OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Brian Cox as Logan Roy for (“Secession”) in “SUCCESSION”

Jin Ha as Solomon Back for (“Chapter One”) in “PACHINKO”

Lee Jung‑jae as Seong Gi-hun for (“Red Light, Green Light”) in “SQUID GAME”

Bob Odenkirk as James Morgan “”Jimmy” McGill for (“Wine and Roses”) in “BETTER CALL SAUL”

Adam Scott as Mark Scout for (“Good News About Hell”) in “SEVERANCE”

Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy for (“Too Much Birthday”) in “SUCCESSION”

AND THE WINNER IS:

LEE JUNG-JAE AS SEONG GI-HUN FOR ("RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT") IN "SQUID GAME"

This is the first win and nomination for Lee Jung-jae. He wins for his performance as Seong Gi-hun on Squid Game.

As you can probably tell by my choices in the drama acting categories i was in love with a lot of the actors from Squid Game. Lee Jung‑jae plays the first seasons lead and while I might've struggled with some of his characters choices throughout I never struggled with Lee Jung‑jae as a performer. He plays every moment of his character so well and it was such a pleasure to experience during my binge at the end of 2021. In this first episode he really set the template for how Seong Gi-hun was gonna act throughout the entire season and because of his strong work in led to a pretty excellent season of television.