world. NowSquid Gameis contending for over a dozen Emmys and its star Lee Jung-jae will be at TIFF. Get ready for that premiere, Toronto. If 2012 was any indication, Lee Jung-jae’s carpet will be bedlam, in the best way.