South Korea’s Baeksang Arts Awards revealed this year’s nominees for TV, film and theater, and they include “The Glory” and “Extraordinary Attorney Woo.”
The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony will be held on April 28.
The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards will be on April 28 (Photo from Baeksang Arts Awards)
(Clockwise from top left) Best drama actress nominees (Song Hye-kyo, Park Eun-bin, Kim Ji-won, Kim Hye-soo and Bae Suzy, and best drama actor nominees Lee Sung-min, Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Jung Kyung-ho and Son Suk-ku (Photos from Baeksang Arts Awards website)
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(Clockwise from top left) Best drama nominees The Glory, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Our Blues, Little Women and My Liberation Notes, and best film nominees Next Sohee, Decision to Leave, Hansan: Rising Dragon, Night Owl and Hunt (Photos from Baeksang Arts Awards website)
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This year’s nominees were based on works released from April 1, 2022 to March 31 this year. The works were from terrestrial, comprehensive, cable, OTT, and web, Korean feature films and plays performed in Korea.
A preliminary survey was conducted by 60 professional evaluators in the industry, and the final candidates were determined through screening by judges for each category commissioned on the recommendation of a group of experts representing TV, film, and theater.
The nominees for best drama are “The Glory” (Netflix), “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” (ENA), “My Liberation Notes” (JTBC), “Our Blues” (tvN) and “Little Women” (tvN).
Bagging nominations for best drama actress are Song Hye-kyo (“The Glory”), Park Eun-bin (“Extraordinary Attorney Woo”), Kim Ji-won (“My Liberation Notes”), Kim Hye-soo (“Under the Queen's Umbrella”) and Bae Suzy (“Anna”).
The nominees for best drama actor are Jung Kyung-ho (“Crash Course in Romance”), Son Suk-ku (“My Liberation Notes”), Lee Byung-hun (“Our Blues”), Lee Sung-min (“Reborn Rich”) and Choi Min-sik (“Big Bet”).
The nominees for best film are “Decision to Leave,” “Hunt,” “Next Sohee,” “The Night Owl” and “Hansan: Rising Dragon.”
Here are the nominees for the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards:
TV
BEST DRAMA
The Glory
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
My Liberation Notes
Our Blues
Little Women
BEST DIRECTOR
Kim Kyu-tae – Our Blues
Kim Seok-yoon – My Liberation Notes
Kim Hee-won – Little Women
Yoo In-shik – Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Lee Joo-young – Anna Director's Cut
BEST ACTRESS
Song Hye-kyo – The Glory
Park Eun-bin – Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Kim Ji-won – My Liberation Notes
Kim Hye-soo – Under the Queen's Umbrella
Bae Suzy – Anna
BEST ACTOR
Son Suk-ku – My Liberation Notes
Lee Byung-hun – Our Blues
Lee Sung-min – Reborn Rich
Jung Kyung-ho – Crash Course in Romance
Choi Min-sik – Big Bet
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Park Sung-hoon – The Glory
Jo Woo-jin – Narco-Saints
Kang Ki-young – Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Kim Do-hyun – Reborn Rich
Kim Jun-han – Anna
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Yeom Hye-ran – The Glory
Lim Ji-yeon – The Glory
Kim Shin-rok – Reborn Rich
Lee El – My Liberation Notes
Jung Eun-chae – Anna
BEST NEW ACTOR
Kim Gun-woo – The Glory
Joo Jong-hyuk – Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Kim Min-ho – New Recruit
Moon Sang-min – Under the Queen's Umbrella
Hong Kyung – Weak Hero Class 1
BEST NEW ACTRESS
Kim Hieora – The Glory
