The Blue Dragon Film Awards, which is considered one of the most popular and prestigious film awards held in South Korea, has officially announced the winners for this year’s awards ceremony.
The 44th edition was held on November 24th at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea with program hosts Kim Hye-soo and Yoo Yeon-seok. It was also aired live on KBS2 TV and KBS Entertainment YouTube channel.
Here are the winners of the Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2023: Winners in blue highlights.
Best Picture
- Smugglers (2023)
- Cobweb (2023)
- Next Sohee (2022)
- The Night Owl (2022)
- Concrete Utopia (2023)
Best Director
- Um Tae-Hwa, Concrete Utopia (2023)
- Kim Ji-woon, Cobweb (2023)
- Ryoo Seung-wan, Smugglers (2023)
- Lee Han, Honey Sweet (2023)
- Jung Juri, Next Sohee (2022)
Best Screenplay
- Shin Yeon-shick, Cobweb (2023)
- Jung Juri, Next Sohee (2022)
- Ryoo Seung-wan & Kim Jeong-yeon, Smugglers (2023)
- Han Gyu-ri & Ahn Tae-jin, The Night Owl (2022)
- Lee Shin-ji & Um Tae-hwa, Concrete Utopia (2023)
Best New Director
- Ahn Tae-jin, The Night Owl (2022)
- Ka Sung-moon, Dream Palace (2023)
- Kim Chang-hoon, Hopeless (2023)
- Lee Sol-hui, Greenhouse (2022)
- Yoo Jae-sun, Sleep (2023)
Best Actor
- Lee Byung-hun, Concrete Utopia (2023)
- Doh Kyung-soo, The Moon (2023)
- Ryu Jun-yeol, The Night Owl (2022)
- Song Kang-ho, Cobweb (2023)
- Yoo Hae-jin, Honey Sweet (2023)
Best Actress
- Kim Seo-hyung, Greenhouse (2022)
- Kim Hye-soo, Smugglers (2023)
- Park Bo-young, Concrete Utopia (2023)
- Jung Yumi, Sleep (2023)
- Yum Jung-ah, Smugglers (2023)
Best Supporting Actor
- Jo In-sung, Smugglers (2023)
- Park Jung-min, Smugglers (2023)
- Song Joong-ki, Hopeless (2023)
- Oh Jung-se, Cobweb (2023)
- Lee Joon-hyuk, The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)
Best Supporting Actress
- Jeon Yeo-been, Cobweb (2023)
- Kim Sun-young, Concrete Utopia (2023)
- Lee Yun-ji, Dream Palace (2023)
- Krystal Jung, Cobweb (2023)
- Han Sun-hwa, Honey Sweet (2023)
Best New Actor
- Hong Xabin, Hopeless (2023)
- Kang Tae-joo, The Childe (2023)
- Kim Seonho, The Childe (2023)
- Lee Shin-young, Rebound (2023)
- Choi Min-young, Dream Palace (2023)
Best New Actress
- Go Minsi, Smugglers (2023)
- Kim Si-eun, Next Sohee (2022)
- Kim Hyung-seo, Hopeless (2023)
- Ahn Soyo, Greenhouse (2022)
- Ahn Eun-jin, The Night Owl (2022)
Best Cinematography & Lighting
- Kim Ji-yong & Park Jun-woo, Cobweb (2023)
- Kim Young-ho & Hwang Soon-wook, The Moon (2023)
- Choi Young-hwan & Lee Jae-hyuk, Smugglers (2023)
- Kim Tae-kyung & Hong Seung-chul, The Night Owl (2022)
- Cho Hyung-rae & Lee Kil-kyu, Concrete Utopia (2023)
Best Music
- Mowg, Cobweb (2023)
- Chang Kiha, Smugglers (2023)
- Gray, Ballerina (2023)
- Hwang Sang-jun, Hero (2022)
- Kim Hae-won, Concrete Utopia (2023)
Best Editing
- Yang Jin-mo, Cobweb (2023)
- Lee Kang-hee, Smugglers (2023)
- Kim Sun-min, The Night Owl (2022)
- Han Mi-yeon, Sleep (2023)
- Han Mi-yeon, Concrete Utopia (2023)
Best Technical
- Jin Jong-hyun, The Moon (2023), VFX
- Yoon Jung-hae, Smugglers (2023), Costume design
- Heo Myung-haeng & Yoon Sung-min,The Roundup: No Way Out (2023), Stunt
- Park Yong-gi, The Night Owl (2022)
- Eun Jae-hyun, Concrete Utopia (2023), VFX
Best Art Direction
- Jung Yi-jin, Cobweb (2023)
- Lee Hoo-kyung, Smugglers (2023)
- Kim Min-hye, Ballerina (2023)
- Lee Ha-jun, The Night Owl (2022)
- Cho Hwa-sung & Choi Hyun-suk, Concrete Utopia (2023)
Chung Jung-won Best Short Film
- Ghwa the Last Name
- A Room of Two Women’s Own
- Good Boy Candy
- World of Hello
- Yangnimdong girl
Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film
- The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)
- Smugglers (2023)
- Concrete Utopia (2023)
- The Night Owl (2022)
- Hero (2022)
Chung Jung-won Popular Star Award
- Song Joong-ki
- Kim Seonho
- Park Bo-young
- Jo In-sung
Special Award: Kim Hye-soo
Congratulations to all the winners!
Source: KBS 1 2 | Images: Screen grab from KBS LIVE via YouTube
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