‘Beef’ Wins Limited Series Emmy, Creator Lee Sung Jin Thanks Fans Who Have ‘Reached Out About Their Own Personal Struggles’
variety.comEmily Longeretta Following its sweep at the Golden Globes, Netflix’s “Beef” took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.
Creator Lee Sung Jin accepted the honor with a heartfelt and funny speech. “Wow, thank you. You know, a lot of the suicidal ideation in this show was based on stuff that I and some of the folks up here have struggled with over the years,” he said. “So I’m really grateful and humbled by everyone who watched the show and reached out about their own personal struggles.
It’s very life-affirming, so thank you. “I feel like we live in a world designed to kind of keep us separate,” he continued. “Even here, some of us go home with trophies, other people don’t.
I think for some of us when we live in a world like this, you begin to think there’s no way anyone can ever understand you or like you or much less no potential at being loved.
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