Veteran actor Lee Jung Jae has officially scored his first 'Critics' Choice Awards' nomination for his performance as Sung Gi-Hoon in Netflix series 'Squid Game'.

According to the nominations list published by the '2022 Critics' Choice Awards' on December 6 EST, Lee Jung Jae has been nominated for 'Best Actor in a Drama Series' alongside Sterling K. Brown of 'This Is Us', Mike Colter of 'Evil', Brian Cox of 'Succession', Bill Porter of 'Pose', and Jeremy Strong of 'Succession'.

Additionally, 'Squid Game' is up for 'Best Drama Series' alongside 'Evil', 'Pose', 'Succession', 'Yellowjackets', and more, as well as for 'Best Foreign Language Series' alongside 'Lupin', 'Money Heist', etc.

Winners of the '2022 Critics' Choice Awards' will be announced on January 9, 2022.