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IU and Park Bo-gum Nominated for Best Actor at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards
On the 7th, the Baeksang Arts Awards Secretariat announced the nominees for the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards with Gucci, covering television, film, and theater categories, through their official website and social media channels.
<Television Category>
The Baeksang Arts Awards have expanded their judging criteria to include content from cable, OTT, and web platforms, reflecting current content consumption trends. This year, the TV category has been renamed to the Broadcasting category to accommodate these changes.
The competition for Best Drama is fierce, with nominees including tvN's 'Run with the Sun,' JTBC's 'The Tale of Mrs. Ok,' MBC's 'Intimate Betrayer,' Netflix's 'Trauma Center,' and Netflix's 'You Have Done Well.' The Best Variety Show nominees feature trendy content like tvN's 'Iron Girl Squad,' Mnet's 'Stage Fighter,' Choo Sung-hoon's 'The Rest of My Life,' Ddeunddeun's 'Wind Direction High School,' and Netflix's 'Black and White Chef: Culinary Class War.'
The Best Documentary category includes EBS's 'DocuPrime: Where is My Last Home?', Wave's 'All Family,' Wonju MBC's 'Become the Wind, With You Again,' SBS's 'Special: Hakjeon and Kim Min-ki,' and TVING's 'Shaman: Ghost Story.'
Nominees for Best Director include Kim Won-seok (Netflix's 'You Have Done Well'), Kim Hee-won (Disney+'s 'Lighting Shop'), Song Yeon-hwa (MBC's 'Intimate Betrayer'), Lee Do-yoon (Netflix's 'Trauma Center'), and Jung Ji-in (tvN's 'Retirement'). Best Screenplay nominees are Kim Jung-min (Coupang Play's 'Family Plan'), Park Ji-sook (JTBC's 'The Tale of Mrs. Ok'), Lee Si-eun (tvN's 'Run with the Sun'), Im Sang-chun (Netflix's 'You Have Done Well'), and Choi Yoon-ah (SBS's 'Good Partner').
The Best Actor category is highly competitive, with nominees including Park Bo-gum (Netflix's 'You Have Done Well'), Byun Woo-seok (tvN's 'Run with the Sun'), Lee Jun-hyuk (TVING's 'Good or Bad Dong-jae'), Joo Ji-hoon (Netflix's 'Trauma Center'), and Han Suk-kyu (MBC's 'Intimate Betrayer'). The Best Actress nominees are Go Min-si (Netflix's 'In the Woods with No One'), Kim Tae-ri (tvN's 'Retirement'), Kim Hye-yoon (tvN's 'Run with the Sun'), IU (Netflix's 'You Have Done Well'), and Jang Na-ra (SBS's 'Good Partner').
The Best Supporting Actor category is expected to be fiercely contested, with nominees including Kim Jun-han (SBS's 'Good Partner'), Noh Jae-won (Netflix's 'Squid Game' Season 2), Yoon Kyung-ho (Netflix's 'Trauma Center'), Choi Dae-hoon (Netflix's 'You Have Done Well'), and Hyun Bong-sik (TVING's 'Good or Bad Dong-jae'). The Best Supporting Actress nominees are Kim Gook-hee (Coupang Play's 'Family Plan'), Kim Jae-hwa (JTBC's 'The Tale of Mrs. Ok'), Yum Hye-ran (Netflix's 'You Have Done Well'), Oh Kyung-hwa (tvN's 'Retirement'), and Jung Eun-chae (tvN's 'Retirement').
The New Actor category features rising stars like Kim Jung-jin (MBC's 'Intimate Betrayer'), Song Geon-hee (tvN's 'Run with the Sun'), Cha Woo-min (TVING's 'Study Group'), Choo Young-woo (JTBC's 'The Tale of Mrs. Ok'), and Heo Nam-joon (Genie TV's 'Your Honor'). The New Actress nominees are Kim Tae-yeon (Netflix's 'You Have Done Well'), Noh Jung-ui (Channel A's 'Witch'), Jo Yoon-soo (Disney+'s 'Tyrant'), Chae Won-bin (MBC's 'Intimate Betrayer'), and Ha Young (Netflix's 'Trauma Center').
The Variety Show category nominees include Kim Won-hoon, Dex, Sung Si-kyung, Shin Dong-yup, and Yoo Jae-suk for Best Male Entertainer. Best Female Entertainer nominees are Lee Soo-ji, Jang Do-yeon, Ji Ye-eun, Haewon, and Hong Jin-kyung.
