‘Squid Game’ grabs early Emmy awards

South Korean drama “Squid Game” landed its first Emmy awards on Sunday, taking home an acting honor and three other trophies in the run-up to next week’s battle for television’s best drama.
Lee You-mi won the accolade for guest drama actress at the Creative Arts Emmys for playing Ji Young, a young woman forced to compete in a risky quest for riches after she is freed from prison in the dystopian Netflix Inc series.
The actress accepted the accolade on stage at a theater in downtown Los Angeles, speaking a few sentences in Korean before yelling in English: “I’m so very happy!”
The Creative Arts Emmys honored behind-the-scenes artists such as sound engineers, hair stylists and cinematographers as well as guest actors.
Lead actor and other awards will be handed out at a televised red-carpet event on Sept. 12. “Squid Game” will compete for the top drama honor, the first non-English language series to be nominated for that prize.