Non-English Content Is More Popular Than Ever At This Year’s Emmys

Non-English Content Is More Popular Than Ever At This Year’s Emmys

In March, Netflix squid game The winners of the SAG Awards went down in history as Best Actor and Best Actor, becoming the first non-English speaking series to receive these awards. The hugely popular South Korean drama is now an Emmy favorite and will likely be the first non-English-language show to earn a series nomination and, with its success, will continue South Korea’s artistic trajectory. ParasiteThe first foreign language film to win an Oscar for Best Picture.

But squid game This isn’t the only non-English series created by American studios to be released this year. HBO’s third season my brilliant friendAccording to the Neapolitan novels by Italian writer Elena Ferrante, it was also nominated for the Grand Prize for Drama. Likewise, multilingual series like Apple TV+ pachinko and hbomax Tokyo Vice President They are strong candidates, which is a sign that TV Academy voters have surpassed the “1-inch tall subtitle limit” as Parasite said writer-director-producer Bong Jun Hom upon receiving the 2020 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

The story first appeared in the June 15 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. Click here to subscribe.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

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