Joo Hyun-young – Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Ha Yoon-kyung – Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Roh Yoon-seo – Crash Course in Romance
Lee Kyung-seong – My Liberation Notes
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Earth Arcade
Psick Show Season 3
Physical: 100
EXchange Season 2
SNL Korea 3
BEST EDUCATIONAL SHOW
National Investigation Headquarters
In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal
Your Literacy Skills+
Adult Kim Jang-ha
Hidden Earth: 3 Billion Years on the Korean Peninsula
BEST MALE VARIETY PERFORMER
Kim Jong-kook
Jun Hyun-moo
Kian84
Kim Kyung-wook
Hwang Je-sung
BEST FEMALE VARIETY PERFORMER
Lee Soo-ji
Lee Eun-ji
Kim Min-kyung
Park Se-mi
Joo Hyun-young
BEST SCREENPLAY
Hong Jung-eun, Hong Mi-ran – Alchemy of Souls
Kim Eun-sook – The Glory
Moon Ji-won – Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Park Hae-young – My Liberation Notes
Jeong Seo-kyung – Little Women
TECHNICAL AWARD
Noh Young-sim (Music) – Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Ryu Seong-hee (Art direction) – Little Women
Song Nak-hoon, Jo Jin-hyeon, Hwang In-woo (Shooting) – Inkigayo
Hwang Jin-hye (Visual Effects) – Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Jang Jong-kyung (Shooting) – The Glory
FILM
BEST FILM
Hunt
Decision to Leave
Next Sohee
The Night Owl
Hansan: Rising Dragon
BEST DIRECTOR
Lee Jung-jae – Hunt
Jung Ju-ri – Next Sohee
Kim Han-min – Hansan: Rising Dragon
Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave
Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Lee Jung-jae – Hunt
Kim Se-in – The Apartment with Two Women
Park Yi-woong – The Girl on a Bulldozer
Ahn Tae-jin – The Night Owl
Lee Sang-yong – The Roundup
BEST ACTOR
Jung Woo-sung – Hunt
Ryu Jun-yeol – The Night Owl
Park Hae-il – Decision to Leave
Song Kang-ho – Broker
Ma Dong-seok – The Roundup
BEST ACTRESS
Jeon Do-yeon – Kill Boksoon
Tang Wei – Decision to Leave
Bae Doona – Next Sohee
Yang Mal-bok – The Apartment with Two Women
Yum Jung-ah – Life Is Beautiful
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Byun Yo-han – Hansan: Rising Dragon
Im Si-wan – Emergency Declaration
Kang Ki-young – The Point Men
Kim Sung-cheol – The Night Owl
Park Ji-hwan – The Roundup
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ahn Eun-jin – The Night Owl
Yum Jung-ah – Alienoid
Park Se-wan – 6/45
Bae Doona – Broker
Lee Yeon – Kill Boksoon
BEST NEW ACTOR
Ong Seong-wu – Life Is Beautiful
No Jae-won – Missing Yoon
Park Jin-young – Christmas Carol
Byeon Woo-seok – 20th Century Girl
Seo In-guk – Project Wolf Hunting
BEST NEW ACTRESS
Kim Hye-yoon – The Girl on a Bulldozer
IU – Broker
Go Youn-jung – Hunt
Kim Si-eun – Next Sohee
Ha Yoon-kyung – Gyeong-ah’s Daughter
BEST SCREENPLAY
Lee Jung-jae, Jo Seung-hee – Hunt
Park Chan-wook, Jeong Seo-kyeong – Decision to Leave
Park Gyu-tae – 6/45
Jung Ju-ri – Next Sohee
Ahn Tae-jin, Hyun Kyu-ri – The Night Owl
TECHNICAL AWARD
Cho Young-wook – Decision to Leave
Hong Seung-cheol – The Night Owl
Ryu Seong-hee – Decision to Leave
Lee Mo-gae – Hunt
Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chul-min – Hansan: Rising Dragon
THEATER
BAEKSANG THEATER AWARD
None Elected – Doosan Art Center
Jeong Hee-jung – Rabbit Hole Theater
Teenage Dick – National Theater
DRAG x Namjangsinsa – Drag King Contest
BEST SHORT PLAY
Jin Ju (film) – Class
Han A-reum (director and writer) – Plastic Paradise
Bae Hae-ryul (producer) – Once Upon a Time, There Was an Asian Small-Clawed Otter Living in Seoul City
Jang Han-sae (director) – The World is Ending Like This, Without a Bang, With Sobs
Now Archive (theater) – A Little Lonely Monologue and Always Friendly Songs
ACTING AWARD
Choi Hee-jin – Nosce
Ha Ji-seong – Teenage Dick
Kwon Eun-hye – DRAG x Namjangsinsa
Choi Ho-young – Transfers
Ha Ji-eun – The Welkin