‘All of Us Are Dead,’ ‘The Red Sleeve,’ ‘Squid Game’ bag 58th Baeksang Arts Awards nominations


Nominees for TV, film and theater for South Korea’s 58th Baeksang Arts Awards were revealed, drawing a mix of over-the-top (OTT) platform and mainstream programs.

The awards ceremony will be held on May 6 at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province.

The 58th Baeksang Arts Awards nominees for best drama are (clockwise from top left) “D.P.,” “Twenty Five, Twenty One,” “Squid Game,” “The Red Sleeve” and “Political Fever,” and for best film are "Kingmaker," "Romance Without Love," "Sewing Sisters," "Escape from Mogadishu" and "Miracle: Letters to the President" (Photos from Baeksang Arts Awards)

The nominees were selected by 60 experts this year from TV programs, films and theater released from April 12, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

“All of Us Are Dead,” Netflix’s hit Korean zombie series, “D.P.,” and “Squid Game” bagged nominations.

Here are the nominees at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards:

Best Drama

“Squid Game” (Netflix)

“D.P.” (Netflix)

“The Red Sleeve” (MBC)

“Twenty Five, Twenty One” (tvN)

“Political Fever” (Wavve)

Best Actor

Jung Hae-in - “D.P.”

Lee Jung Jae - “Squid Game”

Kim Namgil - “Through the Darkness”

Lee Junho - “The Red Sleeve”

Im Siwan - “Tracer”

Best Actress

Han So-hee - “My Name”

Kim Hye-soo – “Juvenile Justice”

Lee Se-young - “The Red Sleeve”

Kim Tae-ri - “Twenty Five, Twenty One”

Park Eun-bin - “The King’s Affection”

Best Supporting Actor

Heo Sung-tae - “Squid Game”

Cho Hyun-chul - “D.P.”

Lee Hak-joo - “Political Fever”

Lee Hyun-wook - “Mine”

Lee Deok-hwa - “The Red Sleeve”

Best Supporting Actress

Kim Joo-ryung - “Squid Game”

Jang Hye-jin - “The Red Sleeve”

Kang Mal-geum - “Thirty-Nine”

Kim Shin-rok - “Hellbound”

Ok Ja-yeon - “Mine”

Best New Actor

Yoo In-soo - “All of Us Are Dead”

Goo Kyo-hwan - “D.P.”

Shin Seung-ho - “D.P.”

Choi Hyun-wook - “Twenty Five, Twenty One”

Tang Jun-sang - “Racket Boys”

Best New Actress

Lee Yoo-mi - “All of Us Are Dead”

Cho Yi-hyun - “All of Us Are Dead”

Kim Hye-joon - “Inspector Koo”

Lee Yeon - “Juvenile Justice”

Jung Ho-yeon - “Squid Game”

Best Variety Show

“Shooting Stars”

“Single’s Inferno”

“Street Woman Fighter”

“You Quiz on the Block”

“Exchange”

Best Educational Show

"My Golden Kids"

"Kiss the Universe"

"Great Minds"

"Story of the Day When You Bite Your Tail Season 3"

"Docu Insight: National Representative"

Best Male Entertainer

SHINee’s Key

Lee Yong-jin

Kim Gura

Moon Se-yoon

Jo Se Ho

Best Female Entertainer

Lee Mijoo

Song Eun-yi

Lee Eun-ji

Joo Hyun-young

Hong Jin-kyung

Best Film

“Escape from Mogadishu”

“Miracle: Letters to the President”

“Kingmaker”

“Sewing Sisters”

“Romance Without Love”

Best Actor

Lee Sun-gyun – “Kingmaker”

Jung Woo – “Hot Blooded”

Choi Min-sik – “In Our Prime”

Kim Yun-seok - “Escape from Mogadishu”

Sol Kyung-gu – “Kingmaker”

Best Actress

Yoona - “Miracle: Letters to the President”

Park So-dam - “Special Delivery”

Go Doo-shim - “Everglow”

Lee Hye-young - “In Front of Your Face”

Jeon Jong-seo - “Romance Without Love”

Best Supporting Actor

Jo Woo-jin – “Kingmaker”

Goo Kyo-hwan - “Escape from Mogadishu”

Park Yong-woo - “Spiritwalker”

Sung Yoo-bin - “Perhaps Love”

Heo Joon-ho - “Escape from Mogadishu”

Best Supporting Actress

Oh Na-ra - “Perhaps Love”

Kim So-jin - “Escape from Mogadishu”

Kim Jae-hwa - “Escape from Mogadishu”

Shim Dal-gi - “Snowball”

Lee Soo-kyung - “Miracle: Letters to the President”

Best New Actor

Mu Jin-sung - “Perhaps Love”

Lee Hong-nae - “Hot Blooded”

Kim Dong-hwi - “In Our Prime”

Kim Jae-bum - “Hostage: Missing Celebrity”

Jung Jae-kwang - “Not Out”

Best New Actress

Lee Yoo-mi - “Young Adult Matters”

Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun - “Love and Leashes”

Gong Seung-yeon - “Aloners”

Minah - “Snowball”

Choi Sung-eun - “Ten Months”