'Squid Game' wins 6 Primetime Emmys 2022

At the 74th Primetime Emmy awards celebration last night, the Korean drama Squid Game won six awards.  Very impressive for a show, actors, and crew who are non-English speaking!  

Lee Jung-Jae, who plays Seong Gi-hun won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.  Lee Yoo-mi, who plays Ji-yeong won the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.  Hwang Dong-hyuk won the Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series award.  The other three awards were for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More), Outstanding Stunt Performance, and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode.

Squid Game had eight more nominations.  Park He-soo and Oh Yeong-su were both nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.  Hoyeon was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.  The other nominations were for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One-hour), Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, and Outstanding Drama Series, the first non-English show to be nominated for this award.

Helen Mirren wins 3rd Primetime Emmy Awards 2006

Dame Helen Mirren won her third Primetime Emmy at the 58th ceremony held August 27, 2006. She took home the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her performance in Elizabeth I, a miniseries aired on HBO. It was her ninth nomination.

Gillian Anderson was also nominated for the same award for her performance in Bleak House.

Megan Mullaly won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in Will & Grace.

Jeremy Irons won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Elizabeth I.

The wonderful Cloris Leachman won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance in Malcolm in the Middle.

James Garner, Oklahoma actor, born 1928

James Garner, born April 7, 1928 in Norman, Oklahoma, was an award-winning actor whose career spanned more than 50 years.  He's probably best known for his role as Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files for which he won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.  He appeared in comedies such as Support Your Local Gunfighter and Victor/Victoria.  He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Murphy's Romance.

He passed away July 19, 2014 from a massive heart attack brought on by coronary artery disease.

He was a guest on the Carol Burnett Show in 1978.