Lee Jung Jae bags the Best Actor Award at the HCA TV Awards, alongside Amanda Seyfried, Michael Keaton, Martin Short, and Hannah Einbinder. See the full list of winners below.
Besting The Witcher’s Henry Cavill, Ozark’s Jason Bateman, You’s Penn Badgley, Lucifer’s Tom Ellis, and Loki’s Tom Hiddleston, Lee Jung Jae won the Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama in the recently held 2022 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards. This designation adds up to the awards amassed by the Squid Game actor, including the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, and Critics’ Choice Super Awards. Aside from being the first Asian to win the Best Actor in a major American award ceremony, he was also nominated for the prestigious Emmy Awards in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category.
Upon receiving the award, the actor remarked: “I’d like to thank the Hollywood Critics Association for honoring me with this great award. I feel immensely lucky to be a part of Squid Game and I am deeply grateful that so many of you around the world have enjoyed and supported this series. I think Squid Game has opened a new chapter in my acting career with opportunities to share my work with many more people. I’m also more determined to do projects that are entertaining, meaningful, and moving. Thank you once again.”
Lee Jung Jae also invited the audience to watch the upcoming sequel of the hit Netflix series, Squid Game, which has also won the Best International Series at the HCA TV Awards. It bested Acapulco, Lupin, Money Heist (La Casa de Papel), Narcos: Mexico, and Pachinko.
HCA TV Awards Results: Complete List of Winners
The annual Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards began its two-night event at the Beverly Hilton. It was hosted by The Daily Show’s Dulcé Sloan and Tig Notaro. HBO’s White House dominated the ceremony with five awards won, including Best Limited Series. ABC’s Abbott Elementary scored four trophies, including Best Broadcast Comedy, Best Actress for Quinta Brunson, and Best Supporting Actress for Janelle James.
Here’s the complete list of winners from the recently held 2022 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards.
First Night of HCA TV Awards:
- Best Game Show: Celebrity Family Feud
- Best Broadcast Network Reality Show or Competition Series: Lego Masters
- Best Broadcast Network or Cable Live-Action TV Movie: The Survivor
- Best Writing in a Broadcast or Cable Limited, Anthology Series, or Movie: Mike White, The White Lotus, “Mysterious Monkeys”
- Best Directing in a Broadcast or Cable Limited, Anthology Series, or Movie: Mike White, The White Lotus, “Mysterious Monkeys”
- Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy: Bill Hader, Barry, “701N”
- Best Broadcast Network or Cable Docuseries or Non-Fiction Series: We Need to Talk About Cosby
- Best Broadcast Network or Cable Documentary TV Movie: End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock
- Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series or TV Movie: Rick and Morty
- Best Cable Reality Show or Competition Series: RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Best Broadcast Network or Cable Variety Sketch Series or Talk Series: A Black Lady Sketch Show
- Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast or Cable Limited, Anthology Series, or Movie: Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus
- Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast or Cable Limited, Anthology Series, or Movie: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
- Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama: Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
- Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama: Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul
- Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy: Henry Winkler, Barry
- Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy: Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
- Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama: Karyn Kusama, Yellowjackets, “Pilot”
- Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama: Dan Fogelman, This is Us, “The Train”
- Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary, “Pilot”
- Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama: Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama: Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
- Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy: Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy: Bill Hader, Barry
- Best Actor in a Broadcast or Cable Limited, Anthology Series, or TV Movie: Oscar Isaac, Scenes from a Marriage
- Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or TV Movie: Sarah Paulson, Impeachment: American Crime Story
- Best Cable Series, Drama: Tie: Better Call Saul and Succession
- Best Cable Series, Comedy: What We Do in the Shadows
- Best Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series: The White Lotus
- Best Broadcast Network Series, Comedy: Abbott Elementary
- Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama: This is Us
Second Night OF HCA TV Awards:
- Best Comedy or Standup Special: Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
- Best International Series: Squid Game
- Best Animated Short Form Series: Love, Death + Robots
- Best Live-Action Short Form Series: I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson
- Best Streaming Docuseries or Non-Fiction Series: The Beatles: Get Back
- Best Streaming Documentary Television Movie: Lucy & Desi
- Best Streaming Reality Show or Competition Series: Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
- Best Streaming Variety Sketch Series, Talk Series, or Special: The Kids in the Hall
- Best Streaming Animated Series or TV Movie: Arcane
- Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Drama: Dan Erickson, Severance, “The We We Are”
- Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Drama: Ben Stiller, Severance, “The We We Are”
- Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama: Sadie Sink, Stranger Things
- Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama: John Turturro, Severance
- Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama: Britt Lower, Severance/ Laura Linney, Ozark
- Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama: Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
- Best Streaming Series, Drama: Severance
- Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky, Hacks, “The One, the Only”
- Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy: Lucia Aniello, Hacks, “There Will Be Blood”
- Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy: Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
- Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy: Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
- Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy: Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
- Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy: Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
- Best Streaming Series, Comedy: Ted Lasso
- Best Writing in a Streaming Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie: Danny Strong, Dopesick, “The People vs Purdue Pharma”
- Best Directing in a Streaming Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie: Lake Bell, Pam & Tommy, “The Master Beta”
- Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick
- Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Seth Rogen, Pam & Tommy
- Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
- Best Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Michael Keaton, Dopesick
- Best Streaming Movie: Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers
- Best Streaming Limited or Anthology Series: Dopesick
Special Honorary Awards:
- TV Breakout Star: Quinta Brunson
- TV Icon Award: Giancarlo Esposito
- Virtuoso Award: Mandy Moore
Cover image credit: Lee Jung-Jae Instagram
