“Beef” Wins Big at Emmy and Critics Choice Awards

(photo credit: Courtesy of Netflix)

In addition to winning three Globe Globes,  the Netflix series Beef won eight Emmy awards! The awards include:

• Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (Ali Wong)
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (Steven Yuen)
• Outstanding Directing for A Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (Lee Sung Jin)
• Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
• Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
• Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
• Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

In addition to winning Emmy awards, Beef won four Critics Choice awards the night before:

• Best Limited Series
• Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television (Steven Yeun)
• Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television (Ali Wong)
• Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television (Maria Bello)

If you asked me 10 years ago whether a TV miniseries with Asian Americans that actually talked about Asian American issues and culture would win eight Emmy awards, I wouldn’t have believed you.  Let’s hope excellent work like this keeps emerging.