Despite a challenging year for theaters, the film category boasts an exciting lineup of nominees. Best Film nominees include 'The Law of Love in a Big City,' 'Revolver,' 'The Eldest Son,' 'War,' and 'Harbin.'
Best Director nominees are Park Yi-woong ('The Seagull of the Morning Sea'), Oh Seung-wook ('Revolver'), Woo Min-ho ('Harbin'), Lee Eon-hee ('The Law of Love in a Big City'), and Lee Jong-pil ('Escape'). The New Director category features Kim Se-hwi ('She Died'), Nam Dong-hyup ('Handsome Guys'), Oh Jung-min ('The Eldest Son'), Lee Mi-rang ('About a Daughter'), and Jung Ji-hye ('Jeong-sun').
Best Screenplay nominees include Kim Hyung-joo & Yoon Jong-bin ('The Match'), Park Yi-woong ('The Seagull of the Morning Sea'), Shin Chul & Park Chan-wook ('War'), Oh Seung-wook & Joo Byul ('Revolver'), and Oh Jung-min ('The Eldest Son'). The Best Art category nominees are Park Byung-joo ('Wonderland' VFX), Yoo Sang-seop & Jang Han-seung ('Veteran 2' Action), Lee Seo-jin ('Pilot' Makeup), Jo Young-wook ('War' Music), and Hong Kyung-pyo ('Harbin' Cinematography).
The Best Actor category features pillars of Korean cinema, including Yoon Joo-sang ('The Seagull of the Morning Sea'), Lee Byung-hun ('The Match'), Lee Hee-jun ('Handsome Guys'), Jo Jung-suk ('Pilot'), and Hyun Bin ('Harbin'). Best Actress nominees are Kim Go-eun ('The Law of Love in a Big City'), Kim Geum-soon ('Jeong-sun'), Song Hye-kyo ('Black Nuns'), Jeon Do-yeon ('Revolver'), and Jo Yeo-jeong ('Hidden Face').
The Best Supporting Actor category includes Koo Kyo-hwan ('Escape'), Park Jung-min ('War'), Yoo Jae-myung ('Land of Happiness'), Jung Hae-in ('Veteran 2'), and Jo Woo-jin ('Harbin'). Best Supporting Actress nominees are Gong Seung-yeon ('Handsome Guys'), Soo Hyun ('Ordinary Family'), Lim Ji-yeon ('Revolver'), Jeon Yeo-bin ('Black Nuns'), and Han Sun-hwa ('Pilot').
The New Actor category nominees are Kang Seung-ho ('The Eldest Son'), Noh Sang-hyun ('The Law of Love in a Big City'), Moon Woo-jin ('Black Nuns'), Jang Sung-beom ('Things to Do'), and Jung Sung-il ('War'). New Actress nominees are Noh Yoon-seo ('Sign Language'), Park Ji-hyun ('Hidden Face'), Lee Myung-ha ('Widow'), Lee Hye-ri ('Victory'), and Ha Seo-yoon ('Streaming').
The GUCCI IMPACT AWARD, now in its third year, highlights films addressing social issues and promoting a better future. This year's nominees are 'To Her,' 'The Law of Love in a Big City,' 'Reviving Voices,' 'The Seagull of the Morning Sea,' and 'Jeong-sun.'
<Theater Category>
Revived in 2019, the theater category has become a highlight of the Baeksang Arts Awards. This year, all five nominees for the Baeksang Theater Award are productions: 'Gumi-style,' 'The Jew of Malta,' 'The Eldest Daughters,' 'Jincheon Recommends Jincheon Recommended Play Jincheon Temple Recommends,' and 'Sound of the Flute.' Best Actor nominees are Kwak Ji-sook ('The Jew of Malta'), Lee Jin-kyung ('Women on Earth'), Jung Sae-byeol ('Sound of the Flute'), Jo Young-kyu ('Jincheon Recommends Jincheon Recommended Play Jincheon Temple Recommends'), and Choi Hee-jin ('All').
The Young Theater Award, which seeks 'youth' in terms of 'novelty' rather than biological age, features nominees like Gongnori Club ('Dried Peppers and Peach Scented Lipstick'), Universal Theater ('Romance of Destruction'), And Theater ('Uwon'), director Lee Seung-won ('The Seagull'), and director Lee Tae-rin ('1923 Korean Choi Young-woo').
The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards with Gucci, the only comprehensive arts awards in Korea covering television, film, and theater, will be held on May 5 at 8 PM at COEX D Hall in Gangnam, Seoul. Italian luxury brand Gucci is partnering for the third consecutive year, and the event will be broadcast live on JTBC, JTBC2, and JTBC4.
Tae Yuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr
