By Wu Jinhua

"Beef," a Netflix drama with its director and several cast members being of Korean descent, has won all four of its nominations for the Critics Choice Awards of the U.S. 

At the Jan. 14 awards ceremony in Los Angeles, the drama won best limited series, best actor, best actress and best supporting actress in a limited series.

Actor Steven Yeun, best known for "The Walking Dead" and "Burning," won the best actor award while his co-star Ali Wong, who played the lead female protagonist in "Beef," took the honor for best actress and Maria Bello for best supporting actress.

The 10-episode drama is about the destitute Danny (Yeun), who struggles to see a viable future, and Amy (Wong), a well-off woman who suffers from a depressing life, and what happens after the two get into an argument while driving.

Written and directed by the U.S.-based director Lee Sung Jin, "Beef" was among Netflix's top 10 most-watched shows worldwide in streaming hours for five consecutive weeks after its release in April last year.

Earlier on Jan. 7, the drama also won three Golden Globe Awards at the ceremony in Beverly Hills, California: best limited TV series and best actor and best female actor in a limited TV series.

As pop culture honors given by the Critics Choice Association, the largest organization of its kind in the U.S. and Canada, the Critics Choice Awards are given out in film and TV categories every January. 


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