Baeksang Arts Awards, one of the most prestigious entertainment awards in South Korea, has officially announced the nominees for this year’s ceremony. The candidates in film category for the 59th ceremony were selected from works that were released in South Korea from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, including:
Best Film
- Next Sohee
- The Night Owl
- Hansan: Rising Dragon
- Hunt
- Decision to Leave
Best Director
- Kim Han-min in Hansan: Rising Dragon
- Park Chan-wook in Decision to Leave
- Ahn Tae-jin in The Night Owl
- Lee Jung-jae in Hunt
- Jung Ju-ri in Next Sohee
Best New Director
- Kim Se-in in The Apartment with Two Women
- Park Yi-woong in The Girl on a Bulldozer
- Ahn Tae-jin in The Night Owl
- Lee Sang-yong in The Roundup
- Lee Jung-jae in Hunt
Best Screenplay
- Park Gyu-tae in 6/45
- Lee Jung-jae and Jo Seung-hee in Hunt
- Park Chan-wook and Jeong Seo-kyeong in Decision to Leave
- Jung Ju-ri in Next Sohee
- Ahn Tae-jin and Hyun Kyu-ri in The Night Owl
Best Actor
- Ma Dong-seok in The Roundup
- Ryu Jun-yeol in The Night Owl
- Park Hae-il in Decision to Leave
- Song Kang-ho in Broker
- Jung Woo-sung in Hunt
Best Actress
- Bae Doona in Next Sohee
- Yang Mal-bok in The Apartment with Two Women
- Yum Jung-ah in Life Is Beautiful
- Jeon Do-yeon in Kill Boksoon
- Tang Wei in Decision to Leave
Best Supporting Actor
- Kang Ki-young in The Point Men
- Kim Sung-cheol in The Night Owl
- Park Ji-hwan in The Roundup
- Byun Yo-han in Hansan: Rising Dragon
- Yim Si-wan in Emergency Declaration
Best Supporting Actress
- Park Se-wan in 6/45
- Bae Doona in Broker
- Ahn Eun-jin in The Night Owl
- Yum Jung-ah in Alienoid
- Lee Yeon in Kill Boksoon
Best New Actor
- No Jae-won in Missing Yoon
- Park Jin-young in Christmas Carol
- Byeon Woo-seok in 20th Century Girl
- Seo In-guk in Project Wolf Hunting
- Ong Seong-wu in Life Is Beautiful
Best New Actress
- Go Youn-jung in Hunt
- Kim Si-eun in Next Sohee
- Kim Hye-yoon in The Girl on a Bulldozer
- Lee Ji-eun in Broker
- Ha Yoon-kyung in Gyeong-ah’s Daughter
Technical Award
- Ryu Seong-hee in Decision to Leave
- Lee Mo-gae in Hunt
- Jeong Seong-jin and Jeong Chul-min in Hansan: Rising Dragon
- Cho Young-wook in Decision to Leave
- Hong Seung-cheol in The Night Owl
The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards will be held at the Incheon Paradise City in Incheon on April 28, 2023 at 17:30 KST. It will also be broadcast live in South Korea on JTBC and internationally through TikTok.
Congratulations to all the nominees!
Source: Baeksang Arts Awards
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