'The Glory,' 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo,' IU nominated at 59th Baeksang Arts Awards
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)
(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)
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 WomenBEST 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 CutBEST 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 – AnnaBEST 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 BetBEST 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 – AnnaBEST 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 – AnnaBEST 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 1BEST 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 NotesBEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Earth Arcade Psick Show Season 3 Physical: 100 EXchange Season 2 SNL Korea 3BEST 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 PeninsulaBEST MALE VARIETY PERFORMER
Kim Jong-kook Jun Hyun-moo Kian84 Kim Kyung-wook Hwang Je-sungBEST FEMALE VARIETY PERFORMER
Lee Soo-ji Lee Eun-ji Kim Min-kyung Park Se-mi Joo Hyun-youngBEST 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 WomenTECHNICAL 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 GloryFILM
BEST FILM
Hunt Decision to Leave Next Sohee The Night Owl Hansan: Rising DragonBEST 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 OwlBEST 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 RoundupBEST 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 RoundupBEST 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 BeautifulBEST 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 RoundupBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ahn Eun-jin – The Night Owl Yum Jung-ah – Alienoid Park Se-wan – 6/45 Bae Doona – Broker Lee Yeon – Kill BoksoonBEST 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 HuntingBEST 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 DaughterBEST 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 OwlTECHNICAL 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 DragonTHEATER
BAEKSANG THEATER AWARD
None Elected – Doosan Art Center Jeong Hee-jung – Rabbit Hole Theater Teenage Dick – National Theater DRAG x Namjangsinsa – Drag King ContestBEST 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 SongsACTING 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